Software Developer Job Trends in England

Software Developer
UK > England

The median Software Developer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 283 132
Rank change year-on-year +125 -151 +70
Permanent Software Developer jobs 1,297 422 1,215
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.21% 0.97% 1.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% 1.07% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,068 357 1,098
10th Percentile £41,250 £28,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,438 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
30 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,920 39,482 58,072
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.01% 90.98% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 68,155 24,346 33,022
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,490 £53,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.20% -6.96% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £52,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year +12.38% -7.89% -5.00%

Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Software Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Software Developer job vacancy trend in England

Software Developer Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in England

Software Developer Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for Software Developer jobs in England over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in England

Software Developer Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Software Developer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 30 October 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
North of England +115 453 £65,000 +20.93% 48
Midlands +71 208 £65,000 +10.64% 15
London +25 186 £75,000 +11.11% 22
North West +61 184 £65,000 +20.93% 22
South East -17 183 £65,000 -3.70% 13
South West +25 179 £65,000 +23.81% 20
Yorkshire +45 151 £55,000 -8.33% 12
West Midlands +30 123 £65,000 +8.33% 7
North East +14 119 £67,500 +59.76% 16
East Midlands +41 85 £62,500 +26.26% 8
East of England +10 81 £55,000 +12.82% 11
Software Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Software Developer job ads cited 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 Software Developer job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1C#23.1%299
2.NET21.1%274
3Full-Stack Development16.3%212
4JavaScript15.1%196
5Software Engineering13.8%179
6AWS13.4%174
7Azure13.2%171
8Agile13.0%168
9Problem-Solving11.7%152
10Security Cleared11.6%151
11Python10.6%137
12CI/CD10.5%136
13AI10.0%130
14TypeScript9.9%129
15SQL Server8.9%116
16Java8.8%114
17SQL8.7%113
18Degree8.0%104
19Git7.7%100
20Continuous Improvement7.5%97
21DevOps7.4%96
22SaaS7.3%95
23Clean Code7.2%93
24Node.js7.0%91
25C++6.9%89
25SC Cleared6.9%89
27React5.9%77
28Computer Science5.8%75
29Microsoft5.6%72
30Technical Leadership5.4%70

Software Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Software Developer24.3%315
2Lead Software Developer14.3%186
3Full-Stack Developer10.2%132
4.NET Software Developer5.7%74
5C# Software Developer5.1%66
5Lead Full-Stack Developer5.1%66
7C++ Software Developer4.5%59
8Python Developer3.6%47
9Developer/Software Engineer3.5%46
10Software Consultant2.9%37
11Artificial Intelligence Developer2.4%31
12Java Software Developer2.2%28
13Graduate Software Developer2.1%27
14Artificial Intelligence Engineer1.9%25
14Python Software Engineer1.9%25
16PHP Developer1.8%23
17C# .NET Developer1.6%21
17Junior Software Developer1.6%21
19Developer in Test1.5%20
20Principal Software Developer1.5%19
122 Software Developer jobs in England