Software Engineer Jobs in the South West

Software Engineer
England > South West

The median Software Engineer salary in the South West is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 63 25
Rank change year-on-year +51 -38 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 995 311 821
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.63% 4.76% 9.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.02% 5.36% 9.96%
Number of salaries quoted 737 160 354
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,943 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,813 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,375 £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 9,932 5,804 8,247
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.18% 88.77% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 7,203 3,660 5,159
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £38,000 £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 £64,500 £68,750 £65,313
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +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 7 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 7 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 +45 347 £57,500 -8.00% 60
Gloucestershire +17 229 £67,500 +8.00% 35
Dorset +33 170 £57,500 +15.00% 20
Wiltshire +30 104 £55,000 -12.00% 8
Devon +44 81 £45,000 +16.13% 15
Somerset +29 39 £50,000 -20.00% 12
Cornwall -8 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 7 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.

1 990 (99.50%) Software Engineering
2 272 (27.34%) Python
3 264 (26.53%) Security Cleared
4 238 (23.92%) Agile
5 198 (19.90%) JavaScript
6 195 (19.60%) C++
7 192 (19.30%) Java
8 175 (17.59%) Linux
9 167 (16.78%) AWS
10 164 (16.48%) C
11 140 (14.07%) C#
11 140 (14.07%) Azure
12 128 (12.86%) React
13 107 (10.75%) .NET
14 106 (10.65%) Degree
15 102 (10.25%) Problem-Solving
16 90 (9.05%) DevOps
16 90 (9.05%) DV Cleared
17 84 (8.44%) AngularJS
18 81 (8.14%) Aerospace
19 80 (8.04%) Cybersecurity
20 78 (7.84%) Bash
21 77 (7.74%) SC Cleared
21 77 (7.74%) Scrum
22 75 (7.54%) Actionable Insight
23 74 (7.44%) SDLC
24 73 (7.34%) Git
25 72 (7.24%) Windows
26 71 (7.14%) Manufacturing
26 71 (7.14%) Microservices

