Software Developer Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

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 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 76 59
Rank change year-on-year +10 -17 +56
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 5 14 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.72% 1.25% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 1.34% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 5 14 4
10th Percentile - - £40,775
25th Percentile - £45,000 £48,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile - £61,875 £66,250
90th Percentile £66,500 £66,875 £73,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £54,784 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.73% +4.35% -2.33%

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 649 1,041 561
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.11% 92.78% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 426 567 341
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £71,000 £85,000 £81,250
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 14 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Cambridgeshire

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 14 October 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
Cambridge +10 4 £50,000 -9.09% 4
Software Developer
East of England

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Java
1 4 (80.00%) Android
1 4 (80.00%) Android Development
1 4 (80.00%) C++
2 1 (20.00%) HTML
2 1 (20.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) GitHub Actions
2 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (20.00%) Web Application Development
2 1 (20.00%) GitHub
2 1 (20.00%) Product Management
2 1 (20.00%) AWS
2 1 (20.00%) WebDriver
2 1 (20.00%) Selenium
2 1 (20.00%) Release Management
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) GitHub
1 1 (20.00%) GitHub Actions
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Selenium
1 1 (20.00%) WebDriver
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Android
2 1 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Android Development
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (20.00%) Product Management
2 1 (20.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Release Management
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) C++
1 4 (80.00%) Java
2 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (20.00%) SQL