Software Engineer/Developer
UK > England
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in England is £110,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 498 | 513 | 619 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +106 | -102 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 151 | 330 | 347 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.33% | 0.39% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 151 | 324 | 326 |
| 10th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £59,401 |
| 25th Percentile | £87,500 | £87,500 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £110,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +22.22% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £137,500 | £142,500 | £122,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £148,750 | £153,750 | £150,625 |
| UK median annual salary | £110,000 | £110,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +22.22% | -5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer in England.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| London | -4 | 146 | £115,000 | +4.55% | 13 |
| Midlands | +84 | 3 | £37,500 | -28.57% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £37,500 | - | |
| South West | +89 | 1 | £85,253 | +18.42% | |
| North of England | +73 | 1 | £60,000 | +40.94% | |
| West Midlands | +50 | 1 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Developer/Software Engineer 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 England region featuring Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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