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Updated: 31 Jan 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	£0	£16K	£32K	£48K
Salary	£19,612 - £43,433
Bonus	£387.42 - £6,073
Profit Sharing	£128.39 - £4,055
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	£19,975 - £46,462
Country: United Kingdom \| Currency: GBP \| Updated: 31 Jan 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 933

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Job Listings for Software Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 25	SOFTWARE ENGINEERS		England: Kent
	experienced Software Engineers who will specify... where you require development. To succeed as Software Engineer you should be qualified to degree level in... Indeed
Jan 12	Electronics engineer / tester - Vehicle Electronics softwares	Trent Pearce	England: Lancashire
	on electronic software (OEM vehicle systems software... are as below: 1. Software engineer · To author, release and maintain OEM vehicle systems software. · To... Indeed
Jan 24	Software Engineers	Just London Jobs
	for a Contract Software Engineer to join the... strict software design processes & coding standards. 5+ years of software design & software engineering in... Indeed
Jan 24	Software Engineers	Sanderson ISS	England: London
	A leading Consultancy is looking for a series of Software Engineers to work across a range of secure projects. Working from their Gloucestershire offices... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Software Engineer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	£27,000 - £38,974
Lockheed Martin Corp	£26,124 - £28,402
Cisco Systems Inc	Not enough data
Capgemini	Not enough data
The British Broadcasting Corporation	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	£15,344 - £42,446
Software Applications	£17,591 - £44,580
Aerospace and Defense	£20,611 - £52,038
Telecommunications	£18,852 - £46,605
Financial Services	£19,554 - £50,291

Key Statistics for Software Engineer Jobs

Gender

	Female 7%			Male 93%
Salary:	£25,112 - £34,387			£24,483 - £34,756

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

52%

5-9 years

30%

10-19 years

12%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	£17,901 - £43,191
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	£20,923 - £43,584
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Software Engineering	£20,000 - £40,065
Doctorate (PhD)	£26,181 - £42,077
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	£18,060 - £40,796

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 55%		Dental: 18%
	Vision: 19%		None: 38%

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Career Path for Software Engineer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Engineer

Salary Range

£19,975 - £46,462

	Software Developer £18,348 - £46,394
	Graduate Software Engineer £17,234 - £32,721
	Junior Software Engineer £17,769 - £27,986

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Engineer

Salary Range

£19,975 - £46,462

	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer £26,118 - £65,005
	Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer £18,039 - £43,916
	Software Development Manager £33,602 - £75,076

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Salary Map for Software Engineer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City for Software Engineer Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity for Software Engineer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City

Top Cities by Popularity

Highest Salaries By City

1. Winchester, England: Hampshire

2. Stevenage, England: Hertfordshire

3. Swindon, England: Wiltshire

4. Oxford, England: Oxfordshire

5. Reading, England: Berkshire

6. Southampton, England: Hampshire

7. London, England: London

8. Cambridge, England: Cambridgeshire

9. Portsmouth, England: Hampshire

10. Cheltenham, England: Gloucestershire

11. Gloucester, England: Gloucestershire

12. Bristol, England: Bristol

13. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh

14. York, England: North Yorkshire

15. Aberdeen, Scotland: Aberdeen

16. Farnborough, England: Hampshire

17. Leeds, England: Leeds

18. Milton Keynes, England: Buckinghamshire

19. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow

20. Derby, England: Derbyshire

Software Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Software Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Computer and Information Scientists, Research

Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Solve or develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.

Computer Programmers

Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.

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