Software Developer Jobs in Guildford

Software Developer
Surrey > Guildford

The median Software Developer salary in Guildford is £66,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 43 33
Rank change year-on-year +27 -10 +25
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 4 8 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 3.88% 2.27% 10.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.21% 2.46% 10.45%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 32
10th Percentile £62,875 £41,400 -
25th Percentile £63,438 £48,750 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.42% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £72,813 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,625 - -
Surrey median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% +4.35% -17.86%

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 95 325 335
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 92.33% 97.38%
Number of salaries quoted 78 300 228
10th Percentile £31,425 £31,225 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,313 £37,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,395 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.62% -17.39% -4.17%
75th Percentile £70,938 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £78,250
Surrey median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -14.53% +6.36%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Guildford.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Guildford

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Guildford

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Guildford.

Salary trend for Software Developer in Guildford

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 22 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 Guildford region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) HTML
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (75.00%) Physics
2 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (75.00%) Subversion
2 3 (75.00%) PhD
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (50.00%) TypeScript
3 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Python
3 2 (50.00%) Java
3 2 (50.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Network Security
4 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Git
4 1 (25.00%) Image Processing
4 1 (25.00%) HTML5
4 1 (25.00%) GDB
4 1 (25.00%) Digital Signal Processing
4 1 (25.00%) Signal Processing
4 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) TDD

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Guildford 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Network Security
2 1 (25.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Subversion
2 1 (25.00%) GDB
2 1 (25.00%) Git
General
1 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) HTML
2 1 (25.00%) HTML5
2 1 (25.00%) React
2 1 (25.00%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (75.00%) Physics
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 1 (25.00%) Image Processing
2 1 (25.00%) Signal Processing
2 1 (25.00%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
2 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
3 2 (50.00%) Java
3 2 (50.00%) Python
3 2 (50.00%) TypeScript
4 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) PhD
3 2 (50.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
4 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared