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The median annual salary for a Software Engineer was £55,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 3 July 2020. The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| Software Engineer UK |
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6 months to
3 Jul 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
57 |
63 |
79 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
+16 |
+17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
3,616 |
6,240 |
6,874 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
4.57% |
4.26% |
3.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.80% |
4.44% |
4.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,166 |
5,040 |
5,567 |
| Median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
+11.11% |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£31,500 |
£31,700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£82,500 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£46,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+2.15% |
+9.41% |
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.
| All Permanent IT Job Vacancies UK |
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title |
75,302 |
140,558 |
170,579 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.10% |
95.90% |
96.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
60,547 |
112,146 |
138,553 |
| Median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
- |
+5.88% |
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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 3 July 2020.
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 3 July 2020.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
+14 |
3,280 |
£55,000 |
+4.76% |
525 |
| UK excluding London |
+6 |
2,374 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
412 |
| London |
+27 |
1,176 |
£72,500 |
+7.41% |
157 |
| South East |
+5 |
742 |
£50,000 |
- |
88 |
| North of England |
+18 |
613 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
88 |
| South West |
-5 |
324 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
75 |
| Yorkshire |
+65 |
289 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
26 |
| Work from Home |
+13 |
265 |
£57,500 |
-4.17% |
57 |
| North West |
-11 |
261 |
£52,500 |
+10.53% |
53 |
| Midlands |
+34 |
247 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
52 |
| Scotland |
0 |
225 |
£50,000 |
+17.65% |
26 |
| East of England |
+2 |
179 |
£52,500 |
+10.53% |
65 |
| West Midlands |
+13 |
147 |
£47,500 |
- |
34 |
| East Midlands |
+35 |
100 |
£47,500 |
+10.47% |
18 |
| North East |
+19 |
63 |
£42,500 |
+3.03% |
9 |
| Wales |
-20 |
38 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
12 |
| Northern Ireland |
+23 |
19 |
£50,000 |
+17.65% |
6 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 3 July 2020, Software Engineer job roles required the following IT skills 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.
Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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