Software Engineer Salary in North East
Official ONS earnings for North East.
Median salary — North East
£54,279
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£55,043
What a typical software engineer takes home
On the median of £54,279, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£3,503
Take-home a year
£42,039
Income Tax
£9,144
National Insurance
£3,096
What most software engineers actually earn
Half of software engineers in North East earn between £40,579 and £61,006. Earning above £61,006 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in North East.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of software engineers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Programmers and software development professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2134
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 13.2% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank North East against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
ONS doesn't measure “software engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Programmers and software development professionals”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures programmers and software development professionals as one group - it separates neither specialism nor seniority.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Software Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average Software Engineer salary in North East?
The median is £54,279 a year and the mean is £55,043, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a software engineer earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £29.31 excluding overtime, or £29.61 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for North East.
What is a good Software Engineer salary?
Half of software engineers earn between £40,579 and £61,006. Anything above £61,006 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a software engineer?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of software engineers earn under £32,825 and the lowest quarter under £40,579 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do software engineers in North East earn more than the UK average?
The median in North East is £54,279 against £55,587 across the UK, 2.4% lower. ONS marks the North East figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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