Software Developer Job Trends in Guildford

Software Developer
Surrey > Guildford

The median Software Developer salary in Guildford is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 27 15
Rank change year-on-year -1 -12 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 2 4 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 0.99% 2.86% 9.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 2.88% 9.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 11
10th Percentile - - £31,250
25th Percentile - £61,250 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -3.85% +32.65%
75th Percentile - £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median annual salary £70,000 £80,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +68.42% -3.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 182 139 122
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 99.29% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 160 63 94
10th Percentile £26,500 £36,750 £30,300
25th Percentile £31,063 £45,000 £33,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £76,625 £66,875
90th Percentile £91,000 £82,500 £69,500
Surrey median annual salary £50,000 £59,454 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.90% +13.25% -8.70%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Guildford

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Guildford.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Guildford

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Subversion
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript

Software 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Subversion
General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared