Developer Job Trends in East Sussex

Developer
South East > East Sussex

The median Developer salary in East Sussex is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 129 179 126
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 31.93% 41.24% 24.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 33.25% 43.13% 26.25%
Number of salaries quoted 118 134 114
10th Percentile £44,550 £27,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £32,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £65,000 £70,875
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Sussex. 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 East Sussex with a recognized job title 388 415 480
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.04% 95.62% 93.57%
Number of salaries quoted 282 272 373
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £69,063 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £76,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

Developer job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Developer
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in East Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in East Sussex

Developer
Salary Histogram in East Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in East Sussex over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in East Sussex

Developer
Job Locations in East Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Brighton 0 116 £60,000 +20.00% 92
Bexhill-On-Sea - 11 - -
Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 31 December 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 East Sussex region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 36 (27.91%) Agile
2 30 (23.26%) .NET
2 30 (23.26%) JavaScript
3 29 (22.48%) C#
4 28 (21.71%) SOLID
5 24 (18.60%) AI
6 20 (15.50%) Microsoft
7 19 (14.73%) Roadmaps
8 18 (13.95%) Apple iOS
8 18 (13.95%) iOS Development
8 18 (13.95%) Mobile Development
9 16 (12.40%) React
10 15 (11.63%) Collaborative Culture
10 15 (11.63%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (11.63%) TypeScript
11 14 (10.85%) Full-Stack Development
12 13 (10.08%) Azure
12 13 (10.08%) GCP
12 13 (10.08%) Software Engineering
13 12 (9.30%) AWS
13 12 (9.30%) Clean Code
14 11 (8.53%) Android
14 11 (8.53%) Android Development
14 11 (8.53%) Kotlin
14 11 (8.53%) Memory Management
14 11 (8.53%) Multithreading
14 11 (8.53%) Performance Optimisation
14 11 (8.53%) RESTful
14 11 (8.53%) SQL
14 11 (8.53%) Swift

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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 13 (10.08%) Azure
1 13 (10.08%) GCP
2 12 (9.30%) AWS
3 10 (7.75%) SaaS
4 9 (6.98%) Power Platform
5 6 (4.65%) GitHub
6 4 (3.10%) ChatGPT
6 4 (3.10%) GitHub Copilot
7 2 (1.55%) Serverless
7 2 (1.55%) Stripe
8 1 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.78%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.78%) Azure Service Bus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.55%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.55%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.78%) GIS
2 1 (0.78%) MySQL
2 1 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
General
1 19 (14.73%) Finance
2 13 (10.08%) Aviation
3 8 (6.20%) Social Skills
4 3 (2.33%) Public Sector
5 2 (1.55%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (23.26%) .NET
2 16 (12.40%) React
3 11 (8.53%) RESTful
3 11 (8.53%) SwiftUI
4 10 (7.75%) CSS
4 10 (7.75%) HTML
5 8 (6.20%) AngularJS
6 7 (5.43%) jQuery
7 6 (4.65%) .NET Core
8 4 (3.10%) REST
9 3 (2.33%) Laravel
10 2 (1.55%) Ajax
10 2 (1.55%) Web Services
11 1 (0.78%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.78%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 18 (13.95%) Mobile App
2 9 (6.98%) Greenfield Project
3 7 (5.43%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (4.65%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 3 (2.33%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.78%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.78%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 18 (13.95%) Apple iOS
2 11 (8.53%) Android
3 1 (0.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (27.91%) Agile
2 28 (21.71%) SOLID
3 24 (18.60%) AI
4 19 (14.73%) Roadmaps
5 18 (13.95%) iOS Development
5 18 (13.95%) Mobile Development
6 15 (11.63%) Collaborative Culture
6 15 (11.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (10.85%) Full-Stack Development
8 13 (10.08%) Software Engineering
9 12 (9.30%) Clean Code
10 11 (8.53%) Android Development
10 11 (8.53%) Memory Management
10 11 (8.53%) Multithreading
10 11 (8.53%) Performance Optimisation
11 10 (7.75%) Business Strategy
12 9 (6.98%) Intelligent Automation
12 9 (6.98%) Problem-Solving
12 9 (6.98%) User Acceptance Testing
13 8 (6.20%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 30 (23.26%) JavaScript
2 29 (22.48%) C#
3 15 (11.63%) TypeScript
4 11 (8.53%) Kotlin
4 11 (8.53%) SQL
4 11 (8.53%) Swift
5 6 (4.65%) Python
6 5 (3.88%) PHP
7 3 (2.33%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.55%) Go
9 1 (0.78%) VB
System Software
1 2 (1.55%) Docker
Vendors
1 20 (15.50%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.98%) Blue Prism
3 2 (1.55%) HubSpot
4 1 (0.78%) ESRI