Developer Job Trends in Durham

Developer
North East > Durham

The median Developer salary in Durham is £42,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 8 11
Rank change year-on-year -22 +3 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 8 42 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 3.14% 14.79% 9.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.10% 17.21% 10.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8 24 12
10th Percentile £27,538 £41,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £27,875 £52,500 £38,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £67,154 £44,750
Median % change year-on-year -36.34% +50.06% +16.82%
75th Percentile £52,625 £70,000 £55,250
90th Percentile £70,250 - £68,570
North East median annual salary £50,000 £54,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.68% +21.67% -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 195 244 119
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 76.47% 85.92% 92.97%
Number of salaries quoted 96 131 93
10th Percentile £25,087 £22,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £27,000 £35,000 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -10.00% +27.16%
75th Percentile £50,000 £69,275 £60,000
90th Percentile £81,120 £79,225 £69,340
North East median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% -

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Durham

Developer
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Durham

Developer
Salary Histogram in Durham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Durham over the 6 months to 15 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Durham

Developer
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Durham region over the 6 months to 15 October 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
Peterlee 0 3 £30,750 -41.43%
Billingham -1 1 £28,500 -
Developer
North East

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

For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, 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 Durham region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) .NET
1 7 (87.50%) .NET Framework
1 7 (87.50%) SOLID
1 7 (87.50%) Blazor
2 5 (62.50%) SQL
2 5 (62.50%) C#
2 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
2 5 (62.50%) Azure
2 5 (62.50%) Agile
2 5 (62.50%) Full-Stack Development
2 5 (62.50%) Entity Framework
3 4 (50.00%) WebAssembly
3 4 (50.00%) TDD
4 3 (37.50%) JavaScript
4 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
4 3 (37.50%) Cloud Native
4 3 (37.50%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (37.50%) DevOps
4 3 (37.50%) SDLC
4 3 (37.50%) Microservices
4 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
4 3 (37.50%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (25.00%) Serverless
5 2 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (25.00%) Azure Service Bus
5 2 (25.00%) Azure Key Vault
5 2 (25.00%) Containerisation
5 2 (25.00%) Code Quality
5 2 (25.00%) Design Patterns

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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 5 (62.50%) Azure
2 3 (37.50%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (25.00%) Azure Key Vault
3 2 (25.00%) Azure Service Bus
3 2 (25.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
2 1 (12.50%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Git
General
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (87.50%) .NET
1 7 (87.50%) .NET Framework
1 7 (87.50%) Blazor
2 5 (62.50%) Entity Framework
3 4 (50.00%) WebAssembly
4 2 (25.00%) ASP.NET
4 2 (25.00%) React
5 1 (12.50%) CSS
5 1 (12.50%) CSS3
5 1 (12.50%) HTML
5 1 (12.50%) HTML5
5 1 (12.50%) RESTful
5 1 (12.50%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) SOLID
2 5 (62.50%) Agile
2 5 (62.50%) Full-Stack Development
3 4 (50.00%) TDD
4 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
4 3 (37.50%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (37.50%) DevOps
4 3 (37.50%) Microservices
4 3 (37.50%) SDLC
5 2 (25.00%) Clean Code
5 2 (25.00%) Code Quality
5 2 (25.00%) Containerisation
5 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (25.00%) Design Patterns
5 2 (25.00%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
5 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) C#
1 5 (62.50%) SQL
2 3 (37.50%) JavaScript
3 1 (12.50%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft