Software Development Analyst Jobs in England

Software Development Analyst
UK > England

The median Software Development Analyst salary in England is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 644 - 894
Rank change year-on-year - - +215
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Analyst 17 0 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.037% - 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% - 0.040%
Number of salaries quoted 17 0 22
10th Percentile - - £45,000
25th Percentile £51,250 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.20%
75th Percentile £55,000 - £61,250
90th Percentile £66,250 - -
UK median annual salary £52,500 - £57,500
% change year-on-year - - +12.20%

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 42,028 80,606 84,581
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.33% 94.48% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 24,667 60,286 53,585
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,435 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Software Development Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Software Development Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Software Development Analyst in England

Software Development Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Development Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Software Development Analyst in England

Software Development Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Development Analyst in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Development Analyst in England

Software Development Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 4 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
North West - 14 £52,500 -
North of England - 14 £52,500 -
London - 3 £55,000 -
Software Development Analyst
UK

Software Development Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Software Development Analyst 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 Software Development Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (88.24%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (82.35%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (70.59%) Agile
4 11 (64.71%) QA
4 11 (64.71%) Product Ownership
5 9 (52.94%) Business Process Analysis
5 9 (52.94%) Customer Requirements
5 9 (52.94%) Software Testing
5 9 (52.94%) Translating Business Requirements
5 9 (52.94%) Service Management
5 9 (52.94%) ITSM
5 9 (52.94%) Project Management
6 6 (35.29%) User Stories
7 5 (29.41%) SDLC
8 4 (23.53%) Information Security
8 4 (23.53%) Python
8 4 (23.53%) Java
9 3 (17.65%) SQL
9 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Office
9 3 (17.65%) SOAP
9 3 (17.65%) XML
9 3 (17.65%) Data Modelling
9 3 (17.65%) Workflow
9 3 (17.65%) Logistics
9 3 (17.65%) JSON
9 3 (17.65%) JIRA
9 3 (17.65%) Confluence
9 3 (17.65%) Data Mapping
9 3 (17.65%) REST
9 3 (17.65%) PMO

Software Development Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.76%) AWS
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) JIRA
General
1 15 (88.24%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (17.65%) JSON
1 3 (17.65%) REST
1 3 (17.65%) SOAP
1 3 (17.65%) XML
2 2 (11.76%) GraphQL
2 2 (11.76%) LDAP
2 2 (11.76%) Node.js
2 2 (11.76%) OAuth
2 2 (11.76%) React
Miscellaneous
1 11 (64.71%) Product Ownership
2 2 (11.76%) Algorithms
2 2 (11.76%) Mobile App
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (82.35%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (70.59%) Agile
3 9 (52.94%) Business Process Analysis
3 9 (52.94%) Customer Requirements
3 9 (52.94%) ITSM
3 9 (52.94%) Project Management
3 9 (52.94%) Service Management
3 9 (52.94%) Software Testing
3 9 (52.94%) Translating Business Requirements
4 6 (35.29%) User Stories
5 5 (29.41%) SDLC
6 4 (23.53%) Information Security
7 3 (17.65%) Data Mapping
7 3 (17.65%) Data Modelling
7 3 (17.65%) Logistics
7 3 (17.65%) Workflow
8 2 (11.76%) Incident Management
8 2 (11.76%) OWASP
8 2 (11.76%) Release Management
8 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 4 (23.53%) Java
1 4 (23.53%) Python
2 3 (17.65%) SQL
3 2 (11.76%) C#
3 2 (11.76%) C++
3 2 (11.76%) Go
3 2 (11.76%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) CISSP
1 2 (11.76%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (64.71%) QA
2 3 (17.65%) PMO
3 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (11.76%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Atlassian