Software Engineer Jobs in Northamptonshire

Software Engineer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Software Engineer salary in Northamptonshire is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 33 11
Rank change year-on-year +3 -22 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 50 27 66
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 5.57% 5.44% 13.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.85% 6.25% 14.16%
Number of salaries quoted 38 2 12
10th Percentile £35,000 £51,000 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +50.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £69,688 £72,500 £47,813
90th Percentile £81,500 £77,000 £61,125
East Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -2.50% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 854 432 466
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.21% 87.10% 93.20%
Number of salaries quoted 613 245 329
10th Percentile £24,750 £26,250 £26,850
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £52,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £78,500 £79,000
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -19.05% +10.53% +7.95%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Northamptonshire

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Northamptonshire

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Northamptonshire

Software Engineer
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Northampton +13 27 £57,500 +15.00% 15
Brackley +1 11 £85,000 - 1
Kettering - 10 £51,250 -
Towcester - 1 £52,500 -
Software Engineer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 50 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 19 (38.00%) C++
3 14 (28.00%) Linux
4 12 (24.00%) C
5 9 (18.00%) Java
5 9 (18.00%) Unix
5 9 (18.00%) Shell Script
5 9 (18.00%) JIRA
5 9 (18.00%) Unit Testing
6 6 (12.00%) Software Testing
6 6 (12.00%) Degree
6 6 (12.00%) C#
7 5 (10.00%) JavaScript
7 5 (10.00%) Firmware
7 5 (10.00%) Logistics
7 5 (10.00%) Mentoring
7 5 (10.00%) Embedded Firmware
8 4 (8.00%) Social Skills
8 4 (8.00%) SOLID
8 4 (8.00%) Master's Degree
8 4 (8.00%) Change Control
8 4 (8.00%) SC Cleared
8 4 (8.00%) Security Cleared
8 4 (8.00%) Python
9 3 (6.00%) Windows
9 3 (6.00%) Agile
9 3 (6.00%) Electronics
9 3 (6.00%) Telecoms
9 3 (6.00%) XML
9 3 (6.00%) DV Cleared

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 2 (4.00%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.00%) AWS
1 3 (6.00%) Azure
1 3 (6.00%) GCP
1 3 (6.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.00%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (18.00%) JIRA
2 2 (4.00%) Git
3 1 (2.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (8.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (6.00%) Electronics
2 3 (6.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.00%) Aerospace
3 1 (2.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.00%) JSON
1 3 (6.00%) XML
2 2 (4.00%) .NET
2 2 (4.00%) ASP.NET
2 2 (4.00%) ASP.NET Web Forms
2 2 (4.00%) CSS
2 2 (4.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.00%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (4.00%) Graphic Design
3 1 (2.00%) ARM Cortex
3 1 (2.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 14 (28.00%) Linux
2 9 (18.00%) Unix
3 3 (6.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (18.00%) Unit Testing
3 6 (12.00%) Software Testing
4 5 (10.00%) Logistics
4 5 (10.00%) Mentoring
5 4 (8.00%) Change Control
5 4 (8.00%) SOLID
6 3 (6.00%) Agile
6 3 (6.00%) Code Quality
6 3 (6.00%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (6.00%) Migration
7 2 (4.00%) Content Management
7 2 (4.00%) Customer Service
7 2 (4.00%) Project Delivery
7 2 (4.00%) SEO
8 1 (2.00%) Clean Code
8 1 (2.00%) Physics
8 1 (2.00%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (2.00%) Requirements Gathering
8 1 (2.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 19 (38.00%) C++
2 12 (24.00%) C
3 9 (18.00%) Java
3 9 (18.00%) Shell Script
4 6 (12.00%) C#
5 5 (10.00%) JavaScript
6 4 (8.00%) Python
7 3 (6.00%) PowerShell
7 3 (6.00%) TypeScript
8 2 (4.00%) Embedded C
9 1 (2.00%) Lua
9 1 (2.00%) SQL
9 1 (2.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 6 (12.00%) Degree
2 4 (8.00%) Master's Degree
2 4 (8.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (8.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (6.00%) Azure Certification
3 3 (6.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.00%) JTAG
System Software
1 5 (10.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (10.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (4.00%) Google
2 1 (2.00%) Atmel
2 1 (2.00%) Microsoft