Software Developer
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Software Developer salary in Gloucestershire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 59 | 83 | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +3 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 10 | 51 | 34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 2.00% | 2.89% | 2.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.13% | 2.98% | 3.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 50 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,400 | £33,625 | £48,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,500 | £48,750 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £53,750 | £58,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.23% | -8.51% | +80.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,313 | £60,938 | £69,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £62,500 | £82,125 |
| South West median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +5.26% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title | 470 | 1,709 | 1,077 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.81% | 96.99% | 84.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 307 | 1,240 | 506 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,000 | £61,250 | £71,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Gloucestershire.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Software Developer
Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 2 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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| Gloucester | +28 | 5 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 3 |
| Cheltenham | +37 | 4 | £44,000 | +21.38% | 7 |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Software Developer 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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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