Software Engineer Jobs in the West Midlands

Software Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median Software Engineer salary in the West Midlands is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 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
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 100 127
Rank change year-on-year +49 +27 -52
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 297 194 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 3.98% 3.10% 2.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.22% 3.44% 2.63%
Number of salaries quoted 203 79 91
10th Percentile £39,800 £32,500 £34,500
25th Percentile £41,875 £47,500 £38,650
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -1.41%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +13.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 7,036 5,639 6,999
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 90.14% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5,263 3,228 4,778
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,966 £37,822
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Software Engineer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 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
Birmingham +18 93 £60,000 +4.35% 30
Staffordshire +24 51 £53,750 -2.27% 2
Warwickshire +37 39 £50,000 -25.93% 7
Worcestershire +6 35 £55,000 +10.00% 7
Halesowen - 11 £52,500 -
Shropshire -4 8 £40,000 -30.43% 1
Wolverhampton - 5 £40,000 - 1
Solihull +2 4 £42,500 +88.89% 2
Coventry +26 3 £60,000 +4.35% 8
West Bromwich - 3 £50,000 -
Software Engineer
England

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 17 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 285 (95.96%) Software Engineering
2 58 (19.53%) Agile
3 56 (18.86%) C#
4 50 (16.84%) Azure
5 43 (14.48%) DevOps
6 42 (14.14%) Java
6 42 (14.14%) C
7 41 (13.80%) .NET
7 41 (13.80%) Degree
8 40 (13.47%) Manufacturing
9 39 (13.13%) Automotive
10 38 (12.79%) SQL
11 37 (12.46%) C++
11 37 (12.46%) TypeScript
12 36 (12.12%) Python
13 35 (11.78%) Problem-Solving
14 34 (11.45%) JavaScript
15 29 (9.76%) React
16 27 (9.09%) Docker
16 27 (9.09%) AWS
17 25 (8.42%) Test Automation
17 25 (8.42%) Mentoring
17 25 (8.42%) Microservices
18 24 (8.08%) RESTful
18 24 (8.08%) Electronics
19 23 (7.74%) Computer Science
19 23 (7.74%) AngularJS
20 22 (7.41%) GCP
20 22 (7.41%) Git
20 22 (7.41%) Embedded C

