Software Developer Jobs in Cambridge

Software Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Software Developer salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 72 82
Rank change year-on-year +45 +10 -63
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 62 17 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 6.16% 1.83% 2.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.35% 2.16% 2.87%
Number of salaries quoted 52 13 33
10th Percentile £50,500 £42,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +28.00%
75th Percentile £69,813 £65,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £74,400 £67,500 £78,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% +17.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 976 787 1,567
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.02% 84.62% 92.12%
Number of salaries quoted 753 384 560
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,650 £31,229
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% +0.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,250 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £82,625
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -2.91%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Cambridge

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Software Developer in Cambridge

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Cambridge

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, 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.

1 28 (45.16%) C
2 26 (41.94%) IoT
3 24 (38.71%) Linux
4 18 (29.03%) Python
4 18 (29.03%) Social Skills
5 16 (25.81%) C#
5 16 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (24.19%) Software Engineering
7 14 (22.58%) Internet
8 13 (20.97%) Degree
8 13 (20.97%) Android
9 12 (19.35%) Algorithms
10 11 (17.74%) Apple iOS
10 11 (17.74%) Embedded C
11 10 (16.13%) Automotive
11 10 (16.13%) Data Structures
11 10 (16.13%) Code Quality
12 9 (14.52%) JavaScript
12 9 (14.52%) Client/Server
13 8 (12.90%) C++
13 8 (12.90%) Embedded Software Development
14 7 (11.29%) Embedded Systems
14 7 (11.29%) Customer Engagement
14 7 (11.29%) Multithreading
14 7 (11.29%) Docker
14 7 (11.29%) Raspberry Pi
14 7 (11.29%) Games
14 7 (11.29%) Agile
14 7 (11.29%) TDD
14 7 (11.29%) Blog

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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (6.45%) AWS
2 3 (4.84%) Azure
2 3 (4.84%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.61%) GCP
3 1 (1.61%) SaaS
3 1 (1.61%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 14 (22.58%) Internet
2 5 (8.06%) Wireless
3 1 (1.61%) 4G
3 1 (1.61%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.68%) Redis
2 3 (4.84%) MongoDB
2 3 (4.84%) NoSQL
2 3 (4.84%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (4.84%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (9.68%) Git
2 3 (4.84%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 3 (4.84%) Visual Studio
2 3 (4.84%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (3.23%) Cypress.io
4 1 (1.61%) Jenkins
General
1 18 (29.03%) Social Skills
2 10 (16.13%) Automotive
3 7 (11.29%) Games
3 7 (11.29%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (8.06%) Electronics
4 5 (8.06%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.61%) Finance
5 1 (1.61%) Publishing
5 1 (1.61%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.68%) CSS
1 6 (9.68%) HTML
2 5 (8.06%) React
3 3 (4.84%) .NET
3 3 (4.84%) .NET Framework
3 3 (4.84%) ASP.NET
3 3 (4.84%) ASP.NET Core
3 3 (4.84%) Django
3 3 (4.84%) HTML5
3 3 (4.84%) JSON
3 3 (4.84%) Protocol Buffers
3 3 (4.84%) RabbitMQ
3 3 (4.84%) REST
3 3 (4.84%) XML
3 3 (4.84%) XSLT
4 2 (3.23%) iOS SDK
4 2 (3.23%) Jest
5 1 (1.61%) FFmpeg
5 1 (1.61%) GStreamer
5 1 (1.61%) WebKit
Miscellaneous
1 26 (41.94%) IoT
2 12 (19.35%) Algorithms
3 10 (16.13%) Data Structures
4 9 (14.52%) Client/Server
5 7 (11.29%) Blog
5 7 (11.29%) Embedded Systems
5 7 (11.29%) Raspberry Pi
6 4 (6.45%) Mobile App
7 3 (4.84%) Hackathon
8 2 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (1.61%) Cloud Native
9 1 (1.61%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 24 (38.71%) Linux
2 13 (20.97%) Android
3 11 (17.74%) Apple iOS
4 2 (3.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (24.19%) Software Engineering
3 10 (16.13%) Code Quality
4 8 (12.90%) Embedded Software Development
5 7 (11.29%) Agile
5 7 (11.29%) Business Development
5 7 (11.29%) Commercial Awareness
5 7 (11.29%) Customer Engagement
5 7 (11.29%) Multithreaded Programming
5 7 (11.29%) Multithreading
5 7 (11.29%) TDD
6 5 (8.06%) Functional Testing
7 4 (6.45%) Power Management
8 3 (4.84%) Containerisation
8 3 (4.84%) Design Patterns
8 3 (4.84%) DevOps
8 3 (4.84%) Full Stack Development
8 3 (4.84%) Mentoring
8 3 (4.84%) Scrum
8 3 (4.84%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 28 (45.16%) C
2 18 (29.03%) Python
3 16 (25.81%) C#
4 11 (17.74%) Embedded C
5 9 (14.52%) JavaScript
6 8 (12.90%) C++
7 6 (9.68%) Java
7 6 (9.68%) TypeScript
8 5 (8.06%) Kotlin
8 5 (8.06%) Rust
9 3 (4.84%) Cython
9 3 (4.84%) Shell Script
9 3 (4.84%) SQL
10 2 (3.23%) Objective-C
11 1 (1.61%) Go
Qualifications
1 13 (20.97%) Degree
2 6 (9.68%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.23%) PhD
System Software
1 7 (11.29%) Docker
2 6 (9.68%) Firmware
3 2 (3.23%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (6.45%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.61%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (9.68%) F5
2 2 (3.23%) QNX
3 1 (1.61%) Google