Software Engineering Jobs in the West Midlands

Software Engineering
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 48 26
Rank change year-on-year +25 -22 +10
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 490 447 581
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.93% 6.50% 8.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.33% 6.70% 8.38%
Number of salaries quoted 391 243 354
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £92,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -13.79% +3.57% +13.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,883 6,670 6,936
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.15% 96.93% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 4,509 3,312 4,807
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in the West Midlands

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Software Engineering in the West Midlands

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in the West Midlands

Software Engineering
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Birmingham -1 197 £60,000 -1.64% 43
Warwickshire +45 66 £57,500 -14.81% 12
Staffordshire +11 51 £55,000 -8.33% 11
Worcestershire +4 45 £50,000 -4.76% 20
Coventry +51 25 £65,000 +30.00% 10
Solihull +1 12 £45,000 +63.64% 4
Halesowen - 11 £52,500 -
Shropshire -5 10 £46,250 -15.91% 3
Herefordshire +8 4 £50,000 - 5
West Bromwich - 3 £50,000 -
Wolverhampton +22 2 £40,000 - 2
Wednesbury -5 2 £83,250 +202.73% 1
Software Engineering
England

Software Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.86%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.43%) Confluence
4 6 (1.22%) Appian
5 5 (1.02%) WinCC
6 4 (0.82%) IIS
6 4 (0.82%) NServiceBus
7 2 (0.41%) CMS
7 2 (0.41%) Liferay
7 2 (0.41%) Magnolia
7 2 (0.41%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 13 (2.65%) Simulink
2 9 (1.84%) Adobe XD
3 4 (0.82%) CANalyzer
4 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.61%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.20%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 12 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.20%) SAP EHS
2 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 119 (24.29%) Azure
2 79 (16.12%) AWS
3 52 (10.61%) Azure DevOps
4 40 (8.16%) SaaS
5 35 (7.14%) GCP
6 24 (4.90%) Dynamics 365
7 21 (4.29%) GitHub
7 21 (4.29%) Power Platform
8 14 (2.86%) Azure Service Bus
8 14 (2.86%) PaaS
8 14 (2.86%) Serverless
9 11 (2.24%) Microsoft 365
10 9 (1.84%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.63%) GitHub Actions
12 7 (1.43%) Azure API Management
12 7 (1.43%) Azure Event Grid
12 7 (1.43%) Azure Functions
12 7 (1.43%) Azure Stack
12 7 (1.43%) IaaS
13 6 (1.22%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.45%) Bluetooth
2 11 (2.24%) Ethernet
2 11 (2.24%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (2.04%) Wireless
4 7 (1.43%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.02%) HTTP
5 5 (1.02%) RS-232
5 5 (1.02%) RS-485
5 5 (1.02%) ZigBee
6 4 (0.82%) 4G
6 4 (0.82%) GSM
6 4 (0.82%) J1939
7 3 (0.61%) 5G
8 2 (0.41%) 2G
8 2 (0.41%) DHCP
8 2 (0.41%) DNS
8 2 (0.41%) FlexRay
8 2 (0.41%) Modbus
8 2 (0.41%) MQTT
8 2 (0.41%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (5.71%) MySQL
2 21 (4.29%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (4.29%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.27%) Elasticsearch
4 12 (2.45%) MongoDB
4 12 (2.45%) Relational Database
5 11 (2.24%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.84%) Power BI
7 7 (1.43%) SQLite
8 6 (1.22%) Redis
9 5 (1.02%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (1.02%) OLAP
10 4 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.82%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.61%) Apache Cassandra
11 3 (0.61%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.61%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.61%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 47 (9.59%) Git
2 32 (6.53%) JIRA
3 20 (4.08%) Visual Studio
4 15 (3.06%) GitLab
5 11 (2.24%) Cucumber
6 9 (1.84%) Postman
6 9 (1.84%) Team Foundation Server
7 7 (1.43%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.02%) CANoe
8 5 (1.02%) Jenkins
8 5 (1.02%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.82%) Jasmine
9 4 (0.82%) Xcode
10 3 (0.61%) IBM UrbanCode
11 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.41%) Bower
11 2 (0.41%) GCC
11 2 (0.41%) gulp
11 2 (0.41%) Moq
11 2 (0.41%) MSBuild
General
1 51 (10.41%) Finance
2 48 (9.80%) Automotive
3 42 (8.57%) Manufacturing
4 36 (7.35%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (6.73%) Social Skills
6 29 (5.92%) Electronics
7 16 (3.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (2.86%) Public Sector
9 12 (2.45%) Retail
10 10 (2.04%) Banking
11 8 (1.63%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.43%) Marketing
13 6 (1.22%) Social Housing
14 5 (1.02%) Law
14 5 (1.02%) Legal
14 5 (1.02%) Publishing
15 4 (0.82%) Games
15 4 (0.82%) Local Government
15 4 (0.82%) Multimedia
16 2 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 268 (54.69%) Software Engineer
2 106 (21.63%) Senior
3 83 (16.94%) Embedded Engineer
4 81 (16.53%) Developer
5 61 (12.45%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 61 (12.45%) Senior Software Engineer
6 35 (7.14%) Lead
7 29 (5.92%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 19 (3.88%) PLC Engineer
8 19 (3.88%) PLC Software Engineer
9 18 (3.67%) Software Developer
10 17 (3.47%) C# Software Engineer
10 17 (3.47%) Engineering Manager
10 17 (3.47%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 17 (3.47%) Full Stack Developer
10 17 (3.47%) Java Engineer
10 17 (3.47%) Software Manager
11 16 (3.27%) Lead Software Engineer
12 14 (2.86%) Linux Engineer
12 14 (2.86%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (20.82%) .NET
2 62 (12.65%) React
3 57 (11.63%) AngularJS
4 49 (10.00%) HTML
4 49 (10.00%) RESTful
5 35 (7.14%) CSS
6 34 (6.94%) .NET Core
7 30 (6.12%) ASP.NET
8 27 (5.51%) Node.js
9 23 (4.69%) Blazor
10 19 (3.88%) .NET Framework
11 18 (3.67%) WPF
12 16 (3.27%) Yocto
13 15 (3.06%) Web Services
14 14 (2.86%) SOAP
15 13 (2.65%) ARM Templates
16 12 (2.45%) ASP.NET MVC
16 12 (2.45%) jQuery
16 12 (2.45%) WinForms
17 11 (2.24%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.71%) IoT
2 22 (4.49%) Virtual Team
3 21 (4.29%) Management Information System
4 19 (3.88%) Algorithms
5 18 (3.67%) Mobile App
5 18 (3.67%) Product Ownership
6 17 (3.47%) Onboarding
6 17 (3.47%) Operational Technology
7 16 (3.27%) SCADA
8 10 (2.04%) Private Cloud
9 7 (1.43%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.43%) FMCG
9 7 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
9 7 (1.43%) Infotainment
9 7 (1.43%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.22%) Embedded Systems
10 6 (1.22%) Housing Association
10 6 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.22%) Smart Home
11 5 (1.02%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 45 (9.18%) Linux
2 16 (3.27%) Windows
3 15 (3.06%) Embedded Linux
4 14 (2.86%) Android
5 10 (2.04%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.02%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (1.02%) Unix
7 3 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.61%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (37.55%) Agile
2 93 (18.98%) DevOps
3 77 (15.71%) Problem-Solving
4 55 (11.22%) Scrum
5 54 (11.02%) Computer Science
6 50 (10.20%) CI/CD
6 50 (10.20%) Full Stack Development
7 43 (8.78%) Containerisation
7 43 (8.78%) Mentoring
8 40 (8.16%) Project Management
9 37 (7.55%) Continuous Integration
9 37 (7.55%) Microservices
10 36 (7.35%) SDLC
10 36 (7.35%) User Experience
11 32 (6.53%) Test Automation
12 30 (6.12%) Business Intelligence
13 29 (5.92%) Roadmaps
14 28 (5.71%) Continuous Improvement
15 27 (5.51%) UX Design
16 26 (5.31%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 120 (24.49%) C#
2 80 (16.33%) JavaScript
3 77 (15.71%) Java
4 72 (14.69%) SQL
5 70 (14.29%) C
5 70 (14.29%) TypeScript
6 53 (10.82%) Python
7 50 (10.20%) C++
8 21 (4.29%) Embedded C
9 18 (3.67%) Go
10 17 (3.47%) PHP
11 14 (2.86%) T-SQL
12 12 (2.45%) MATLAB
13 11 (2.24%) Embedded C++
14 9 (1.84%) XAML
15 7 (1.43%) PowerShell
16 5 (1.02%) VB
17 4 (0.82%) Kotlin
17 4 (0.82%) Ladder Logic
17 4 (0.82%) Micro Focus COBOL
Qualifications
1 84 (17.14%) Degree
2 42 (8.57%) Security Cleared
3 27 (5.51%) Computer Science Degree
3 27 (5.51%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (1.63%) MCSE
6 7 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.22%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.22%) PMP
8 5 (1.02%) CAPM
8 5 (1.02%) HNC
8 5 (1.02%) ISEB
8 5 (1.02%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.82%) APMP
9 4 (0.82%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.41%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.41%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.41%) PhD
11 1 (0.20%) CISA
11 1 (0.20%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.71%) QA
2 14 (2.86%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.45%) AUTOSAR
4 11 (2.24%) ISO 26262
4 11 (2.24%) MISRA
5 7 (1.43%) NCSC
6 5 (1.02%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.41%) IEC 61131
8 1 (0.20%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.20%) IFRS
8 1 (0.20%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.20%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.20%) NIST
8 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 56 (11.43%) Docker
2 26 (5.31%) Firmware
3 13 (2.65%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 37 (7.55%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.29%) Terraform
3 7 (1.43%) Ansible
4 5 (1.02%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.61%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.41%) MIIS
Vendors
1 49 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.69%) Google
3 22 (4.49%) Siemens
4 16 (3.27%) Xamarin
5 12 (2.45%) DevExpress
6 10 (2.04%) Rockwell
7 9 (1.84%) Adobe
8 6 (1.22%) SAP
9 5 (1.02%) HP
10 4 (0.82%) Micro Focus
10 4 (0.82%) NVIDIA
10 4 (0.82%) QNX
10 4 (0.82%) Sitecore
11 3 (0.61%) IBM
11 3 (0.61%) InterSystems
11 3 (0.61%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.61%) UiPath
11 3 (0.61%) Zend
12 2 (0.41%) Allen-Bradley
12 2 (0.41%) MuleSoft