Software Developer Jobs in Cambridge

Software Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Software Developer salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 70 75
Rank change year-on-year +43 +5 -52
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 61 25 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 6.17% 2.43% 3.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.36% 2.84% 3.60%
Number of salaries quoted 51 14 43
10th Percentile £51,250 £45,625 £32,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +37.14%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,375 £78,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 959 881 1,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.97% 85.70% 93.12%
Number of salaries quoted 739 415 592
10th Percentile £30,925 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +0.92%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £90,000 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Cambridge

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Software Developer in Cambridge

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Cambridge

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 25 April 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 across the Cambridge region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 29 (47.54%) C
2 27 (44.26%) IoT
3 24 (39.34%) Linux
4 18 (29.51%) Python
4 18 (29.51%) Social Skills
5 16 (26.23%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (24.59%) Software Engineering
7 14 (22.95%) C#
8 13 (21.31%) Internet
8 13 (21.31%) Degree
8 13 (21.31%) Android
9 11 (18.03%) Apple iOS
10 10 (16.39%) Data Structures
10 10 (16.39%) Algorithms
10 10 (16.39%) Embedded C
10 10 (16.39%) Automotive
10 10 (16.39%) C++
11 9 (14.75%) JavaScript
11 9 (14.75%) Client/Server
11 9 (14.75%) Code Quality
12 8 (13.11%) Firmware
12 8 (13.11%) Git
12 8 (13.11%) Embedded Software Development
13 7 (11.48%) Customer Engagement
13 7 (11.48%) Embedded Systems
13 7 (11.48%) Docker
13 7 (11.48%) Raspberry Pi
13 7 (11.48%) Blog
13 7 (11.48%) Multithreading
13 7 (11.48%) Business Development

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (4.92%) Azure
1 3 (4.92%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (3.28%) AWS
3 1 (1.64%) GCP
3 1 (1.64%) SaaS
3 1 (1.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (21.31%) Internet
2 5 (8.20%) Wireless
3 1 (1.64%) 4G
3 1 (1.64%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.84%) Redis
2 3 (4.92%) MongoDB
2 3 (4.92%) NoSQL
2 3 (4.92%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (4.92%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (13.11%) Git
2 3 (4.92%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 3 (4.92%) Visual Studio
2 3 (4.92%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (1.64%) Jenkins
General
1 18 (29.51%) Social Skills
2 10 (16.39%) Automotive
3 7 (11.48%) Electronics
3 7 (11.48%) Games
3 7 (11.48%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (8.20%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.64%) Finance
5 1 (1.64%) Publishing
5 1 (1.64%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.84%) CSS
1 6 (9.84%) HTML
2 3 (4.92%) .NET
2 3 (4.92%) .NET Framework
2 3 (4.92%) ASP.NET
2 3 (4.92%) ASP.NET Core
2 3 (4.92%) Django
2 3 (4.92%) HTML5
2 3 (4.92%) JSON
2 3 (4.92%) Protocol Buffers
2 3 (4.92%) RabbitMQ
2 3 (4.92%) React
2 3 (4.92%) REST
2 3 (4.92%) XML
2 3 (4.92%) XSLT
3 2 (3.28%) iOS SDK
4 1 (1.64%) FFmpeg
4 1 (1.64%) GStreamer
4 1 (1.64%) Wayland
4 1 (1.64%) WebKit
Miscellaneous
1 27 (44.26%) IoT
2 10 (16.39%) Algorithms
2 10 (16.39%) Data Structures
3 9 (14.75%) Client/Server
4 7 (11.48%) Blog
4 7 (11.48%) Embedded Systems
4 7 (11.48%) Raspberry Pi
5 4 (6.56%) Mobile App
6 3 (4.92%) Hackathon
7 1 (1.64%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.64%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 24 (39.34%) Linux
2 13 (21.31%) Android
3 11 (18.03%) Apple iOS
4 2 (3.28%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (26.23%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (24.59%) Software Engineering
3 9 (14.75%) Code Quality
4 8 (13.11%) Embedded Software Development
5 7 (11.48%) Business Development
5 7 (11.48%) Commercial Awareness
5 7 (11.48%) Customer Engagement
5 7 (11.48%) Multithreaded Programming
5 7 (11.48%) Multithreading
6 5 (8.20%) Agile
6 5 (8.20%) Functional Testing
6 5 (8.20%) TDD
7 4 (6.56%) Power Management
8 3 (4.92%) Containerisation
8 3 (4.92%) Design Patterns
8 3 (4.92%) DevOps
8 3 (4.92%) Full Stack Development
8 3 (4.92%) Mathematics
8 3 (4.92%) Mentoring
8 3 (4.92%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 29 (47.54%) C
2 18 (29.51%) Python
3 14 (22.95%) C#
4 10 (16.39%) C++
4 10 (16.39%) Embedded C
5 9 (14.75%) JavaScript
6 6 (9.84%) Java
7 5 (8.20%) Kotlin
7 5 (8.20%) Rust
8 4 (6.56%) TypeScript
9 3 (4.92%) Cython
9 3 (4.92%) Shell Script
9 3 (4.92%) SQL
10 2 (3.28%) Objective-C
11 1 (1.64%) Go
Qualifications
1 13 (21.31%) Degree
2 6 (9.84%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.28%) PhD
System Software
1 8 (13.11%) Firmware
2 7 (11.48%) Docker
3 4 (6.56%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (6.56%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.64%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (9.84%) F5
2 2 (3.28%) QNX
3 1 (1.64%) Google