Software Engineer Job Trends in Wales
Software Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Software Engineer salary in Wales is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 52 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -37 | +50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 154 | 14 | 91 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 4.64% | 1.60% | 7.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.06% | 1.88% | 7.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 128 | 11 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,750 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,198 | £47,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +26.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,500 | £73,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £75,900 | £94,875 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £80,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +23.08% | -3.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Wales with a recognized job title | 3,043 | 744 | 1,225 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.60% | 85.13% | 97.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,901 | 553 | 779 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £25,600 | £28,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £33,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £48,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | +7.78% | -2.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £70,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,250 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.86% | -7.08% | -5.83% |
Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Software Engineer Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Wales.
Software Engineer Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Wales over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
Software Engineer 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 22 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | +20 | 94 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 26 |
| West Wales | - | 54 | £45,000 | - | 9 |
| North Wales | -1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Mid Wales | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wales region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineering | 94.8% | 146 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 18.8% | 29 |
| 3 | Azure | 18.2% | 28 |
| 3 | Test Automation | 18.2% | 28 |
| 5 | Agile | 17.5% | 27 |
| 6 | Docker | 16.2% | 25 |
| 7 | GCP | 15.6% | 24 |
| 7 | Kubernetes | 15.6% | 24 |
| 7 | Software Testing | 15.6% | 24 |
| 10 | React | 14.9% | 23 |
| 11 | AWS | 14.3% | 22 |
| 11 | Terraform | 14.3% | 22 |
| 13 | NestJS | 13.6% | 21 |
| 14 | OAuth | 13.0% | 20 |
| 14 | OAuth2 | 13.0% | 20 |
| 14 | OpenID | 13.0% | 20 |
| 14 | SAML | 13.0% | 20 |
| 18 | SDET | 11.0% | 17 |
| 19 | Java | 9.7% | 15 |
| 20 | Continuous Improvement | 9.1% | 14 |
| 20 | Okta | 9.1% | 14 |
| 20 | Ping Identity | 9.1% | 14 |
| 20 | Technology Transformation | 9.1% | 14 |
| 24 | AI | 8.4% | 13 |
| 25 | Continuous Integration | 7.8% | 12 |
| 25 | Ruby | 7.8% | 12 |
| 25 | SDLC | 7.8% | 12 |
| 25 | TypeScript | 7.8% | 12 |
| 29 | Clean Code | 7.1% | 11 |
| 29 | Code Quality | 7.1% | 11 |
Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Software Engineer | 29.9% | 46 |
| 2 | Software Development Engineer | 13.0% | 20 |
| 3 | Test Development Engineer | 11.0% | 17 |
| 4 | Control Systems Engineer | 7.8% | 12 |
| 4 | Junior Software Engineer | 7.8% | 12 |
| 4 | Junior Systems Engineer | 7.8% | 12 |
| 7 | Embedded Software Engineer | 3.9% | 6 |
| 7 | Lead Software Engineer | 3.9% | 6 |
| 9 | Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer | 3.2% | 5 |
| 10 | C++ Software Engineer | 1.9% | 3 |
| 11 | Java Software Engineer | 1.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Hardware Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |
| 12 | Python Software Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |
| 12 | SC Cleared Software Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior Embedded Software Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior Java Software Engineer | 0.6% | 1 |