Software Engineer Salary in North East
Official ONS earnings for North East.
Median salary — North East
£54,279
gross, per year
Mean
£55,043
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 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.
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.
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.
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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