Developer Job Trends in Hitchin

Developer
Hertfordshire > Hitchin

The median Developer salary in Hitchin is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 6 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -3 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1 5 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Hitchin 7.69% 13.89% 28.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% 19.23% 32.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 11
10th Percentile - - £55,000
25th Percentile - - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% - +25.00%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hitchin

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hitchin. 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 Hitchin with a recognized job title 13 26 34
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 72.22% 89.47%
Number of salaries quoted 11 11 33
10th Percentile £25,250 £32,000 £24,550
25th Percentile £27,029 £34,125 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,967 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.52% +19.92% -19.05%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 - £75,000
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hitchin

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Hitchin

Developer
Salary Trend in Hitchin

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Hitchin.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Hitchin

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

For the 6 months to 29 January 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 Hitchin region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Database Security
1 1 (100.00%) FileMaker
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Web Application Development

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) FileMaker
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Database Security
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL