Software Developer Job Trends in Horsham

Software Developer
West Sussex > Horsham

The median Software Developer salary in Horsham is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 January 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 21 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Horsham 1.43% 1.96% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% 2.27% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £43,750
% change year-on-year - +8.57% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Horsham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Horsham. 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 Horsham with a recognized job title 64 44 52
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 86.27% 98.11%
Number of salaries quoted 41 21 31
10th Percentile £27,000 £41,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £43,750 £38,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% -5.00% +21.21%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £75,000 £62,500
West Sussex median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -9.91%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Horsham

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 Horsham.

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Horsham

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Horsham

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Horsham.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Horsham

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

For the 6 months to 21 January 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 Horsham region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Core
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham 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 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Core
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes