Software Engineer
Somerset > Taunton
The median Software Engineer salary in Taunton is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
15 |
4 |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-11 |
+8 |
+7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Taunton |
3.57% |
13.33% |
6.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.61% |
13.33% |
6.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,800 |
£37,050 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,375 |
£39,000 |
£35,534 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£44,500 |
£36,214 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.36% |
+22.88% |
-36.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£51,500 |
£36,895 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£54,350 |
- |
| Somerset median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£71,250 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.79% |
+42.50% |
-16.67% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Taunton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Taunton with a recognized job title |
83 |
15 |
50 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
98.81% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
60 |
10 |
41 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£34,437 |
£14,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,500 |
£37,500 |
£20,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£43,419 |
£27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.87% |
+57.89% |
-37.34% |
| 75th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£48,355 |
£38,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£56,500 |
£47,500 |
| Somerset median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+11.11% |
-10.00% |
