Software Application Engineer
UK
The median Software Application Engineer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 884 | 984 | 1194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +100 | +210 | -319 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Applications Engineer | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.005% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.005% | 0.001% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36,875 | £32,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | - | +31.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,250 | - | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £44,250 | £65,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | - | +31.58% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Software Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Applications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Applications Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Applications Engineer.
Software Applications Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Applications Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +117 | 10 | £40,000 | +17.65% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 10 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
| Work from Home | - | 6 | £37,500 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
| South East | +24 | 4 | £38,750 | -42.59% | |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £47,500 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
Software Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Software Applications Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Software Applications Engineer in the job title.
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Software Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: