The median Developer salary in Cambridge is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
20 |
11 |
17 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+6 |
0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer |
26 |
135 |
113 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge |
9.81% |
13.41% |
12.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.61% |
13.80% |
14.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
20 |
113 |
57 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£37,000 |
£44,400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,188 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£61,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
-2.83% |
+12.27% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£76,000 |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
- |
+4.76% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 |
245 |
978 |
783 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.45% |
97.12% |
84.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
155 |
754 |
381 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£30,000 |
£30,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,125 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
-4.35% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,625 |
£73,250 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,250 |
£85,000 |
£90,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£54,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.78% |
+8.00% |
