Software Engineering
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | 18 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +3 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering | 232 | 319 | 322 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire | 6.52% | 7.64% | 9.87% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 7.58% | 9.45% | 10.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 208 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,375 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,688 | £46,985 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £71,435 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £82,500 | £81,250 |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Yorkshire
Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Yorkshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 3,060 | 3,374 | 3,099 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 85.98% | 80.85% | 94.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,579 | 1,412 | 2,270 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £31,025 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £41,250 | £38,827 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,750 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.95% | +0.48% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,875 | £69,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £81,250 | £84,006 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -0.83% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Software Engineering.
Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 16 November 2025.
Software Engineering
Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 November 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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| West Yorkshire | -6 | 141 | £67,500 | +21.62% | 82 |
| North Yorkshire | -3 | 41 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 5 |
| South Yorkshire | -9 | 38 | £58,750 | -2.08% | 14 |
| East Yorkshire | -10 | 6 | £65,000 | +62.50% | 2 |
| Software Engineering England |
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Software Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:
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