Software Engineer Jobs in Birmingham

Software Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Software Engineer salary in Birmingham is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 63 75 113
Rank change year-on-year +12 +38 -42
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 98 60 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 3.36% 3.23% 2.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.56% 3.47% 2.69%
Number of salaries quoted 81 37 53
10th Percentile £32,500 £43,450 £35,680
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% +7.27%
75th Percentile £87,500 £70,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £77,500 £92,000
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,857
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.82% +4.49%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,755 1,729 3,012
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 93.06% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 2,231 1,343 2,285
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,125 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £83,750
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 Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Birmingham

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Birmingham

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 Birmingham region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 98 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 27 (27.55%) Agile
2 27 (27.55%) TypeScript
3 21 (21.43%) React
4 20 (20.41%) Java
5 19 (19.39%) JavaScript
6 18 (18.37%) C#
7 17 (17.35%) Mentoring
7 17 (17.35%) SQL
7 17 (17.35%) Python
8 16 (16.33%) Azure
8 16 (16.33%) DevOps
9 15 (15.31%) GCP
9 15 (15.31%) AWS
9 15 (15.31%) .NET
10 14 (14.29%) TDD
10 14 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
10 14 (14.29%) Test Automation
11 12 (12.24%) MySQL
12 11 (11.22%) C++
12 11 (11.22%) C
12 11 (11.22%) Google
12 11 (11.22%) Degree
12 11 (11.22%) Docker
13 10 (10.20%) AngularJS
14 9 (9.18%) Node.js
14 9 (9.18%) Apple iOS
14 9 (9.18%) Android
14 9 (9.18%) Security Cleared
14 9 (9.18%) Microservices

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 5 (5.10%) Confluence
2 3 (3.06%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 4 (4.08%) CANalyzer
Cloud Services
1 16 (16.33%) Azure
2 15 (15.31%) AWS
2 15 (15.31%) GCP
3 4 (4.08%) SaaS
4 3 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (3.06%) GitHub
5 2 (2.04%) Matillion
5 2 (2.04%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.08%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (12.24%) MySQL
3 6 (6.12%) MongoDB
3 6 (6.12%) NoSQL
4 4 (4.08%) SQL Server
5 3 (3.06%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (3.06%) InterSystems Cache
6 2 (2.04%) BigQuery
6 2 (2.04%) Looker
6 2 (2.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (1.02%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (6.12%) Git
1 6 (6.12%) GitLab
2 5 (5.10%) Jenkins
2 5 (5.10%) JIRA
3 4 (4.08%) CANoe
3 4 (4.08%) Jasmine
3 4 (4.08%) Xcode
4 3 (3.06%) IBM UrbanCode
General
1 8 (8.16%) Automotive
1 8 (8.16%) Finance
1 8 (8.16%) Retail
1 8 (8.16%) Social Skills
2 7 (7.14%) Electronics
2 7 (7.14%) Public Sector
3 6 (6.12%) Manufacturing
4 4 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (4.08%) Multimedia
5 3 (3.06%) Banking
6 2 (2.04%) Games
6 2 (2.04%) Law
7 1 (1.02%) Legal
7 1 (1.02%) Marketing
7 1 (1.02%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (21.43%) React
2 15 (15.31%) .NET
3 10 (10.20%) AngularJS
4 9 (9.18%) Node.js
5 8 (8.16%) RESTful
6 5 (5.10%) Vue
6 5 (5.10%) Web Services
7 4 (4.08%) Jest
8 3 (3.06%) Apache Cordova
8 3 (3.06%) jQuery
8 3 (3.06%) Next.js
8 3 (3.06%) Redux
9 2 (2.04%) .NET Framework
9 2 (2.04%) ASP.NET
9 2 (2.04%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (2.04%) CSS
9 2 (2.04%) Dapper ORM
9 2 (2.04%) Entity Framework
9 2 (2.04%) NHibernate
9 2 (2.04%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.16%) Mobile App
2 6 (6.12%) Algorithms
2 6 (6.12%) Virtual Team
3 4 (4.08%) Device Driver
3 4 (4.08%) Infotainment
3 4 (4.08%) Smartphone
4 2 (2.04%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.02%) Chip and PIN
5 1 (1.02%) FMCG
5 1 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.02%) IoT
5 1 (1.02%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (9.18%) Android
1 9 (9.18%) Apple iOS
2 5 (5.10%) Windows
3 4 (4.08%) FreeRTOS
3 4 (4.08%) Unix
4 3 (3.06%) Linux
4 3 (3.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (3.06%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.02%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 27 (27.55%) Agile
3 17 (17.35%) Mentoring
4 16 (16.33%) DevOps
5 14 (14.29%) TDD
5 14 (14.29%) Test Automation
6 9 (9.18%) Microservices
6 9 (9.18%) Software Delivery
7 8 (8.16%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (8.16%) User Experience
8 7 (7.14%) Continuous Deployment
8 7 (7.14%) Scrum
9 6 (6.12%) BDD
9 6 (6.12%) Coaching
9 6 (6.12%) Continuous Integration
9 6 (6.12%) Full Stack Development
10 5 (5.10%) Code Quality
10 5 (5.10%) Machine Learning
10 5 (5.10%) Mathematics
10 5 (5.10%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 27 (27.55%) TypeScript
2 20 (20.41%) Java
3 19 (19.39%) JavaScript
4 18 (18.37%) C#
5 17 (17.35%) Python
5 17 (17.35%) SQL
6 11 (11.22%) C
6 11 (11.22%) C++
7 7 (7.14%) Go
8 2 (2.04%) PHP
9 1 (1.02%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 11 (11.22%) Degree
2 9 (9.18%) Security Cleared
3 5 (5.10%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (4.08%) DV Cleared
4 4 (4.08%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.12%) QA
2 4 (4.08%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 11 (11.22%) Docker
2 4 (4.08%) Embedded Firmware
2 4 (4.08%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (5.10%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.04%) MIIS
2 2 (2.04%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (11.22%) Google
2 6 (6.12%) Xamarin
3 3 (3.06%) IBM
3 3 (3.06%) InterSystems
4 1 (1.02%) Oracle
4 1 (1.02%) SAP
4 1 (1.02%) VeriFone