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 to 10 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 48 | 43 | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +3 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 2,893 | 7,856 | 7,930 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.53% | 6.43% | 6.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.80% | 6.73% | 6.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,772 | 3,944 | 4,208 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £41,227 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £87,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £110,000 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | +10.00% |
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 | 49,872 | 116,646 | 121,025 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.41% | 95.43% | 95.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,454 | 73,520 | 84,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 10 December 2023.
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 10 December 2023. 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 | -6 | 2,181 | £70,000 | +1.45% | 1,565 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 1,995 | £60,000 | - | 1,165 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,627 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 843 |
| London | -18 | 744 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 638 |
| North of England | +20 | 496 | £60,000 | +0.42% | 235 |
| Scotland | +11 | 485 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 94 |
| South West | -10 | 331 | £60,000 | - | 157 |
| South East | -15 | 306 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 349 |
| North West | +25 | 268 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 127 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 199 | £60,000 | - | 67 |
| Midlands | +4 | 187 | £55,000 | - | 113 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 103 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 65 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 84 | £55,000 | - | 48 |
| East of England | -23 | 78 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 169 |
| Wales | +3 | 69 | £48,750 | - | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | -19 | 47 | £60,500 | +0.83% | 34 |
| North East | -3 | 29 | £55,000 | -13.73% | 42 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 December 2023, 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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