Software Engineer Jobs in Birmingham

Software Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Software Engineer salary in Birmingham is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 58 78 108
Rank change year-on-year +20 +30 -38
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 100 52 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 3.24% 2.89% 2.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.42% 3.12% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 82 38 57
10th Percentile £32,500 £39,250 £34,200
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% +7.27%
75th Percentile £87,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £78,250 £95,250
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,713
% change year-on-year -4.35% +5.09% +4.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,921 1,669 3,024
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 92.88% 96.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,334 1,310 2,266
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £33,875
25th Percentile £40,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,600 £71,913
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £84,375
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Birmingham

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Birmingham

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Birmingham

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 8 June 2024, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 100 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 27 (27.00%) TypeScript
3 25 (25.00%) Agile
4 20 (20.00%) JavaScript
4 20 (20.00%) Python
5 19 (19.00%) C#
5 19 (19.00%) Mentoring
5 19 (19.00%) React
6 18 (18.00%) Java
6 18 (18.00%) SQL
7 16 (16.00%) .NET
8 14 (14.00%) PostgreSQL
8 14 (14.00%) Test Automation
8 14 (14.00%) Azure
8 14 (14.00%) DevOps
9 13 (13.00%) GCP
9 13 (13.00%) AWS
10 12 (12.00%) Degree
10 12 (12.00%) TDD
10 12 (12.00%) MySQL
11 11 (11.00%) C
11 11 (11.00%) C++
12 10 (10.00%) Security Cleared
12 10 (10.00%) AngularJS
13 9 (9.00%) Apple iOS
13 9 (9.00%) Android
13 9 (9.00%) Google
13 9 (9.00%) Finance
13 9 (9.00%) Problem-Solving
13 9 (9.00%) Social Skills

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 5 (5.00%) Confluence
2 3 (3.00%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 4 (4.00%) CANalyzer
2 1 (1.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (1.00%) Autodesk Inventor
2 1 (1.00%) Fusion 360
2 1 (1.00%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 14 (14.00%) Azure
2 13 (13.00%) AWS
2 13 (13.00%) GCP
3 3 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (3.00%) GitHub
4 2 (2.00%) Matillion
4 2 (2.00%) SaaS
4 2 (2.00%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.00%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.00%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (14.00%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (12.00%) MySQL
3 6 (6.00%) MongoDB
3 6 (6.00%) NoSQL
4 4 (4.00%) SQL Server
5 3 (3.00%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (3.00%) InterSystems Cache
6 2 (2.00%) BigQuery
6 2 (2.00%) Looker
6 2 (2.00%) Oracle Database
6 2 (2.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (5.00%) GitLab
1 5 (5.00%) Jenkins
1 5 (5.00%) JIRA
2 4 (4.00%) CANoe
2 4 (4.00%) Git
2 4 (4.00%) Xcode
3 3 (3.00%) IBM UrbanCode
4 2 (2.00%) Jasmine
General
1 9 (9.00%) Finance
1 9 (9.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (8.00%) Automotive
2 8 (8.00%) Retail
3 7 (7.00%) Electronics
3 7 (7.00%) Manufacturing
3 7 (7.00%) Public Sector
4 4 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (4.00%) Multimedia
5 3 (3.00%) Banking
6 2 (2.00%) Games
6 2 (2.00%) Law
6 2 (2.00%) Marketing
7 1 (1.00%) Legal
7 1 (1.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (19.00%) React
2 16 (16.00%) .NET
3 10 (10.00%) AngularJS
4 8 (8.00%) RESTful
5 7 (7.00%) Node.js
6 5 (5.00%) Vue
6 5 (5.00%) Web Services
7 3 (3.00%) Apache Cordova
7 3 (3.00%) jQuery
7 3 (3.00%) Next.js
8 2 (2.00%) .NET Framework
8 2 (2.00%) ASP.NET
8 2 (2.00%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (2.00%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (2.00%) Dapper ORM
8 2 (2.00%) Entity Framework
8 2 (2.00%) Jest
8 2 (2.00%) NHibernate
8 2 (2.00%) Redux
8 2 (2.00%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.00%) Mobile App
2 6 (6.00%) Algorithms
2 6 (6.00%) Virtual Team
3 4 (4.00%) Device Driver
3 4 (4.00%) Infotainment
3 4 (4.00%) Smartphone
4 2 (2.00%) Chip and PIN
4 2 (2.00%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.00%) FMCG
5 1 (1.00%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 9 (9.00%) Android
1 9 (9.00%) Apple iOS
2 6 (6.00%) Windows
3 5 (5.00%) Unix
4 4 (4.00%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (3.00%) Linux
5 3 (3.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (3.00%) Windows Server
6 1 (1.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 25 (25.00%) Agile
3 19 (19.00%) Mentoring
4 14 (14.00%) DevOps
4 14 (14.00%) Test Automation
5 12 (12.00%) TDD
6 9 (9.00%) Microservices
6 9 (9.00%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (9.00%) Software Delivery
7 7 (7.00%) Artificial Intelligence
7 7 (7.00%) Machine Learning
8 6 (6.00%) BDD
8 6 (6.00%) Coaching
8 6 (6.00%) Code Quality
8 6 (6.00%) Computer Science
8 6 (6.00%) Continuous Deployment
8 6 (6.00%) User Experience
9 5 (5.00%) Mathematics
9 5 (5.00%) Physics
9 5 (5.00%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 27 (27.00%) TypeScript
2 20 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 20 (20.00%) Python
3 19 (19.00%) C#
4 18 (18.00%) Java
4 18 (18.00%) SQL
5 11 (11.00%) C
5 11 (11.00%) C++
6 7 (7.00%) Go
7 2 (2.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 12 (12.00%) Degree
2 10 (10.00%) Security Cleared
3 6 (6.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (6.00%) DV Cleared
4 5 (5.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.00%) ISO 26262
1 4 (4.00%) QA
System Software
1 9 (9.00%) Docker
2 4 (4.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 4 (4.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (7.00%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.00%) MIIS
2 2 (2.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (9.00%) Google
2 6 (6.00%) Xamarin
3 3 (3.00%) IBM
3 3 (3.00%) InterSystems
4 2 (2.00%) Oracle
4 2 (2.00%) VeriFone
5 1 (1.00%) Autodesk
5 1 (1.00%) SAP