Software Engineer
UK
The median Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 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 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 25 | 59 | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | -27 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 7,641 | 5,060 | 13,881 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 7.70% | 5.02% | 8.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.14% | 5.48% | 9.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,215 | 2,933 | 4,040 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £52,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +7.69% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £90,000 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £103,250 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 93,899 | 92,293 | 151,422 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.47% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,283 | 58,235 | 84,441 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,627 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
Software Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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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| UK excluding London | +50 | 6,302 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 829 |
| England | +35 | 4,821 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,163 |
| Scotland | +19 | 2,494 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 78 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 2,358 | £62,500 | -13.79% | 788 |
| London | +5 | 1,173 | £92,500 | +8.82% | 435 |
| North of England | +51 | 986 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 152 |
| South East | +37 | 926 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 188 |
| South West | +32 | 855 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 159 |
| North West | +57 | 563 | £57,500 | - | 92 |
| Midlands | +41 | 538 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 111 |
| Yorkshire | +44 | 348 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 49 |
| East of England | +21 | 325 | £60,000 | - | 124 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 293 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 58 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 245 | £52,500 | - | 52 |
| Wales | +15 | 106 | £50,000 | +22.69% | 22 |
| North East | +17 | 75 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 72 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 15 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 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 featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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