Software Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Software Developer salary in Cambridge is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 38 | 26 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +52 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 7 | 61 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 2.76% | 6.17% | 2.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.02% | 6.35% | 2.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 51 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51,250 | £45,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52,500 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,375 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,250 | £75,000 | £87,375 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +4.35% | +15.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 232 | 961 | 857 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.34% | 97.17% | 85.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 144 | 739 | 402 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,925 | £30,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,855 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,625 | £85,000 | £92,250 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | +8.00% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridge.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 1 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 Cambridge region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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: