Software Developer Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Software Developer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Software Developer salary in Hertfordshire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2026.

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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 76 95
Rank change year-on-year -7 +19 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 19 8 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.85% 1.00% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 1.15% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17 1 15
10th Percentile £37,000 - -
25th Percentile - £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -22.73% -18.52%
75th Percentile - £46,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 - £86,250
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.09% +6.00% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 2,071 696 1,842
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.08% 87.22% 92.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,312 441 1,463
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £25,809
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £31,833
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.91%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +7.30% -13.64%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Hertfordshire

Software Developer
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 May 2026. 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
Borehamwood - 9 £50,000 -
Stevenage - 6 £65,000 -
Hatfield -9 2 £45,000 -
Hertford - 1 £24,000 -
Software Developer
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 15 May 2026, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 9 (47.37%) Migration
2 4 (21.05%) Computer Science
2 4 (21.05%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (21.05%) Degree
2 4 (21.05%) SQL
3 3 (15.79%) Agile
3 3 (15.79%) Clean Code
3 3 (15.79%) CSS
3 3 (15.79%) SQL Server
4 2 (10.53%) API Development
4 2 (10.53%) API Integration
4 2 (10.53%) Azure
4 2 (10.53%) C#
4 2 (10.53%) CI/CD
4 2 (10.53%) Code Quality
4 2 (10.53%) Data Protection
4 2 (10.53%) DevOps
4 2 (10.53%) Git
4 2 (10.53%) HTML
4 2 (10.53%) Information Management
4 2 (10.53%) JavaScript
4 2 (10.53%) JIRA
4 2 (10.53%) MVC
4 2 (10.53%) MySQL
4 2 (10.53%) NestJS
4 2 (10.53%) Next.js
4 2 (10.53%) Node.js
4 2 (10.53%) Performance Optimisation
4 2 (10.53%) PHP
4 2 (10.53%) Problem-Solving

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 2 (10.53%) Azure
2 1 (5.26%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.79%) SQL Server
2 2 (10.53%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Git
1 2 (10.53%) JIRA
General
1 3 (15.79%) Social Skills
2 2 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.26%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.79%) CSS
2 2 (10.53%) HTML
2 2 (10.53%) NestJS
2 2 (10.53%) Next.js
2 2 (10.53%) Node.js
2 2 (10.53%) React
3 1 (5.26%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 11 (57.89%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (5.26%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (47.37%) Migration
2 4 (21.05%) Computer Science
3 3 (15.79%) Agile
3 3 (15.79%) Clean Code
4 2 (10.53%) API Development
4 2 (10.53%) API Integration
4 2 (10.53%) CI/CD
4 2 (10.53%) Code Quality
4 2 (10.53%) Data Protection
4 2 (10.53%) DevOps
4 2 (10.53%) Information Management
4 2 (10.53%) Performance Optimisation
4 2 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (10.53%) SDLC
4 2 (10.53%) Secure Coding
4 2 (10.53%) TDD
4 2 (10.53%) Technical Debt
4 2 (10.53%) Test Automation
4 2 (10.53%) Ticket Management
4 2 (10.53%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (21.05%) SQL
2 2 (10.53%) C#
2 2 (10.53%) JavaScript
2 2 (10.53%) PHP
2 2 (10.53%) TypeScript
3 1 (5.26%) C++
3 1 (5.26%) Java
3 1 (5.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (21.05%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (21.05%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft