Employment in Software Engineering & Web Development
What is the demand in employing software engineers or web developers?
Number of programmers and software programmers & developers in the United Kingdom is 466,000 In 2021. Globally there are 27 million engineers, up from 21 million in 2016.
What is the likelihood of starting a career after taking a course?
There are many avenues to start a career in Software Engineering or Development. Firstly before taking a course, you need to know what type of certification you're signing to. There are many certifications because that can make an impact. Start by seeking a full time role then at a later stage you may look at a freelance role, but that is all dependent on your specific needs.
What is the employment growth for S/W Eng and Web Dev’s? (UK and Globally)
The U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics predicted that software engineering jobs are projected to grow by 22% until 2029. The demand of every sector and industry today demands software solutions that can help streamline their work and make it more effective and accurate.
What is the salary demands for an Engineer or Developer from Junior to Senior post?
The average salary for a software engineer in the UK is circa £46k working full time in 2023.
The top end is £70-90k per annum depending on your skills, experience and industry scope as a senior engineer or developer.
The average daily rate as a freelance contractor for a software engineer is £400 - £500 per day depending on IR35 rules (Inland Revenue 35). There is an Opt In or Opt out option relating to the tax you declare.
What other day to day duties that an Engineer or a Developer’s role consist of?
Software Engineers tackle the larger elements by focusing on how to integrate the application with existing systems by testing and maintaining and upgrading the code.
Software Developers tend to design and program the application. In most cases the engineering side does overlap the development aspects as well as it works hand in hand with each other.
If you require a salary table, that is provided via our membership.