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 10 (3.37%) Confluence
2 3 (1.01%) NServiceBus
2 3 (1.01%) WinCC
3 1 (0.34%) Drupal
Applications
1 12 (4.04%) Simulink
2 4 (1.35%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.34%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 50 (16.84%) Azure
2 27 (9.09%) AWS
3 22 (7.41%) GCP
4 19 (6.40%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (4.71%) SaaS
6 11 (3.70%) GitHub
7 10 (3.37%) Serverless
8 8 (2.69%) Power Platform
8 8 (2.69%) PowerApps
9 7 (2.36%) Azure API Management
9 7 (2.36%) Azure Event Grid
9 7 (2.36%) Azure Functions
9 7 (2.36%) Azure Service Bus
10 5 (1.68%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (1.01%) PaaS
11 3 (1.01%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.67%) Matillion
13 1 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.68%) Bluetooth
1 5 (1.68%) RS-232
1 5 (1.68%) RS-485
1 5 (1.68%) TCP/IP
1 5 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
1 5 (1.68%) Wireless
1 5 (1.68%) ZigBee
2 4 (1.35%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.35%) HTTP
3 1 (0.34%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.06%) MySQL
2 14 (4.71%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (4.38%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.03%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (2.69%) NoSQL
5 8 (2.69%) Relational Database
6 7 (2.36%) SQLite
7 6 (2.02%) MongoDB
7 6 (2.02%) Redis
8 3 (1.01%) InterSystems Cache
8 3 (1.01%) Power BI
9 2 (0.67%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.67%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.67%) Looker
9 2 (0.67%) Metadata
9 2 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.34%) Big Data
10 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 22 (7.41%) Git
2 21 (7.07%) JIRA
3 8 (2.69%) GitLab
4 5 (1.68%) CANoe
4 5 (1.68%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.35%) Jasmine
5 4 (1.35%) Xcode
6 3 (1.01%) IBM UrbanCode
6 3 (1.01%) Postman
6 3 (1.01%) SoapUI
6 3 (1.01%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (1.01%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.34%) TeamCity
General
1 40 (13.47%) Manufacturing
2 39 (13.13%) Automotive
3 24 (8.08%) Electronics
4 22 (7.41%) Social Skills
5 16 (5.39%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (4.38%) Finance
7 8 (2.69%) Public Sector
7 8 (2.69%) Retail
8 5 (1.68%) Social Housing
9 4 (1.35%) Multimedia
10 3 (1.01%) Banking
10 3 (1.01%) Games
10 3 (1.01%) Publishing
11 2 (0.67%) Health Technology
11 2 (0.67%) Legal
11 2 (0.67%) Marketing
11 2 (0.67%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.34%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.34%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (13.80%) .NET
2 29 (9.76%) React
3 24 (8.08%) RESTful
4 23 (7.74%) AngularJS
5 18 (6.06%) Blazor
6 17 (5.72%) .NET Core
7 16 (5.39%) ASP.NET
7 16 (5.39%) Node.js
7 16 (5.39%) WPF
8 14 (4.71%) HTML
9 13 (4.38%) .NET Framework
10 12 (4.04%) WinForms
11 11 (3.70%) Web Services
12 10 (3.37%) ASP.NET MVC
13 9 (3.03%) Entity Framework
14 7 (2.36%) SignalR
14 7 (2.36%) Universal Windows Platform
14 7 (2.36%) YAML
15 6 (2.02%) CSS
15 6 (2.02%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.07%) SCADA
2 20 (6.73%) Operational Technology
3 14 (4.71%) IoT
4 12 (4.04%) Algorithms
5 11 (3.70%) Mobile App
6 7 (2.36%) Infotainment
7 6 (2.02%) Smart Home
7 6 (2.02%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.68%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.68%) Housing Association
8 5 (1.68%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.35%) Device Driver
9 4 (1.35%) Robotics
9 4 (1.35%) Smartphone
10 3 (1.01%) Distributed Applications
10 3 (1.01%) Embedded Systems
10 3 (1.01%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.67%) PACS
11 2 (0.67%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.05%) Windows
2 12 (4.04%) Linux
3 9 (3.03%) Android
3 9 (3.03%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.68%) FreeRTOS
4 5 (1.68%) Unix
5 3 (1.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.01%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.34%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (95.96%) Software Engineering
2 58 (19.53%) Agile
3 43 (14.48%) DevOps
4 35 (11.78%) Problem-Solving
5 25 (8.42%) Mentoring
5 25 (8.42%) Microservices
5 25 (8.42%) Test Automation
6 23 (7.74%) Computer Science
7 19 (6.40%) Scrum
8 16 (5.39%) Mathematics
8 16 (5.39%) TDD
8 16 (5.39%) User Experience
9 15 (5.05%) Full Stack Development
10 14 (4.71%) Containerisation
10 14 (4.71%) MVC
11 13 (4.38%) Event-Driven
11 13 (4.38%) Event-Driven Architecture
11 13 (4.38%) SDLC
12 11 (3.70%) Continuous Integration
13 10 (3.37%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 56 (18.86%) C#
2 42 (14.14%) C
2 42 (14.14%) Java
3 38 (12.79%) SQL
4 37 (12.46%) C++
4 37 (12.46%) TypeScript
5 36 (12.12%) Python
6 34 (11.45%) JavaScript
7 22 (7.41%) Embedded C
8 16 (5.39%) MATLAB
9 14 (4.71%) Embedded C++
10 11 (3.70%) Go
11 7 (2.36%) T-SQL
11 7 (2.36%) XAML
12 4 (1.35%) R
12 4 (1.35%) VB
13 3 (1.01%) PowerShell
14 2 (0.67%) Ladder Logic
14 2 (0.67%) PHP
15 1 (0.34%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (13.80%) Degree
2 12 (4.04%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (1.35%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.01%) DV Cleared
5 3 (1.01%) HNC
5 3 (1.01%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.67%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.67%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (0.67%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.38%) QA
2 10 (3.37%) MISRA
3 9 (3.03%) ISO 26262
4 7 (2.36%) AUTOSAR
5 2 (0.67%) IEC 61131
6 1 (0.34%) Automotive SPICE
6 1 (0.34%) MISRA C
System Software
1 27 (9.09%) Docker
2 17 (5.72%) Firmware
3 10 (3.37%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (4.38%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.67%) MIIS
2 2 (0.67%) Terraform
3 1 (0.34%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 20 (6.73%) Siemens
2 11 (3.70%) Google
3 9 (3.03%) Xamarin
4 8 (2.69%) Rockwell
5 7 (2.36%) DevExpress
6 5 (1.68%) Microsoft
7 3 (1.01%) IBM
7 3 (1.01%) InterSystems
7 3 (1.01%) OpenAI
7 3 (1.01%) QNX
8 2 (0.67%) Allen-Bradley
8 2 (0.67%) Oracle
8 2 (0.67%) SAP
9 1 (0.34%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.34%) VeriFone