Software Engineer Jobs in Worcestershire

Software Engineer
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The median Software Engineer salary in Worcestershire is £55,000 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 11 19 27
Rank change year-on-year +8 +8 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 62 10 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 11.23% 6.33% 6.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.30% 6.45% 6.99%
Number of salaries quoted 40 8 6
10th Percentile £38,000 £35,250 £27,625
25th Percentile £48,750 £39,326 £30,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +20.00% -2.78%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,625 £50,625
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
Worcestershire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire. 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 Worcestershire with a recognized job title 504 155 286
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 98.10% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 421 133 198
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £25,675
25th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £32,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,250 £55,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £67,200 £58,250
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 Worcestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Worcestershire

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Worcestershire

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Worcestershire

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

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Worcestershire

Software Engineer
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 8 June 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
Worcester +7 29 £60,000 +46.28% 3
Malvern +4 12 £65,000 +13.04% 5
Bromsgrove -4 4 £45,000 -21.74%
Pershore - 4 £38,000 - 2
Kidderminster - 1 £50,000 -
Software Engineer
West Midlands

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

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 Worcestershire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 60 (96.77%) Software Engineering
2 13 (20.97%) C#
3 12 (19.35%) C++
4 11 (17.74%) Embedded C
4 11 (17.74%) C
5 9 (14.52%) Agile
6 8 (12.90%) Automotive
6 8 (12.90%) Python
7 7 (11.29%) Computer Science
7 7 (11.29%) WPF
8 6 (9.68%) Security Cleared
8 6 (9.68%) Degree
8 6 (9.68%) Mathematics
8 6 (9.68%) Physics
8 6 (9.68%) Test Automation
8 6 (9.68%) Ansible
8 6 (9.68%) Docker
8 6 (9.68%) GitLab
8 6 (9.68%) Kubernetes
8 6 (9.68%) WinForms
8 6 (9.68%) Windows
8 6 (9.68%) Linux
8 6 (9.68%) Manufacturing
9 5 (8.06%) Embedded Firmware
9 5 (8.06%) Embedded C++
9 5 (8.06%) Firmware
10 4 (6.45%) Electronics
11 3 (4.84%) Java
12 2 (3.23%) .NET
12 2 (3.23%) DevOps

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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 1 (1.61%) Drupal
Applications
1 1 (1.61%) AutoCAD
1 1 (1.61%) Autodesk Inventor
1 1 (1.61%) Fusion 360
1 1 (1.61%) Revit
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.61%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.61%) MySQL
1 1 (1.61%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (9.68%) GitLab
2 1 (1.61%) Git
General
1 8 (12.90%) Automotive
2 6 (9.68%) Manufacturing
3 4 (6.45%) Electronics
4 1 (1.61%) Marketing
4 1 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (1.61%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.29%) WPF
2 6 (9.68%) WinForms
3 2 (3.23%) .NET
4 1 (1.61%) Blazor
4 1 (1.61%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (1.61%) IoT
1 1 (1.61%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.68%) Linux
1 6 (9.68%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (96.77%) Software Engineering
2 9 (14.52%) Agile
3 7 (11.29%) Computer Science
4 6 (9.68%) Mathematics
4 6 (9.68%) Physics
4 6 (9.68%) Test Automation
5 2 (3.23%) Code Quality
5 2 (3.23%) DevOps
6 1 (1.61%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (1.61%) CRUD
6 1 (1.61%) Customer Service
6 1 (1.61%) Data Collection
6 1 (1.61%) Design Patterns
6 1 (1.61%) Mentoring
6 1 (1.61%) OO
6 1 (1.61%) OOD
6 1 (1.61%) Presales
6 1 (1.61%) TDD
6 1 (1.61%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (1.61%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 13 (20.97%) C#
2 12 (19.35%) C++
3 11 (17.74%) C
3 11 (17.74%) Embedded C
4 8 (12.90%) Python
5 5 (8.06%) Embedded C++
6 3 (4.84%) Java
7 1 (1.61%) PHP
Qualifications
1 6 (9.68%) Degree
1 6 (9.68%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 6 (9.68%) Docker
2 5 (8.06%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (8.06%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (9.68%) Ansible
1 6 (9.68%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (1.61%) Autodesk