Software Developer Job Trends in Ipswich

Software Developer
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Software Developer salary in Ipswich is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 September 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 9 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Ipswich 2.90% - 1.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.93% - 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -27.66%
75th Percentile - - £51,250
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median annual salary £52,500 - £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -27.66%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 307 119 156
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.03% 99.17% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 191 106 79
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £29,629
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £51,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.33% +21.18% -29.17%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £76,250 £78,750
Suffolk median annual salary £40,000 £46,750 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.44% +33.57% -24.32%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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 Ipswich.

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Ipswich

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Ipswich.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Ipswich

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

For the 6 months to 24 September 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 Ipswich region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 4 (44.44%) .NET
1 4 (44.44%) Agile
1 4 (44.44%) Azure
1 4 (44.44%) Azure DevOps
1 4 (44.44%) Azure Functions
1 4 (44.44%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (44.44%) C#
1 4 (44.44%) CI/CD
1 4 (44.44%) Containerisation
1 4 (44.44%) DevOps
1 4 (44.44%) Docker
1 4 (44.44%) Git
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
1 4 (44.44%) OO
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (44.44%) QA
1 4 (44.44%) Relational Database
1 4 (44.44%) Serverless
1 4 (44.44%) Software Engineering
1 4 (44.44%) SQL
2 2 (22.22%) AI
2 2 (22.22%) API Development
2 2 (22.22%) API Integration
2 2 (22.22%) Azure Service Bus
2 2 (22.22%) Clean Code
2 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
2 2 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) GitHub

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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 4 (44.44%) Azure
1 4 (44.44%) Azure DevOps
1 4 (44.44%) Azure Functions
1 4 (44.44%) Serverless
2 2 (22.22%) Azure Service Bus
2 2 (22.22%) GitHub
2 2 (22.22%) GitHub Copilot
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (44.44%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (44.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Git
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (44.44%) .NET
2 2 (22.22%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Agile
1 4 (44.44%) CI/CD
1 4 (44.44%) Containerisation
1 4 (44.44%) DevOps
1 4 (44.44%) OO
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (44.44%) Software Engineering
2 2 (22.22%) AI
2 2 (22.22%) API Development
2 2 (22.22%) API Integration
2 2 (22.22%) Clean Code
2 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Integration Patterns
2 2 (22.22%) OOD
2 2 (22.22%) Secure Coding
2 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
2 2 (22.22%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) C#
1 4 (44.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) QA
System Software
1 4 (44.44%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft