PLC Software Engineer Job Trends in the Wirral

PLC Software Engineer
Merseyside > Wirral

The median PLC Software Engineer salary in the Wirral is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a PLC Software Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Wirral 6.06% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.06% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Merseyside median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wirral

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Wirral. 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 the Wirral with a recognized job title 33 5 54
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 83.33% 93.10%
Number of salaries quoted 17 5 51
10th Percentile - £22,800 £27,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £33,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £36,000 £60,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £59,000 £61,600 £65,000
Merseyside median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% -2.30% -3.33%

PLC Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Wirral

For the 6 months to 21 February 2026, PLC 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 Wirral region featuring PLC Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering

PLC Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Wirral by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering