Software Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Software Engineer salary in Wales is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 33 | 33 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +18 | -18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 47 | 107 | 88 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 4.89% | 5.29% | 5.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.68% | 5.72% | 6.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 48 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,875 | £25,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £44,688 | £36,052 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | +17.65% | -12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £58,125 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £66,250 | £62,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £60,000 | £69,447 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -13.60% | +6.84% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 827 | 1,872 | 1,433 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 85.97% | 92.58% | 85.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 480 | 1,270 | 819 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £27,320 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £35,107 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,104 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.12% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,101 | £70,000 | £73,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Wales.
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Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Wales over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| South Wales | -2 | 23 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 30 |
| West Wales | +10 | 8 | £48,867 | -2.27% | 5 |
| North Wales | -4 | 4 | £40,101 | -19.80% | 1 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 across the Wales region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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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