The median Developer salary in Cardiff is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
6 |
2 |
3 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+1 |
+2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer |
30 |
174 |
120 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff |
15.96% |
26.24% |
20.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
16.39% |
28.02% |
22.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25 |
159 |
86 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£37,300 |
£35,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£43,565 |
£37,154 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
+22.22% |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£56,250 |
£68,750 |
£60,938 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£68,875 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£51,000 |
£55,000 |
£46,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.27% |
+18.28% |
-7.00% |
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 |
183 |
621 |
527 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.34% |
93.67% |
91.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
130 |
540 |
403 |
| 10th Percentile |
£24,600 |
£27,157 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,781 |
£36,691 |
£39,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£51,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-1.96% |
-2.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,766 |
£67,070 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£77,500 |
£77,250 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£51,449 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.33% |
- |
-10.00% |
