Software Developer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Software Developer salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 122 147 79
Rank change year-on-year +25 -68 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 1,640 1,398 2,832
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.31% 2.33% 3.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.44% 2.62% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,452 1,125 1,581
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £30,363
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +4.08% +8.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 67,288 53,426 67,910
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.15% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 47,613 30,415 42,495
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 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
North of England +112 370 £49,500 -10.00% 76
South East -45 370 £60,000 +7.14% 54
South West +69 294 £50,000 +5.26% 52
Midlands +68 250 £47,500 -5.00% 55
North West +82 215 £50,000 -9.09% 46
West Midlands +78 168 £50,000 -4.76% 34
East of England +61 158 £50,000 -9.09% 25
Yorkshire +102 119 £48,500 -15.65% 19
Scotland -42 111 £52,500 +10.53% 20
East Midlands +8 81 £45,000 -1.10% 21
Northern Ireland -9 59 £50,250 +24.07% 14
North East +6 36 £45,000 -14.29% 13
Wales -4 28 £42,500 -4.49% 6
Software Developer
UK

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 909 (55.43%) C#
2 777 (47.38%) .NET
3 503 (30.67%) JavaScript
4 448 (27.32%) SQL
5 447 (27.26%) Agile
6 345 (21.04%) Software Engineering
7 328 (20.00%) SQL Server
8 327 (19.94%) Azure
9 322 (19.63%) Social Skills
10 316 (19.27%) Degree
11 276 (16.83%) React
12 268 (16.34%) Problem-Solving
13 265 (16.16%) HTML
14 254 (15.49%) Full Stack Development
15 252 (15.37%) DevOps
16 245 (14.94%) Computer Science
17 243 (14.82%) CSS
18 242 (14.76%) .NET Core
19 216 (13.17%) MVC
20 207 (12.62%) Java
21 205 (12.50%) ASP.NET
22 203 (12.38%) .NET Framework
23 200 (12.20%) AngularJS
24 196 (11.95%) AWS
24 196 (11.95%) TypeScript
25 193 (11.77%) Docker
26 191 (11.65%) Microsoft
27 180 (10.98%) Python
28 159 (9.70%) Git
29 158 (9.63%) Finance

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (1.10%) CMS
2 10 (0.61%) Mendix
3 9 (0.55%) Umbraco
4 8 (0.49%) Apache
5 7 (0.43%) IIS
6 6 (0.37%) Confluence
6 6 (0.37%) SharePoint
6 6 (0.37%) WordPress
7 5 (0.30%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.24%) OpenEdge
8 4 (0.24%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.12%) IBM Domino
11 1 (0.061%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 14 (0.85%) Simulink
2 13 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (0.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.061%) Mathematica
Business Applications
1 8 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.43%) BPCS
2 7 (0.43%) Shopify
3 2 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.12%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.12%) ProductWriter
Cloud Services
1 327 (19.94%) Azure
2 196 (11.95%) AWS
3 123 (7.50%) Azure DevOps
4 92 (5.61%) SaaS
5 50 (3.05%) GitHub
6 41 (2.50%) Serverless
7 27 (1.65%) Power Platform
8 24 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
9 19 (1.16%) GCP
10 18 (1.10%) AWS Lambda
11 17 (1.04%) PowerApps
12 11 (0.67%) Amazon S3
12 11 (0.67%) GitHub Actions
13 10 (0.61%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (0.55%) PaaS
15 8 (0.49%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 7 (0.43%) Pulumi
17 6 (0.37%) Azure Storage
18 5 (0.30%) Azure Service Bus
18 5 (0.30%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.16%) Internet
2 13 (0.79%) Wireless
3 11 (0.67%) Network Security
4 9 (0.55%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.37%) DNS
6 5 (0.30%) 4G
6 5 (0.30%) 5G
7 4 (0.24%) Firewall
7 4 (0.24%) iSCSI
7 4 (0.24%) LAN
7 4 (0.24%) NAS
7 4 (0.24%) VPN
7 4 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.12%) HTTP
8 2 (0.12%) RS-232
8 2 (0.12%) SSL
9 1 (0.061%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.061%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 328 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 111 (6.77%) MySQL
3 103 (6.28%) NoSQL
4 55 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
5 51 (3.11%) Relational Database
6 31 (1.89%) Redis
7 28 (1.71%) Azure SQL Database
8 21 (1.28%) MongoDB
9 17 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
10 14 (0.85%) Power BI
11 11 (0.67%) GIS
12 9 (0.55%) DynamoDB
13 8 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
13 8 (0.49%) SQLite
14 7 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.37%) RDBMS
15 6 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 4 (0.24%) Amazon Aurora
17 3 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
17 3 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 159 (9.70%) Git
2 94 (5.73%) Visual Studio
3 29 (1.77%) JIRA
4 28 (1.71%) Jenkins
5 19 (1.16%) Bitbucket
5 19 (1.16%) Team Foundation Server
6 18 (1.10%) TeamCity
7 17 (1.04%) Selenium
8 16 (0.98%) NUnit
9 14 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
