Applications Developer Job Trends in Essex

Application Developer
East of England > Essex

The median Application Developer salary in Essex is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 - 53
Rank change year-on-year - - +44
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.17% - 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.25%
75th Percentile £47,500 - £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £57,500 £75,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.33% +36.36% -2.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 541 521 418
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 94.04% 97.44%
Number of salaries quoted 367 292 291
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £54,000 £48,800
Median % change year-on-year -24.07% +10.66% +2.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £69,063 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Applications Developer job vacancy trend in Essex

Applications Developer
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Essex

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, Applications 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 Essex region featuring Applications Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Chatbot
1 1 (100.00%) Conversational UI
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) jQuery
1 1 (100.00%) Mendix
1 1 (100.00%) OutSystems
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Vue
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services

Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Mendix
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Chatbot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) jQuery
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
1 1 (100.00%) Vue
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Code
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Conversational UI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) OutSystems