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 22 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 22 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 59 | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | -27 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 7,788 | 4,979 | 14,992 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 7.78% | 5.05% | 9.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.22% | 5.52% | 9.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,324 | 2,883 | 4,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,750 | £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 | £91,250 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £116,250 | £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 | 94,762 | 90,274 | 156,976 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.70% | 91.49% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,687 | 56,956 | 84,572 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,500 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +7.00% | +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 22 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 22 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 | +52 | 6,376 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 803 |
| England | +34 | 4,981 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1,152 |
| Scotland | +18 | 2,476 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 72 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 2,393 | £64,244 | -11.39% | 819 |
| London | +11 | 1,243 | £95,000 | +11.76% | 437 |
| North of England | +53 | 1,017 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 162 |
| South East | +36 | 946 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 179 |
| South West | +36 | 872 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 152 |
| North West | +57 | 583 | £57,500 | -2.13% | 97 |
| Midlands | +44 | 548 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 110 |
| Yorkshire | +45 | 357 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 51 |
| East of England | +23 | 338 | £60,000 | - | 100 |
| West Midlands | +47 | 298 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 62 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 250 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 47 |
| Wales | +25 | 107 | £50,000 | +22.69% | 21 |
| North East | +13 | 77 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 72 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 20 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 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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