10 13 (0.79%) Maven
11 11 (0.67%) Jasmine
11 11 (0.67%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 10 (0.61%) PHPUnit
13 8 (0.49%) Gradle
13 8 (0.49%) Moq
13 8 (0.49%) Octopus Deploy
13 8 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
14 7 (0.43%) Cypress.io
15 6 (0.37%) CircleCI
General
1 322 (19.63%) Social Skills
2 158 (9.63%) Finance
3 68 (4.15%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (3.60%) Public Sector
5 48 (2.93%) Manufacturing
6 47 (2.87%) Marketing
7 44 (2.68%) Law
8 42 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 34 (2.07%) Electronics
10 33 (2.01%) Retail
11 24 (1.46%) Automotive
12 23 (1.40%) Tech for Good
12 23 (1.40%) Telecoms
13 18 (1.10%) Games
14 16 (0.98%) Banking
14 16 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (0.91%) Publishing
16 14 (0.85%) Legal
17 13 (0.79%) Music Industry
18 12 (0.73%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 777 (47.38%) .NET
2 276 (16.83%) React
3 265 (16.16%) HTML
4 243 (14.82%) CSS
5 242 (14.76%) .NET Core
6 205 (12.50%) ASP.NET
7 203 (12.38%) .NET Framework
8 200 (12.20%) AngularJS
9 130 (7.93%) Entity Framework
10 97 (5.91%) RESTful
11 82 (5.00%) Node.js
12 77 (4.70%) Vue
13 76 (4.63%) REST
14 72 (4.39%) ASP.NET Web API
15 65 (3.96%) ASP.NET MVC
16 61 (3.72%) HTML5
17 55 (3.35%) Blazor
17 55 (3.35%) Laravel
18 52 (3.17%) Web Services
19 48 (2.93%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 58 (3.54%) Algorithms
2 56 (3.41%) Mobile App
3 48 (2.93%) Greenfield Project
4 43 (2.62%) IoT
5 32 (1.95%) Product Ownership
6 28 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
7 24 (1.46%) Client/Server
8 21 (1.28%) Data Structures
9 20 (1.22%) Embedded Systems
9 20 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
10 15 (0.91%) Cloud Native
10 15 (0.91%) Virtual Team
11 12 (0.73%) Digital Media
11 12 (0.73%) Management Information System
12 11 (0.67%) Blog
12 11 (0.67%) Public Cloud
13 10 (0.61%) CUDA
13 10 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
13 10 (0.61%) Onboarding
13 10 (0.61%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 112 (6.83%) Linux
2 92 (5.61%) Windows
3 36 (2.20%) Apple iOS
4 34 (2.07%) Android
5 14 (0.85%) Embedded Linux
5 14 (0.85%) Unix
6 5 (0.30%) Windows Mobile
6 5 (0.30%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.18%) VMS
9 2 (0.12%) AIX
10 1 (0.061%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 447 (27.26%) Agile
2 345 (21.04%) Software Engineering
3 268 (16.34%) Problem-Solving
4 254 (15.49%) Full Stack Development
5 252 (15.37%) DevOps
6 245 (14.94%) Computer Science
7 216 (13.17%) MVC
8 141 (8.60%) CI/CD
9 134 (8.17%) Microservices
10 132 (8.05%) Mentoring
11 128 (7.80%) SDLC
12 120 (7.32%) Artificial Intelligence
13 103 (6.28%) Design Patterns
14 97 (5.91%) Unit Testing
15 93 (5.67%) Front End Development
15 93 (5.67%) Scrum
15 93 (5.67%) TDD
15 93 (5.67%) Test Automation
16 89 (5.43%) Code Quality
16 89 (5.43%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 909 (55.43%) C#
2 503 (30.67%) JavaScript
3 448 (27.32%) SQL
4 207 (12.62%) Java
5 196 (11.95%) TypeScript
6 180 (10.98%) Python
7 127 (7.74%) C++
8 121 (7.38%) C
9 97 (5.91%) PHP
10 44 (2.68%) VB.NET
11 33 (2.01%) Ruby
12 32 (1.95%) T-SQL
13 27 (1.65%) PowerShell
14 25 (1.52%) Go
15 19 (1.16%) VB
16 13 (0.79%) Kotlin
17 12 (0.73%) Embedded C
18 10 (0.61%) Bicep
19 9 (0.55%) Perl
20 8 (0.49%) Ada
Qualifications
1 316 (19.27%) Degree
2 151 (9.21%) Computer Science Degree
3 76 (4.63%) Security Cleared
4 30 (1.83%) Master's Degree
5 24 (1.46%) SC Cleared
6 23 (1.40%) DV Cleared
7 20 (1.22%) PhD
8 13 (0.79%) DBS Check
9 9 (0.55%) AWS Certification
10 6 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.24%) CIPD
12 3 (0.18%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.18%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.12%) BC Cleared
13 2 (0.12%) HND
14 1 (0.061%) MCSA
14 1 (0.061%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (4.27%) QA
2 8 (0.49%) GDPR
3 5 (0.30%) SLA
4 4 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.18%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.12%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.061%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.061%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.061%) WCAG
System Software
1 193 (11.77%) Docker
2 16 (0.98%) Firmware
3 10 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (0.24%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.061%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 146 (8.90%) Kubernetes
2 29 (1.77%) Terraform
3 13 (0.79%) Ansible
4 8 (0.49%) Kibana
5 7 (0.43%) MIIS
6 5 (0.30%) HP Quality Center
7 4 (0.24%) WSUS
8 2 (0.12%) Grafana
9 1 (0.061%) Kiali
Vendors
1 191 (11.65%) Microsoft
2 33 (2.01%) Google
3 28 (1.71%) Oracle
4 25 (1.52%) Xamarin
5 14 (0.85%) Xilinx
6 12 (0.73%) Facebook
7 9 (0.55%) IBM
7 9 (0.55%) NVIDIA
8 7 (0.43%) JDA
8 7 (0.43%) Salesforce
9 6 (0.37%) Autodesk
9 6 (0.37%) F5
9 6 (0.37%) OpenAI
9 6 (0.37%) VMware
10 5 (0.30%) Databricks
10 5 (0.30%) ESRI
10 5 (0.30%) HP
10 5 (0.30%) Micro Focus
10 5 (0.30%) New Relic
10 5 (0.30%) Twitter