Software Engineer/Developer
UK
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in the UK is £110,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 510 | 616 | 563 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +106 | -53 | -128 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 438 | 367 | 943 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.38% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.41% | 0.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 354 | 347 | 748 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £61,250 | £59,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £81,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +3.90% | +6.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £122,500 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £153,750 | £151,250 | £135,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -35.29% | +120.78% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Developer/Software Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +73 | 360 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 20 |
| London | +116 | 320 | £110,000 | +7.32% | 10 |
| Work from Home | -32 | 192 | £102,500 | - | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 118 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 12 |
| Scotland | +21 | 78 | - | - | |
| South West | -14 | 18 | £72,246 | +28.44% | 3 |
| North of England | +31 | 13 | £42,572 | -14.86% | 2 |
| North West | +8 | 13 | £42,572 | -14.86% | |
| East of England | - | 5 | £52,500 | - | 3 |
| South East | -3 | 3 | £60,000 | -22.58% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 1 | £52,500 | +23.53% | |
| Midlands | -7 | 1 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 1 |
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Developer/Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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