Software Engineering Job Trends in Towcester

Software Engineering
Northamptonshire > Towcester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Towcester requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Towcester 10.71% - 15.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.75% - 33.33%
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 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +14.29% -42.47%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Towcester

Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Towcester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 16 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Towcester 57.14% 100.00% 46.15%
Number of salaries quoted 14 3 4
10th Percentile £41,875 £48,250 £31,375
25th Percentile £48,125 £49,375 £40,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £56,875
90th Percentile - - £58,000
Northamptonshire median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -14.29%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Towcester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Towcester.

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Towcester

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Towcester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Towcester citing Software Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Towcester citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
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:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Java Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Java Software Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 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