Developer Jobs in the City of London

Developer
Central London > City of London

The median Developer salary in the City of London is £77,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 4 3
Rank change year-on-year -6 -1 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 516 1,065 1,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 15.38% 22.19% 21.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.05% 22.99% 22.31%
Number of salaries quoted 458 969 1,339
10th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £47,500
25th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% - +10.34%
75th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £100,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £125,000 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -3.13% +3.23% +6.90%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 3,214 4,633 6,733
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.77% 96.54% 95.73%
Number of salaries quoted 2,576 3,905 5,638
10th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £53,136 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,220 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.37% +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in the City of London

Developer
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in the City of London.

Salary trend for Developer in the City of London

Developer
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in the City of London over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in the City of London

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 177 (34.30%) Agile
2 173 (33.53%) AWS
3 154 (29.84%) Java
4 148 (28.68%) JavaScript
5 142 (27.52%) C#
5 142 (27.52%) .NET
6 140 (27.13%) SQL
7 139 (26.94%) Azure
8 107 (20.74%) Finance
9 105 (20.35%) Social Skills
10 102 (19.77%) Degree
11 99 (19.19%) HTML
11 99 (19.19%) Full Stack Development
12 97 (18.80%) SQL Server
13 93 (18.02%) Fintech
14 91 (17.64%) Computer Science
15 90 (17.44%) CSS
16 89 (17.25%) DevOps
17 83 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
18 82 (15.89%) React
19 74 (14.34%) CI/CD
20 71 (13.76%) Kubernetes
21 68 (13.18%) TDD
21 68 (13.18%) Microservices
22 67 (12.98%) Git
23 65 (12.60%) Docker
23 65 (12.60%) Python
24 64 (12.40%) Microsoft
25 62 (12.02%) RESTful
26 61 (11.82%) Power Platform

