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 6 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 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 147 | 184 | 150 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -34 | -48 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 1,985 | 2,100 | 4,460 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.01% | 2.03% | 2.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.12% | 2.22% | 2.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,726 | 1,676 | 2,325 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £42,688 | £39,124 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,000 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +4.08% | +8.89% |
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 | 93,479 | 94,643 | 151,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,031 | 59,595 | 85,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 6 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 6 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 | +51 | 1,723 | £53,500 | -6.96% | 336 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 1,646 | £50,000 | -1.96% | 283 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 818 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 188 |
| North of England | +117 | 370 | £49,500 | -10.00% | 71 |
| South East | -51 | 369 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 52 |
| South West | +65 | 291 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 48 |
| Midlands | +94 | 265 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 62 |
| London | -43 | 258 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 74 |
| North West | +97 | 213 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 44 |
| West Midlands | +98 | 169 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 37 |
| East of England | +56 | 156 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +109 | 120 | £49,500 | -13.91% | 17 |
| Scotland | -54 | 109 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 95 | £44,000 | -3.30% | 25 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 58 | £51,000 | +24.39% | 10 |
| North East | +6 | 37 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 12 |
| Wales | +1 | 28 | £45,000 | +4.65% | 8 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 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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