Developer Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Developer
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Developer salary in Buckinghamshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 62 13
Rank change year-on-year +34 -49 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 85 29 129
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 4.41% 2.62% 9.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.60% 2.97% 11.16%
Number of salaries quoted 63 25 107
10th Percentile £46,650 £37,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £42,500 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £60,294 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £71,500 £83,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,533 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.04% -7.45% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 1,846 978 1,156
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.75% 88.43% 89.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,326 389 705
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Developer job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Developer
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Developer
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Buckinghamshire

Developer
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 8 August 2026. 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
Milton Keynes +1 63 £60,000 +14.29% 7
Aylesbury -4 10 £60,000 +4.35%
High Wycombe - 7 £55,000 - 3
Newport Pagnell - 2 £65,000 - 1
Beaconsfield - 1 £65,000 - 1
Developer
South East

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Buckinghamshire region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 31 (36.47%) C#
2 24 (28.24%) Microsoft
3 23 (27.06%) .NET
4 21 (24.71%) Agile
5 20 (23.53%) Full-Stack Development
6 19 (22.35%) Web Development
7 18 (21.18%) Azure
7 18 (21.18%) Problem-Solving
8 17 (20.00%) AI
8 17 (20.00%) AWS
9 13 (15.29%) Degree
9 13 (15.29%) PHP
10 12 (14.12%) C++
10 12 (14.12%) Laravel
10 12 (14.12%) Mentoring
10 12 (14.12%) React
11 11 (12.94%) Computer Science
11 11 (12.94%) Migration
12 10 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
12 10 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (11.76%) Power Platform
12 10 (11.76%) Translating Business Requirements
13 9 (10.59%) HTML
13 9 (10.59%) JavaScript
13 9 (10.59%) MySQL
14 8 (9.41%) Analytics
14 8 (9.41%) API Integration
14 8 (9.41%) Business Process Analysis
14 8 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
14 8 (9.41%) Dashboard Development

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 8 (9.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (5.88%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 18 (21.18%) Azure
2 17 (20.00%) AWS
3 10 (11.76%) Power Platform
4 4 (4.71%) Anthropic Claude
4 4 (4.71%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.53%) Azure Service Bus
5 3 (3.53%) Power Automate
5 3 (3.53%) PowerApps
6 2 (2.35%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (2.35%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (2.35%) GitHub
6 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.18%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 1 (1.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.18%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (10.59%) MySQL
2 7 (8.24%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.35%) Power BI
3 2 (2.35%) Relational Database
3 2 (2.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (2.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (2.35%) Subversion
1 2 (2.35%) Yeoman
2 1 (1.18%) Git
General
1 13 (15.29%) Social Skills
2 10 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (9.41%) Local Government
3 8 (9.41%) Manufacturing
4 6 (7.06%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (5.88%) Retail
6 4 (4.71%) Finance
7 3 (3.53%) Law
8 2 (2.35%) Legal
8 2 (2.35%) Social Housing
9 1 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.18%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (27.06%) .NET
2 12 (14.12%) Laravel
2 12 (14.12%) React
3 9 (10.59%) HTML
4 7 (8.24%) ASP.NET
4 7 (8.24%) CSS
5 6 (7.06%) MFC
6 5 (5.88%) Blazor
6 5 (5.88%) Vue
6 5 (5.88%) WinForms
7 4 (4.71%) AngularJS
8 3 (3.53%) .NET Core
8 3 (3.53%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (2.35%) Node.js
9 2 (2.35%) REST
9 2 (2.35%) RESTful
9 2 (2.35%) Web Services
10 1 (1.18%) CSS3
10 1 (1.18%) Middleware
10 1 (1.18%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (9.41%) Cloud Native
1 8 (9.41%) Management Information System
1 8 (9.41%) NHS
2 6 (7.06%) Distributed Systems
2 6 (7.06%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.71%) Mobile App
4 2 (2.35%) Educational Technology
4 2 (2.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.18%) N-Tier
5 1 (1.18%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (24.71%) Agile
2 20 (23.53%) Full-Stack Development
3 19 (22.35%) Web Development
4 18 (21.18%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (20.00%) AI
6 12 (14.12%) Mentoring
7 11 (12.94%) Computer Science
7 11 (12.94%) Migration
8 10 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
8 10 (11.76%) Translating Business Requirements
9 8 (9.41%) Analytics
9 8 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (9.41%) Dashboard Development
9 8 (9.41%) Data Analysis
9 8 (9.41%) Data Analytics
9 8 (9.41%) Document Management
9 8 (9.41%) ERP
9 8 (9.41%) OO
9 8 (9.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 8 (9.41%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 31 (36.47%) C#
2 13 (15.29%) PHP
3 12 (14.12%) C++
4 9 (10.59%) JavaScript
5 8 (9.41%) TypeScript
6 6 (7.06%) SQL
7 2 (2.35%) C
7 2 (2.35%) Delphi
7 2 (2.35%) Pascal
8 1 (1.18%) Apex Code
8 1 (1.18%) Java
8 1 (1.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (15.29%) Degree
2 10 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (3.53%) SC Cleared
3 3 (3.53%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.35%) GDPR
2 1 (1.18%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.18%) QA
Vendors
1 24 (28.24%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.71%) OpenAI
3 1 (1.18%) MuleSoft
3 1 (1.18%) Salesforce