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 27 (5.23%) CMS
2 15 (2.91%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.71%) Drupal
4 7 (1.36%) WordPress
5 6 (1.16%) IIS
6 4 (0.78%) Apache
6 4 (0.78%) EPiServer
7 2 (0.39%) Confluence
7 2 (0.39%) Moodle
7 2 (0.39%) SAS
8 1 (0.19%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.19%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.19%) Tornado
Applications
1 8 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.55%) Photoshop
2 1 (0.19%) Notion
Business Applications
1 12 (2.33%) SDL Web 8
2 7 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.58%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.39%) Magento
4 2 (0.39%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.19%) Endur
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 173 (33.53%) AWS
2 139 (26.94%) Azure
3 61 (11.82%) Power Platform
4 35 (6.78%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (4.65%) GCP
5 24 (4.65%) Serverless
6 22 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
6 22 (4.26%) PowerApps
7 15 (2.91%) Azure Logic Apps
7 15 (2.91%) GitHub
7 15 (2.91%) Power Automate
8 9 (1.74%) Azure Service Bus
8 9 (1.74%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (1.55%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 8 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
9 8 (1.55%) Azure Functions
9 8 (1.55%) Entra ID
9 8 (1.55%) NuGet
9 8 (1.55%) SaaS
10 7 (1.36%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.58%) Multicast
2 2 (0.39%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.19%) DNS
3 1 (0.19%) HTTP
3 1 (0.19%) Internet
3 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (18.80%) SQL Server
2 47 (9.11%) Power BI
3 33 (6.40%) MySQL
4 19 (3.68%) MongoDB
5 17 (3.29%) PostgreSQL
6 16 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
7 15 (2.91%) Redis
8 14 (2.71%) NoSQL
9 11 (2.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (1.94%) Big Data
11 9 (1.74%) Relational Database
12 7 (1.36%) Oracle Database
12 7 (1.36%) Oracle Database 11g
12 7 (1.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (1.16%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 4 (0.78%) Apache Cassandra
14 4 (0.78%) Hadoop
14 4 (0.78%) Power Query
15 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Analysis Services
15 3 (0.58%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 67 (12.98%) Git
2 28 (5.43%) JIRA
3 20 (3.88%) Visual Studio
4 14 (2.71%) Moq
4 14 (2.71%) NUnit
5 13 (2.52%) Jenkins
6 12 (2.33%) TeamCity
7 10 (1.94%) SpecFlow
8 8 (1.55%) git-flow
8 8 (1.55%) GitLab
8 8 (1.55%) Octopus Deploy
8 8 (1.55%) Sourcetree
9 5 (0.97%) Oracle APEX
10 4 (0.78%) Gradle
11 3 (0.58%) MSTest
11 3 (0.58%) Protractor
11 3 (0.58%) Storybook
12 2 (0.39%) Maven
12 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 1 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 107 (20.74%) Finance
2 105 (20.35%) Social Skills
3 34 (6.59%) Banking
4 26 (5.04%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (4.84%) Front Office
6 23 (4.46%) Marketing
7 16 (3.10%) Investment Banking
8 15 (2.91%) Law
9 12 (2.33%) Public Sector
10 8 (1.55%) Legal
11 7 (1.36%) Games
11 7 (1.36%) Retail
12 6 (1.16%) Retail Banking
13 5 (0.97%) Automotive
13 5 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.78%) Advertising
14 4 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.58%) Back Office
15 3 (0.58%) Health Technology
15 3 (0.58%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (27.52%) .NET
2 99 (19.19%) HTML
3 90 (17.44%) CSS
4 82 (15.89%) React
5 62 (12.02%) RESTful
6 55 (10.66%) ASP.NET
7 49 (9.50%) AngularJS
8 38 (7.36%) .NET Framework
9 37 (7.17%) Web Services
10 32 (6.20%) jQuery
10 32 (6.20%) REST
11 30 (5.81%) Node.js
12 29 (5.62%) Kafka
13 28 (5.43%) Spring Boot
14 27 (5.23%) HTML5
14 27 (5.23%) Spring
14 27 (5.23%) XML
15 26 (5.04%) Entity Framework
16 25 (4.84%) ASP.NET MVC
17 24 (4.65%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 48 (9.30%) Greenfield Project
2 16 (3.10%) Algorithms
3 15 (2.91%) Equities
3 15 (2.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 12 (2.33%) Legacy Code
5 10 (1.94%) Data Structures
6 9 (1.74%) Mobile App
7 8 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.36%) Fixed Income
8 7 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.16%) Derivative
9 6 (1.16%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.16%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.97%) Private Cloud
11 4 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.78%) Hedge funds
11 4 (0.78%) Pricing Data
12 3 (0.58%) Blockchain
12 3 (0.58%) Reinsurance
13 2 (0.39%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.46%) Windows
2 20 (3.88%) Linux
3 3 (0.58%) Android
3 3 (0.58%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (34.30%) Agile
2 99 (19.19%) Full Stack Development
3 93 (18.02%) Fintech
4 91 (17.64%) Computer Science
5 89 (17.25%) DevOps
6 83 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
7 74 (14.34%) CI/CD
8 68 (13.18%) Microservices
8 68 (13.18%) TDD
9 57 (11.05%) Business Intelligence
10 55 (10.66%) Mentoring
11 44 (8.53%) Software Engineering
12 43 (8.33%) Multithreading
13 42 (8.14%) Analytics
14 41 (7.95%) Clean Code
15 39 (7.56%) Data Modelling
16 37 (7.17%) Scrum
17 35 (6.78%) Unit Testing
18 34 (6.59%) Collaborative Working
19 32 (6.20%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 154 (29.84%) Java
2 148 (28.68%) JavaScript
3 142 (27.52%) C#
4 140 (27.13%) SQL
5 65 (12.60%) Python
6 49 (9.50%) Kotlin
7 44 (8.53%) TypeScript
8 32 (6.20%) T-SQL
9 26 (5.04%) PHP
10 18 (3.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 16 (3.10%) Scala
12 15 (2.91%) Apex Code
12 15 (2.91%) C++
13 12 (2.33%) XPath
14 8 (1.55%) Clojure
14 8 (1.55%) F#
14 8 (1.55%) Haskell
14 8 (1.55%) PowerShell
15 7 (1.36%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.97%) VBA
Qualifications
1 102 (19.77%) Degree
2 37 (7.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (4.26%) Security Cleared
4 11 (2.13%) SC Cleared
5 9 (1.74%) Master's Degree
6 4 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (0.58%) PhD
8 2 (0.39%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (0.19%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.10%) QA
2 3 (0.58%) Data Quality
2 3 (0.58%) ISO 9001
2 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 65 (12.60%) Docker
2 2 (0.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 71 (13.76%) Kubernetes
2 41 (7.95%) Terraform
3 1 (0.19%) Packer
Vendors
1 64 (12.40%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.07%) Oracle
3 18 (3.49%) Salesforce
4 15 (2.91%) ServiceNow
5 10 (1.94%) Adobe
6 9 (1.74%) Google
7 8 (1.55%) Cognizant
8 5 (0.97%) Automation Anywhere
8 5 (0.97%) Blue Prism
8 5 (0.97%) UiPath
9 4 (0.78%) Apttus
9 4 (0.78%) DocuSign
10 3 (0.58%) Databricks
10 3 (0.58%) MuleSoft
11 2 (0.39%) F5
11 2 (0.39%) Intapp
11 2 (0.39%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.39%) SAP
11 2 (0.39%) Solace
12 1 (0.19%) IBM