Software Engineer
UK
The median Software Engineer salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 60 | 26 | 59 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | +33 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 2,149 | 7,489 | 5,230 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.12% | 7.61% | 5.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.58% | 8.05% | 5.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,692 | 4,088 | 3,005 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,000 | £69,447 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -13.60% | +6.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £80,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £102,500 | £114,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Software Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. 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 | -27 | 1,874 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 1,833 |
| UK excluding London | -52 | 1,393 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 1,203 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 932 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 1,199 |
| London | -5 | 685 | £100,000 | +5.26% | 766 |
| South East | -31 | 325 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 242 |
| North of England | -70 | 313 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 348 |
| South West | -18 | 206 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 151 |
| Midlands | -48 | 197 | £58,000 | +10.48% | 156 |
| North West | -89 | 178 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 213 |
| Scotland | -37 | 166 | £58,000 | -3.33% | 111 |
| East of England | -29 | 131 | £66,206 | +10.34% | 163 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 127 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 87 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 91 | £61,250 | +22.50% | 91 |
| East Midlands | -42 | 70 | £53,750 | +2.38% | 68 |
| Wales | -5 | 47 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 27 |
| North East | +15 | 44 | £55,000 | - | 45 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 8 | £90,000 | - | 27 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Software 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Software 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:
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