Software Developer
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median Software Developer salary in Cambridgeshire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 37 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +60 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 10 | 67 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 2.07% | 4.31% | 1.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.23% | 4.60% | 2.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 56 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,500 | £40,950 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +4.35% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,500 | £75,000 | £84,750 |
| East of England median annual salary | £53,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title | 449 | 1,456 | 1,308 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.15% | 93.75% | 87.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 305 | 1,124 | 609 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £27,000 | £26,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,650 | £81,100 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,967 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.30% | -13.64% | +10.00% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridgeshire.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Software Developer
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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 |
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| Cambridge | -8 | 8 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 18 |
| Huntingdon | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Software Developer East of England |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 2 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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: