Software Engineer Job Trends in Wrexham

Software Engineer
North Wales > Wrexham

The median Software Engineer salary in Wrexham is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wrexham 2.50% - 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.78% - 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £50,000
North Wales median annual salary £55,450 £60,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.58% +33.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wrexham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wrexham. 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 Wrexham with a recognized job title 36 21 10
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 53.85% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 28 11 10
10th Percentile £24,000 £45,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £28,313 - £30,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £50,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% +42.86% -33.33%
75th Percentile £62,688 - £46,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £57,500 £55,875
North Wales median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +47.06% -24.44%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wrexham

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 Wrexham.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Wrexham

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Wrexham

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Wrexham.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Wrexham

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wrexham

For the 6 months to 29 January 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 Wrexham region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wrexham 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 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering