Software Engineer Job Trends in Towcester

Software Engineer
Northamptonshire > Towcester

The median Software Engineer salary in Towcester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Towcester 10.71% - 7.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.71% - 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £56,000 - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £52,500
75th Percentile - - £58,750
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £65,000 - £56,250
% change year-on-year - - -19.64%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Towcester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Towcester. 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 Towcester with a recognized job title 28 5 11
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 84.62%
Number of salaries quoted 25 3 7
10th Percentile £42,500 £48,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £49,375 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £53,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £80,000 - £57,250
Northamptonshire median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +23.53% -19.05%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Towcester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Towcester.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Towcester

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Towcester

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Towcester.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Towcester

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Towcester

For the 6 months to 27 March 2026, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Towcester region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Java
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Towcester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared