Software Engineer
UK
The median Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 18 | 67 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | -37 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 7,113 | 3,705 | 16,341 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 7.87% | 4.59% | 9.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.30% | 5.00% | 9.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,225 | 2,494 | 4,384 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £39,837 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £69,447 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.60% | +6.84% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £118,750 | £113,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.35% | +11.65% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 26 July 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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| UK excluding London | +55 | 5,604 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 437 |
| England | +45 | 5,038 | £61,000 | -12.86% | 451 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 2,138 | £65,465 | -9.37% | 286 |
| Scotland | +23 | 1,759 | £60,000 | - | 33 |
| London | +32 | 1,325 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 88 |
| North of England | +57 | 1,025 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 76 |
| South East | +39 | 994 | £53,500 | -10.83% | 78 |
| South West | +51 | 831 | £57,500 | -7.93% | 103 |
| North West | +60 | 592 | £60,000 | - | 46 |
| Midlands | +37 | 550 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 65 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 350 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 15 |
| East of England | +46 | 292 | £62,500 | - | 55 |
| East Midlands | +26 | 292 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 32 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 258 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 33 |
| Wales | +44 | 100 | £50,000 | +8.20% | 6 |
| North East | +38 | 83 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 53 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 33 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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