Scientific Software Developer Job Trends in Cambridge

Scientific Software Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Scientific Software Developer salary in Cambridge is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 April 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 81
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Scientific Software Developer 4 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.50% - 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% - 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £31,325 - -
25th Percentile £33,688 - £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £90,000
75th Percentile - - £95,000
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £35,000 - £90,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

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 742 234 956
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.10% 91.41% 97.06%
Number of salaries quoted 503 150 737
10th Percentile £33,500 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £79,250 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,750 £87,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -2.78%

Scientific Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Scientific Software Developer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Scientific Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Scientific Software Developer job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Scientific Software Developer job vacancies in Cambridge

Scientific Software Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 23 April 2026, Scientific Software 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 Cambridge region featuring Scientific Software Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) C++
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) OO
2 1 (25.00%) OOP
2 1 (25.00%) Physics
2 1 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Task Automation
2 1 (25.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (25.00%) Windows

Scientific Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Visual Studio
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (25.00%) OO
1 1 (25.00%) OOP
1 1 (25.00%) Physics
1 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (25.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C++
2 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Degree