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 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 40 | 33 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +25 | -31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 43 | 108 | 81 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 3.89% | 5.20% | 4.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.56% | 5.61% | 5.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 50 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £39,625 | £21,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,625 | £45,625 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £50,000 | £40,754 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | +22.69% | -16.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £66,250 | £62,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £68,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -14.29% | +7.69% |
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 | 944 | 1,925 | 1,435 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 85.35% | 92.73% | 86.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 535 | 1,308 | 809 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £26,391 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £32,500 | £33,986 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.96% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
Software Engineer
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 22 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 22 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 | -5 | 24 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 192 |
| North Wales | -4 | 4 | £40,101 | -19.80% | 9 |
| West Wales | +9 | 3 | £37,733 | -24.53% | 6 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 22 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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