Software Developer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Software Developer salary in Cardiff is £47,307 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
30 |
47 |
50 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
+3 |
+16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
1 |
16 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff |
0.55% |
2.43% |
2.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.57% |
2.59% |
3.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
14 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£40,750 |
£27,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,449 |
£46,250 |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,307 |
£53,750 |
£44,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.99% |
+22.16% |
-29.60% |
| 75th Percentile |
£51,165 |
£67,813 |
£57,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£100,000 |
£61,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£47,307 |
£52,500 |
£43,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.89% |
+22.09% |
-13.13% |
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 |
175 |
617 |
518 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.69% |
93.77% |
90.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
124 |
537 |
396 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,436 |
£27,157 |
£30,690 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,438 |
£36,750 |
£39,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,086 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-0.17% |
-4.60% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,344 |
£66,250 |
£67,070 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£77,500 |
£76,875 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£52,000 |
£46,138 |
£45,456 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.71% |
+1.50% |
-9.09% |
