Applications Developer Job Trends in Cardiff

Application Developer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Application Developer salary in Cardiff is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 September 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - 55
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 5 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.52% - 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% - 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £47,500
75th Percentile - - £50,000
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 - £45,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 913 255 610
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.50% 97.33% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 663 176 477
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,437
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,170 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +9.33% -8.33%
75th Percentile £74,250 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,000 £74,629 £79,600
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -

Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Applications Developer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Applications Developer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Cardiff

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 7 September 2026, Applications 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 Cardiff region featuring Applications Developer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Oracle
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle Applications

Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle Applications
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle