Software Engineer Salary

The average salary for a Software Engineer in the UK is:

£35,228

Job profile for a Software Engineer

Innovation research and helping to write and create software

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Software Engineer Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £33,802.

The average salary in 2009 was £33,520, based on 320 respondents (a difference of -1% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £35,464, based on 445 respondents (a difference of 6% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £36,355, based on 378 respondents (a difference of 3% from the 2010 figure.

The median salary for a Software Engineer based on all salary survey responses is: £32,500

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Back to Salary Survey Home About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 325,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Software Engineer is £17.61.

Assorted Software Engineer Salary Information

Salary Location Date £28,840 London 15-May-12 £30,000 Scotland 14-May-12 £30,000 Scotland 14-May-12 £35,000 London 13-May-12 £35,000 London 13-May-12 £25,000 Midlands 11-May-12 £27,000 South West 3-May-12 £25,175 South West 1-May-12 £30,000 Scotland 26-April-12 £37,000 North West 17-April-12 Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.

Software Engineer Salary By UK Region

Salary Region £35,820 South East £37,794 London £30,348 Wales £30,334 Midlands £28,970 Northern Ireland £31,935 North West £31,347 South West £37,450 East of England £30,492 Scotland £28,984 Yorkshire and North East

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Software Engineer, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £26,421 for a worker in their 20s, £34,524 (30s), £40,865 (40s) and £40,865 (50s).

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