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 21 February 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 20 11
Rank change year-on-year +13 -9 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 36 8 31
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 13.24% 6.84% 12.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.46% 6.96% 13.48%
Number of salaries quoted 35 7 27
10th Percentile £30,000 - £35,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £69,375 £69,375
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,250 £76,250
Surrey median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -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 249 115 230
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.54% 98.29% 90.20%
Number of salaries quoted 212 67 206
10th Percentile £29,000 £41,100 £27,500
25th Percentile £42,188 £50,000 £37,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +26.32% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -13.04%

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 21 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Guildford

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

For the 6 months to 21 February 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 11 (30.56%) .NET
1 11 (30.56%) CI/CD
2 10 (27.78%) Full-Stack Development
3 9 (25.00%) C#
3 9 (25.00%) Degree
3 9 (25.00%) Git
4 8 (22.22%) Azure
4 8 (22.22%) Blazor
4 8 (22.22%) C
4 8 (22.22%) C++
4 8 (22.22%) JavaScript
4 8 (22.22%) REST
5 7 (19.44%) AI
5 7 (19.44%) Docker
5 7 (19.44%) VoIP
6 6 (16.67%) Agile
6 6 (16.67%) CRM
6 6 (16.67%) HTML
6 6 (16.67%) Linux
6 6 (16.67%) SQL
7 5 (13.89%) .NET Core
7 5 (13.89%) AngularJS
7 5 (13.89%) Java
7 5 (13.89%) MVC
7 5 (13.89%) React
7 5 (13.89%) SQL Server
7 5 (13.89%) TypeScript
7 5 (13.89%) Vue
8 4 (11.11%) API Integration
8 4 (11.11%) ASP.NET

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.78%) ArcGIS
Cloud Services
1 8 (22.22%) Azure
2 4 (11.11%) Power Platform
3 3 (8.33%) GitHub
3 3 (8.33%) GitHub Actions
4 2 (5.56%) AWS
4 2 (5.56%) Google Play
4 2 (5.56%) SaaS
4 2 (5.56%) TestFlight
5 1 (2.78%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.78%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (19.44%) VoIP
2 3 (8.33%) HTTP
2 3 (8.33%) RTP
2 3 (8.33%) Unified Communications
2 3 (8.33%) Wireshark
3 2 (5.56%) Network Security
4 1 (2.78%) HTTPS
4 1 (2.78%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (13.89%) SQL Server
2 4 (11.11%) MongoDB
2 4 (11.11%) Power BI
3 3 (8.33%) MySQL
4 2 (5.56%) GIS
5 1 (2.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (25.00%) Git
2 2 (5.56%) Android Studio
2 2 (5.56%) CMake
2 2 (5.56%) Jenkins
2 2 (5.56%) JIRA
2 2 (5.56%) Subversion
2 2 (5.56%) Visual Studio
2 2 (5.56%) Xcode
General
1 4 (11.11%) Finance
1 4 (11.11%) Social Skills
2 2 (5.56%) Aerospace
2 2 (5.56%) Aviation
2 2 (5.56%) Banking
2 2 (5.56%) Military
2 2 (5.56%) Publishing
3 1 (2.78%) Public Sector
3 1 (2.78%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (30.56%) .NET
2 8 (22.22%) Blazor
2 8 (22.22%) REST
3 6 (16.67%) HTML
4 5 (13.89%) .NET Core
4 5 (13.89%) AngularJS
4 5 (13.89%) React
4 5 (13.89%) Vue
5 4 (11.11%) ASP.NET
5 4 (11.11%) ASP.NET Core
5 4 (11.11%) CSS
5 4 (11.11%) Django
5 4 (11.11%) Flask
5 4 (11.11%) OAuth
5 4 (11.11%) RESTful
5 4 (11.11%) WinForms
5 4 (11.11%) WPF
6 3 (8.33%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (8.33%) OAuth2
6 3 (8.33%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.56%) 3D Graphics
1 2 (5.56%) Mobile App
1 2 (5.56%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (2.78%) Cloud Native
2 1 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (16.67%) Linux
2 3 (8.33%) Ubuntu
3 2 (5.56%) Android
3 2 (5.56%) Apple iOS
3 2 (5.56%) Mac OS
3 2 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (30.56%) CI/CD
2 10 (27.78%) Full-Stack Development
3 7 (19.44%) AI
4 6 (16.67%) Agile
4 6 (16.67%) CRM
5 5 (13.89%) MVC
6 4 (11.11%) API Integration
6 4 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (11.11%) Clean Code
6 4 (11.11%) Computer Science
6 4 (11.11%) DevOps
6 4 (11.11%) Machine Learning
6 4 (11.11%) Microservices
6 4 (11.11%) Scrum
6 4 (11.11%) Unit Testing
7 3 (8.33%) Containerisation
7 3 (8.33%) Decision-Making
7 3 (8.33%) Mathematics
7 3 (8.33%) Open Source
7 3 (8.33%) Sentiment Analysis
Programming Languages
1 9 (25.00%) C#
2 8 (22.22%) C
2 8 (22.22%) C++
2 8 (22.22%) JavaScript
3 6 (16.67%) SQL
4 5 (13.89%) Java
4 5 (13.89%) TypeScript
5 4 (11.11%) Python
6 2 (5.56%) Bash
6 2 (5.56%) Objective-C
7 1 (2.78%) PHP
Qualifications
1 9 (25.00%) Degree
2 4 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 3 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (5.56%) PhD
4 2 (5.56%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.78%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (8.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (19.44%) Docker
2 3 (8.33%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 4 (11.11%) Kubernetes
2 3 (8.33%) Argo
2 3 (8.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.33%) BT
2 3 (8.33%) Fortinet
2 3 (8.33%) Mitel
3 2 (5.56%) Apple
3 2 (5.56%) ESRI
3 2 (5.56%) Google
3 2 (5.56%) Mapbox
3 2 (5.56%) Xamarin
4 1 (2.78%) Oracle