Software Engineer Jobs in the South West

Software Engineer
England > South West

The median Software Engineer salary in the South West is £55,000 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 13 63 26
Rank change year-on-year +50 -37 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 948 321 791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.51% 4.88% 9.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.89% 5.49% 9.77%
Number of salaries quoted 709 165 345
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,000 £90,000
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
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 9,582 5,850 8,093
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.16% 88.91% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 7,009 3,668 5,118
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,150
25th Percentile £36,750 £37,879 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,050 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in the South West

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in the South West

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

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

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the South West

Software Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the South West 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
Bristol +45 339 £57,500 -8.00% 56
Gloucestershire +16 215 £62,500 - 41
Dorset +30 161 £57,500 +15.00% 21
Wiltshire +28 97 £55,000 - 12
Devon +47 73 £45,000 +16.13% 10
Somerset +33 39 £50,000 -20.00% 10
Cornwall -7 6 £80,000 +88.24% 1
Software Engineer
England

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

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 South West region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 943 (99.47%) Software Engineering
2 263 (27.74%) Python
3 257 (27.11%) Security Cleared
4 231 (24.37%) Agile
5 195 (20.57%) JavaScript
6 186 (19.62%) C++
7 185 (19.51%) Java
8 172 (18.14%) Linux
9 166 (17.51%) AWS
10 159 (16.77%) C
11 137 (14.45%) Azure
12 135 (14.24%) C#
13 124 (13.08%) React
14 105 (11.08%) .NET
15 103 (10.86%) Degree
16 96 (10.13%) Problem-Solving
17 90 (9.49%) DevOps
18 86 (9.07%) DV Cleared
19 81 (8.54%) Aerospace
19 81 (8.54%) AngularJS
20 78 (8.23%) Cybersecurity
21 75 (7.91%) Actionable Insight
21 75 (7.91%) Scrum
21 75 (7.91%) SC Cleared
21 75 (7.91%) Bash
22 71 (7.49%) Windows
23 70 (7.38%) Git
23 70 (7.38%) Microservices
24 68 (7.17%) SDLC
25 64 (6.75%) Node.js

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 29 (3.06%) Apache
2 27 (2.85%) ArcGIS
2 27 (2.85%) GeoServer
3 18 (1.90%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.21%) CMS
4 2 (0.21%) Confluence
5 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (1.37%) Simulink
2 2 (0.21%) GNU Octave
3 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 166 (17.51%) AWS
2 137 (14.45%) Azure
3 34 (3.59%) GCP
4 33 (3.48%) Serverless
5 27 (2.85%) OpenShift
6 20 (2.11%) AWS Lambda
7 18 (1.90%) Amazon EKS
7 18 (1.90%) AWS CloudFormation
8 14 (1.48%) npm
8 14 (1.48%) SaaS
9 13 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (0.84%) Azure Functions
10 8 (0.84%) GitHub
11 5 (0.53%) Azure Storage
12 4 (0.42%) OCI
13 3 (0.32%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.32%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.32%) Power Platform
13 3 (0.32%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.00%) AMQP
2 8 (0.84%) Wireless
3 5 (0.53%) Bluetooth
3 5 (0.53%) Ethernet
3 5 (0.53%) RS-232
4 3 (0.32%) Network Security
5 2 (0.21%) 3GPP
5 2 (0.21%) 5G
5 2 (0.21%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.11%) Internet
6 1 (0.11%) OFDM
6 1 (0.11%) RS-422
6 1 (0.11%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.11%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.11%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (5.38%) PostgreSQL
2 39 (4.11%) SQL Server
3 27 (2.85%) GIS
3 27 (2.85%) QGIS
4 23 (2.43%) Big Data
5 20 (2.11%) MySQL
6 19 (2.00%) Hadoop
7 18 (1.90%) Cloudera CDH
8 15 (1.58%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.84%) MongoDB
10 5 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.42%) Oracle ODI
12 2 (0.21%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.21%) Redis
12 2 (0.21%) SQLite
13 1 (0.11%) Apache Accumulo
13 1 (0.11%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 70 (7.38%) Git
2 37 (3.90%) Visual Studio
3 24 (2.53%) Jenkins
4 21 (2.22%) LabVIEW
5 13 (1.37%) Subversion
6 12 (1.27%) JIRA
6 12 (1.27%) Rational Rhapsody
7 9 (0.95%) NetBeans
7 9 (0.95%) Storybook
8 8 (0.84%) Cypress.io
8 8 (0.84%) GitLab
9 7 (0.74%) Bitbucket
9 7 (0.74%) Maven
10 6 (0.63%) Cucumber
10 6 (0.63%) Postman
10 6 (0.63%) Selenium
11 5 (0.53%) Eclipse
11 5 (0.53%) MSTest
11 5 (0.53%) NUnit
12 4 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
General
1 81 (8.54%) Aerospace
2 64 (6.75%) Manufacturing
2 64 (6.75%) Social Skills
3 51 (5.38%) Finance
4 37 (3.90%) Retail
5 36 (3.80%) Automotive
6 25 (2.64%) Aviation
6 25 (2.64%) Electronics
7 24 (2.53%) Marketing
8 23 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (1.79%) Analytical Skills
9 17 (1.79%) Military
10 14 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (1.27%) Financial Institution
12 11 (1.16%) Telecoms
13 9 (0.95%) Banking
13 9 (0.95%) Public Sector
13 9 (0.95%) Tech for Good
14 8 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.74%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 124 (13.08%) React
2 105 (11.08%) .NET
3 81 (8.54%) AngularJS
4 64 (6.75%) Node.js
5 59 (6.22%) .NET Core
6 58 (6.12%) CSS
7 51 (5.38%) Spring Boot
8 49 (5.17%) Spring
9 41 (4.32%) REST
10 35 (3.69%) .NET Framework
11 33 (3.48%) Swagger
12 30 (3.16%) Vue
13 29 (3.06%) HTML
14 27 (2.85%) Leaflet
14 27 (2.85%) OpenAPI
14 27 (2.85%) OpenLayers
14 27 (2.85%) PostGIS
15 23 (2.43%) Qt
16 21 (2.22%) RESTful
16 21 (2.22%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 43 (4.54%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (2.74%) Cloud Native
3 25 (2.64%) Embedded Systems
4 17 (1.79%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.48%) Mobile App
6 12 (1.27%) GNSS
6 12 (1.27%) IoT
7 11 (1.16%) Algorithms
7 11 (1.16%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.16%) FPGA
8 10 (1.05%) Device Driver
8 10 (1.05%) Hackathon
9 9 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
9 9 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
10 8 (0.84%) Robotics
11 7 (0.74%) Acoustics
12 6 (0.63%) Management Information System
13 5 (0.53%) Public Cloud
14 4 (0.42%) Cyberattack
14 4 (0.42%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 172 (18.14%) Linux
2 71 (7.49%) Windows
3 64 (6.75%) Embedded Linux
4 25 (2.64%) Ubuntu
5 20 (2.11%) Debian
6 18 (1.90%) CentOS
6 18 (1.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 14 (1.48%) Android
8 13 (1.37%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.32%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 2 (0.21%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.21%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 943 (99.47%) Software Engineering
2 231 (24.37%) Agile
3 96 (10.13%) Problem-Solving
4 90 (9.49%) DevOps
5 78 (8.23%) Cybersecurity
6 75 (7.91%) Actionable Insight
6 75 (7.91%) Scrum
7 70 (7.38%) Microservices
8 68 (7.17%) SDLC
9 64 (6.75%) CI/CD
10 55 (5.80%) Full Stack Development
11 53 (5.59%) Collaborative Working
12 50 (5.27%) Web Development
13 49 (5.17%) Computer Science
13 49 (5.17%) Configuration Management
14 44 (4.64%) Unit Testing
15 42 (4.43%) OO
16 41 (4.32%) Mentoring
17 40 (4.22%) Multithreading
18 38 (4.01%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 263 (27.74%) Python
2 195 (20.57%) JavaScript
3 186 (19.62%) C++
4 185 (19.51%) Java
5 159 (16.77%) C
6 135 (14.24%) C#
7 75 (7.91%) Bash
8 60 (6.33%) Embedded C
9 58 (6.12%) Rust
10 56 (5.91%) TypeScript
11 42 (4.43%) SQL
12 34 (3.59%) Ada
13 22 (2.32%) MATLAB
14 18 (1.90%) Perl
15 14 (1.48%) PHP
16 10 (1.05%) Swift
17 9 (0.95%) Shell Script
18 7 (0.74%) Kotlin
18 7 (0.74%) PowerShell
18 7 (0.74%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 257 (27.11%) Security Cleared
2 103 (10.86%) Degree
3 86 (9.07%) DV Cleared
4 75 (7.91%) SC Cleared
5 36 (3.80%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.32%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.32%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.32%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.21%) HND
9 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (2.00%) QA
2 12 (1.27%) PMO
3 10 (1.05%) Def Stans
4 7 (0.74%) IEC 61508
4 7 (0.74%) MISRA
5 6 (0.63%) ISO 9001
6 5 (0.53%) TickIT
7 4 (0.42%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.42%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.11%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.11%) SEPA
System Software
1 43 (4.54%) Docker
2 12 (1.27%) Firmware
3 9 (0.95%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 54 (5.70%) Kubernetes
2 29 (3.06%) Terraform
3 23 (2.43%) Ansible
4 18 (1.90%) Puppet
5 4 (0.42%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.21%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.21%) Grafana
Vendors
1 41 (4.32%) Microsoft
2 27 (2.85%) ESRI
3 24 (2.53%) Google
4 21 (2.22%) Red Hat
5 18 (1.90%) SaltStack
6 9 (0.95%) Atlassian
7 7 (0.74%) Oracle
8 4 (0.42%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.42%) Xamarin
9 3 (0.32%) Cognizant
9 3 (0.32%) Samsung
9 3 (0.32%) SAP
9 3 (0.32%) SmartStream
10 2 (0.21%) Keysight
10 2 (0.21%) Xilinx
10 2 (0.21%) Zoho
11 1 (0.11%) Netlify
11 1 (0.11%) Sitecore
11 1 (0.11%) Veracode
11 1 (0.11%) VMware