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 28 (2.81%) Apache
2 27 (2.71%) ArcGIS
2 27 (2.71%) GeoServer
3 18 (1.81%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.20%) CMS
4 2 (0.20%) Confluence
5 1 (0.10%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.10%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (1.31%) Simulink
2 2 (0.20%) GNU Octave
3 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 167 (16.78%) AWS
2 140 (14.07%) Azure
3 36 (3.62%) GCP
4 33 (3.32%) Serverless
5 27 (2.71%) OpenShift
6 20 (2.01%) AWS Lambda
7 18 (1.81%) Amazon EKS
7 18 (1.81%) AWS CloudFormation
8 14 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (1.41%) npm
8 14 (1.41%) SaaS
9 8 (0.80%) Azure Functions
10 7 (0.70%) GitHub
11 5 (0.50%) Azure Storage
12 4 (0.40%) OCI
13 3 (0.30%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.30%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.30%) Power Platform
13 3 (0.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.91%) AMQP
2 8 (0.80%) Wireless
3 5 (0.50%) Bluetooth
3 5 (0.50%) Ethernet
3 5 (0.50%) RS-232
4 4 (0.40%) Network Security
5 2 (0.20%) 3GPP
5 2 (0.20%) 5G
5 2 (0.20%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.10%) Internet
6 1 (0.10%) OFDM
6 1 (0.10%) RS-422
6 1 (0.10%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.10%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.10%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (5.23%) PostgreSQL
2 40 (4.02%) SQL Server
3 27 (2.71%) GIS
3 27 (2.71%) QGIS
4 23 (2.31%) Big Data
5 20 (2.01%) MySQL
6 19 (1.91%) Hadoop
7 18 (1.81%) Cloudera CDH
8 16 (1.61%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.80%) MongoDB
10 5 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.40%) Oracle ODI
12 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.20%) Redis
12 2 (0.20%) SQLite
13 1 (0.10%) Apache Accumulo
13 1 (0.10%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 73 (7.34%) Git
2 38 (3.82%) Visual Studio
3 24 (2.41%) Jenkins
4 22 (2.21%) LabVIEW
5 13 (1.31%) Subversion
6 12 (1.21%) JIRA
6 12 (1.21%) Rational Rhapsody
7 10 (1.01%) NetBeans
8 9 (0.90%) Storybook
9 8 (0.80%) Cypress.io
10 7 (0.70%) Bitbucket
10 7 (0.70%) GitLab
10 7 (0.70%) Maven
11 6 (0.60%) Cucumber
11 6 (0.60%) MSTest
11 6 (0.60%) NUnit
11 6 (0.60%) Postman
11 6 (0.60%) Selenium
12 5 (0.50%) Eclipse
13 4 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
General
1 81 (8.14%) Aerospace
2 71 (7.14%) Manufacturing
3 67 (6.73%) Social Skills
4 52 (5.23%) Finance
5 38 (3.82%) Retail
6 35 (3.52%) Automotive
7 31 (3.12%) Electronics
8 27 (2.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 25 (2.51%) Aviation
10 24 (2.41%) Marketing
11 20 (2.01%) Military
12 17 (1.71%) Analytical Skills
13 16 (1.61%) Pharmaceutical
14 12 (1.21%) Financial Institution
15 11 (1.11%) Telecoms
16 9 (0.90%) Banking
16 9 (0.90%) Public Sector
16 9 (0.90%) Tech for Good
17 8 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
18 6 (0.60%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (12.86%) React
2 107 (10.75%) .NET
3 84 (8.44%) AngularJS
4 66 (6.63%) Node.js
5 60 (6.03%) .NET Core
6 59 (5.93%) CSS
7 52 (5.23%) Spring Boot
8 50 (5.03%) Spring
9 42 (4.22%) REST
10 36 (3.62%) .NET Framework
11 33 (3.32%) Swagger
12 32 (3.22%) Vue
13 31 (3.12%) HTML
14 27 (2.71%) Leaflet
14 27 (2.71%) OpenAPI
14 27 (2.71%) OpenLayers
14 27 (2.71%) PostGIS
15 23 (2.31%) Qt
16 22 (2.21%) Entity Framework
16 22 (2.21%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 43 (4.32%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (2.61%) Cloud Native
3 25 (2.51%) Embedded Systems
4 17 (1.71%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.41%) Mobile App
6 12 (1.21%) Algorithms
6 12 (1.21%) GNSS
6 12 (1.21%) IoT
7 11 (1.11%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.11%) FPGA
8 10 (1.01%) Device Driver
8 10 (1.01%) Hackathon
9 9 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
9 9 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
10 8 (0.80%) Acoustics
10 8 (0.80%) Cyberattack
10 8 (0.80%) Robotics
11 6 (0.60%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.50%) Public Cloud
13 4 (0.40%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 175 (17.59%) Linux
2 72 (7.24%) Windows
3 64 (6.43%) Embedded Linux
4 25 (2.51%) Ubuntu
5 20 (2.01%) Debian
6 18 (1.81%) CentOS
6 18 (1.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 14 (1.41%) Android
8 13 (1.31%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.30%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 2 (0.20%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.20%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.10%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 990 (99.50%) Software Engineering
2 238 (23.92%) Agile
3 102 (10.25%) Problem-Solving
4 90 (9.05%) DevOps
5 80 (8.04%) Cybersecurity
6 77 (7.74%) Scrum
7 75 (7.54%) Actionable Insight
8 74 (7.44%) SDLC
9 71 (7.14%) Microservices
10 63 (6.33%) CI/CD
11 56 (5.63%) Full Stack Development
12 54 (5.43%) Collaborative Working
13 51 (5.13%) Web Development
14 50 (5.03%) Configuration Management
15 48 (4.82%) Computer Science
16 47 (4.72%) Mentoring
17 46 (4.62%) Unit Testing
18 43 (4.32%) OO
19 41 (4.12%) Multithreading
20 38 (3.82%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 272 (27.34%) Python
2 198 (19.90%) JavaScript
3 195 (19.60%) C++
4 192 (19.30%) Java
5 164 (16.48%) C
6 140 (14.07%) C#
7 78 (7.84%) Bash
8 60 (6.03%) Embedded C
9 58 (5.83%) Rust
10 57 (5.73%) TypeScript
11 44 (4.42%) SQL
12 34 (3.42%) Ada
13 23 (2.31%) MATLAB
14 21 (2.11%) Perl
15 14 (1.41%) PHP
16 10 (1.01%) Swift
17 9 (0.90%) Shell Script
18 7 (0.70%) Fortran
18 7 (0.70%) Kotlin
18 7 (0.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 264 (26.53%) Security Cleared
2 106 (10.65%) Degree
3 90 (9.05%) DV Cleared
4 77 (7.74%) SC Cleared
5 36 (3.62%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (0.50%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.40%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.30%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.20%) HND
11 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (2.01%) QA
2 12 (1.21%) PMO
3 11 (1.11%) Def Stans
4 8 (0.80%) IEC 61508
5 7 (0.70%) ISO 9001
5 7 (0.70%) MISRA
6 6 (0.60%) TickIT
7 4 (0.40%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.40%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.10%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.10%) SEPA
System Software
1 45 (4.52%) Docker
2 12 (1.21%) Firmware
3 9 (0.90%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.10%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 55 (5.53%) Kubernetes
2 30 (3.02%) Terraform
3 25 (2.51%) Ansible
4 18 (1.81%) Puppet
5 4 (0.40%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.20%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.20%) Grafana
Vendors
1 41 (4.12%) Microsoft
2 27 (2.71%) ESRI
3 24 (2.41%) Google
4 21 (2.11%) Red Hat
5 18 (1.81%) SaltStack
6 10 (1.01%) Atlassian
7 7 (0.70%) Oracle
8 4 (0.40%) Cognizant
8 4 (0.40%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.40%) Xamarin
9 3 (0.30%) Samsung
9 3 (0.30%) SAP
9 3 (0.30%) SmartStream
10 2 (0.20%) Keysight
10 2 (0.20%) Xilinx
10 2 (0.20%) Zoho
11 1 (0.10%) Netlify
11 1 (0.10%) Sitecore
11 1 (0.10%) Veracode
11 1 (0.10%) VMware