Software Developer
South East > Berkshire
The median Software Developer salary in Berkshire is £55,565 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 91 | 66 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | +21 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 33 | 108 | 107 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 2.03% | 3.51% | 3.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.61% | 3.67% | 3.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 101 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45,000 | £34,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £60,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,565 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.91% | +25.00% | +10.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £112,500 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £56,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +9.09% | +4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,262 | 2,940 | 2,947 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 77.66% | 95.45% | 92.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 575 | 2,110 | 1,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £92,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Berkshire.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Berkshire over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Software Developer
Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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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| Bracknell | +1 | 15 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 9 |
| Reading | +32 | 9 | £60,283 | +20.57% | 5 |
| Slough | - | 8 | £42,500 | - | |
| Maidenhead | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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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