Developer Job Trends in Gatwick

Developer
West Sussex > Gatwick

The median Developer salary in Gatwick is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Gatwick 8.33% - 20.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% - 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £47,725
25th Percentile £50,000 - £50,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £57,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.67%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £62,063
90th Percentile - - £65,325
West Sussex median annual salary £41,250 £47,500 £58,500
% change year-on-year -13.16% -18.80% +6.36%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gatwick

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gatwick. 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 Gatwick with a recognized job title 9 25 20
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 75.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 9 13 8
10th Percentile £58,000 £22,308 £44,800
25th Percentile - £32,000 £50,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,500 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -39.27% -5.00%
75th Percentile - £40,000 £69,063
90th Percentile £65,800 £55,866 £73,750
West Sussex median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year - -5.66% -7.83%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gatwick

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Gatwick

Developer
Salary Trend in Gatwick

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Gatwick.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Gatwick

Developer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gatwick

For the 6 months to 5 November 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 Gatwick region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) UML

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gatwick 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft