The median Software Engineer salary in York is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
29 |
32 |
27 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
-5 |
+18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
2 |
12 |
29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in York |
1.43% |
3.65% |
7.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.47% |
3.80% |
7.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
12 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,500 |
£50,000 |
£49,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,875 |
£50,938 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
-11.54% |
+23.81% |
| 75th Percentile |
£54,375 |
£66,875 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£55,500 |
£69,875 |
- |
| North Yorkshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£56,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-6.67% |
+2.27% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title |
136 |
316 |
367 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.14% |
96.05% |
92.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
88 |
260 |
253 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£27,000 |
£31,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£44,625 |
£34,500 |
£44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£62,813 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£73,750 |
£75,000 |
| North Yorkshire median annual salary |
£47,683 |
£42,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.20% |
-15.00% |
+5.26% |
