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 13 November 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 78 56
Rank change year-on-year +13 -22 +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 6 12 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.77% 1.12% 1.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 1.20% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5 12 5
10th Percentile - - £42,450
25th Percentile - £45,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -21.43% +27.27%
75th Percentile - £69,063 £77,500
90th Percentile £66,500 £79,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £48,750 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.36% +10.00% -9.09%

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 702 998 525
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.88% 92.84% 93.42%
Number of salaries quoted 470 532 336
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,625
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +2.33% +2.38%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £69,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £85,750
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -

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 13 November 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 13 November 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 +9 5 £50,000 -25.93% 5
Software Developer
East of England

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 13 November 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 (66.67%) AWS
1 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 3 (50.00%) MySQL
2 3 (50.00%) PHP
2 3 (50.00%) React
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) GitHub
3 2 (33.33%) Python
3 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 1 (16.67%) AI
4 1 (16.67%) Android
4 1 (16.67%) Android Development
4 1 (16.67%) API Design
4 1 (16.67%) API Management
4 1 (16.67%) Azure
4 1 (16.67%) Azure AKS
4 1 (16.67%) Azure Functions
4 1 (16.67%) C++
4 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (16.67%) Data Privacy
4 1 (16.67%) Deep Learning
4 1 (16.67%) EU AI Act
4 1 (16.67%) Foundry
4 1 (16.67%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (16.67%) GitHub Copilot
4 1 (16.67%) HTML
4 1 (16.67%) Java
4 1 (16.67%) Linux

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 4 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (33.33%) GitHub
3 1 (16.67%) Azure
3 1 (16.67%) Azure AKS
3 1 (16.67%) Azure Functions
3 1 (16.67%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (16.67%) GitHub Copilot
3 1 (16.67%) PaaS
3 1 (16.67%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Selenium
1 1 (16.67%) WebDriver
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) React
2 1 (16.67%) HTML
2 1 (16.67%) PyTorch
2 1 (16.67%) RESTful
2 1 (16.67%) Semantic Kernel
2 1 (16.67%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Algorithms
1 1 (16.67%) Cloud Native
1 1 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Android
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Agile
1 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) AI
2 1 (16.67%) Android Development
2 1 (16.67%) API Design
2 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (16.67%) Data Privacy
2 1 (16.67%) Deep Learning
2 1 (16.67%) Machine Learning
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Product Management
2 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
2 1 (16.67%) Prototyping
2 1 (16.67%) Rapid Prototyping
2 1 (16.67%) Release Management
2 1 (16.67%) Scrum
2 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
2 1 (16.67%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 3 (50.00%) PHP
3 2 (33.33%) Python
4 1 (16.67%) C++
4 1 (16.67%) Java
4 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) EU AI Act
1 1 (16.67%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Foundry
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft