Developer Job Trends in Guildford

Developer
Surrey > Guildford

The median Developer salary in Guildford is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2026.

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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -1 -3 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 47 10 52
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 11.06% 9.52% 14.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.87% 10.20% 15.85%
Number of salaries quoted 45 10 47
10th Percentile £30,000 £53,625 £40,650
25th Percentile £57,500 £62,813 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% +32.50% -13.04%
75th Percentile £95,000 £86,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £91,625 £73,750
Surrey median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 396 98 328
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.18% 93.33% 92.39%
Number of salaries quoted 291 82 304
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,600 £31,000
25th Percentile £49,375 £46,563 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,790 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% +17.45% -17.39%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -16.67%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Guildford

Developer
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Guildford.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Guildford

Developer
Salary Histogram in Guildford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Guildford over the 6 months to 5 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Guildford

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

For the 6 months to 5 May 2026, 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 Guildford region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 20 (42.55%) Full-Stack Development
2 13 (27.66%) JavaScript
3 12 (25.53%) TypeScript
4 11 (23.40%) Node.js
4 11 (23.40%) SaaS
5 8 (17.02%) VoIP
6 7 (14.89%) Java
6 7 (14.89%) Linux
7 6 (12.77%) C
7 6 (12.77%) C++
7 6 (12.77%) CI/CD
7 6 (12.77%) CRM
8 5 (10.64%) AI
8 5 (10.64%) Azure
8 5 (10.64%) Git
8 5 (10.64%) MongoDB
8 5 (10.64%) Python
8 5 (10.64%) REST
8 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
9 4 (8.51%) .NET
9 4 (8.51%) Degree
9 4 (8.51%) Django
9 4 (8.51%) Docker
9 4 (8.51%) Flask
9 4 (8.51%) Kubernetes
9 4 (8.51%) Microsoft
9 4 (8.51%) OAuth
9 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared
10 3 (6.38%) Agile
10 3 (6.38%) Argo

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

Cloud Services
1 11 (23.40%) SaaS
2 5 (10.64%) Azure
3 3 (6.38%) GitHub
3 3 (6.38%) GitHub Actions
4 2 (4.26%) AWS
5 1 (2.13%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (2.13%) Google Play
5 1 (2.13%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.13%) Snowflake
5 1 (2.13%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 8 (17.02%) VoIP
2 3 (6.38%) HTTP
2 3 (6.38%) RTP
2 3 (6.38%) Unified Communications
2 3 (6.38%) Wireshark
3 1 (2.13%) Broadband
3 1 (2.13%) HTTPS
3 1 (2.13%) Network Security
3 1 (2.13%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.64%) MongoDB
2 3 (6.38%) MySQL
2 3 (6.38%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.13%) GIS
3 1 (2.13%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (2.13%) Power BI
3 1 (2.13%) Redis
3 1 (2.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (10.64%) Git
2 1 (2.13%) Android Studio
2 1 (2.13%) CMake
2 1 (2.13%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.13%) JIRA
2 1 (2.13%) Subversion
2 1 (2.13%) Visual Studio
2 1 (2.13%) Xcode
General
1 4 (8.51%) Aviation
2 3 (6.38%) Social Skills
3 2 (4.26%) Finance
4 1 (2.13%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.13%) Games
4 1 (2.13%) Military
4 1 (2.13%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.13%) Publishing
4 1 (2.13%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (23.40%) Node.js
2 5 (10.64%) REST
3 4 (8.51%) .NET
3 4 (8.51%) Django
3 4 (8.51%) Flask
3 4 (8.51%) OAuth
4 3 (6.38%) FreeSWITCH
4 3 (6.38%) Jinja
4 3 (6.38%) OAuth2
4 3 (6.38%) pytest
4 3 (6.38%) RFC 2833
4 3 (6.38%) SQLAlchemy
4 3 (6.38%) WebRTC
5 2 (4.26%) Entity Framework
5 2 (4.26%) HTML
5 2 (4.26%) Swing
5 2 (4.26%) Vue
6 1 (2.13%) Qt Quick
6 1 (2.13%) React
6 1 (2.13%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (2.13%) 3D Graphics
2 1 (2.13%) Algorithms
2 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
2 1 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.13%) Low-Code
2 1 (2.13%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.13%) Product Ownership
2 1 (2.13%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.89%) Linux
2 3 (6.38%) Ubuntu
3 1 (2.13%) Android
3 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.13%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (42.55%) Full-Stack Development
2 6 (12.77%) CI/CD
2 6 (12.77%) CRM
3 5 (10.64%) AI
4 3 (6.38%) Agile
4 3 (6.38%) Containerisation
4 3 (6.38%) Microservices
4 3 (6.38%) OO
4 3 (6.38%) OOP
4 3 (6.38%) Open Source
4 3 (6.38%) Sentiment Analysis
4 3 (6.38%) Software Engineering
4 3 (6.38%) Speech Recognition
5 2 (4.26%) Clean Code
5 2 (4.26%) Computer Science
5 2 (4.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (4.26%) Software Testing
6 1 (2.13%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (2.13%) Performance Management
6 1 (2.13%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 13 (27.66%) JavaScript
2 12 (25.53%) TypeScript
3 7 (14.89%) Java
4 6 (12.77%) C
4 6 (12.77%) C++
5 5 (10.64%) Python
6 3 (6.38%) SQL
7 2 (4.26%) C#
8 1 (2.13%) Bash
8 1 (2.13%) Go
8 1 (2.13%) Objective-C
8 1 (2.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
2 4 (8.51%) Degree
2 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.13%) Azure Certification
3 1 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.13%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (6.38%) PCI DSS
2 1 (2.13%) QA
System Software
1 4 (8.51%) Docker
2 3 (6.38%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 4 (8.51%) Kubernetes
2 3 (6.38%) Argo
Vendors
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.38%) BT
2 3 (6.38%) Fortinet
2 3 (6.38%) Mitel
3 1 (2.13%) Apple
3 1 (2.13%) ESRI
3 1 (2.13%) Google
3 1 (2.13%) Mapbox
3 1 (2.13%) Oracle
3 1 (2.13%) Xamarin