Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer salary in the UK is £52,500 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 | 136 | 182 | 149 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | -33 | -50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 2,108 | 1,983 | 4,679 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.05% | 2.04% | 2.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.17% | 2.23% | 2.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,851 | 1,613 | 2,314 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,000 | £36,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £43,750 | £39,124 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,750 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
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% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Software Developer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer 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 | +50 | 1,817 | £53,500 | -6.96% | 388 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 1,762 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 335 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 878 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 242 |
| South East | -34 | 409 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 80 |
| North of England | +114 | 403 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 81 |
| South West | +73 | 308 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 45 |
| London | -35 | 266 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 82 |
| Midlands | +78 | 263 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 78 |
| North West | +101 | 219 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 44 |
| West Midlands | +79 | 176 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 45 |
| East of England | +53 | 159 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +105 | 141 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 25 |
| Scotland | -23 | 123 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 86 | £43,000 | -14.00% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 64 | £50,000 | +23.46% | 10 |
| North East | +13 | 43 | £48,750 | -7.14% | 15 |
| Wales | -5 | 33 | £40,000 | -8.05% | 5 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Software Developer 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer 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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