Developer Job Trends in the Isle of Wight

Developer
South East > Isle of Wight

The median Developer salary in the Isle of Wight is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 13 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Isle of Wight 12.04% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.26% - -
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile £44,200 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £45,800 - -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Isle of Wight

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Isle of Wight. 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 the Isle of Wight with a recognized job title 106 36 1
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.15% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 67 16 1
10th Percentile £36,550 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £40,750 £58,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.42% +77.14% -19.54%
75th Percentile £45,500 £65,000 £37,500
90th Percentile £80,465 £70,600 -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Isle of Wight

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

Developer job vacancy trend in the Isle of Wight

Developer
Salary Trend in the Isle of Wight

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in the Isle of Wight.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in the Isle of Wight

Developer
Job Locations in the Isle of Wight

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Isle of Wight region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Cowes - 12 £45,000 - 2
Developer
South East

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Isle of Wight

For the 6 months to 14 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 Isle of Wight region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 9 (69.23%) C++
2 7 (53.85%) Software Engineering
3 4 (30.77%) C#
3 4 (30.77%) SQL
3 4 (30.77%) SQL Server
3 4 (30.77%) Windows
4 3 (23.08%) CSS
4 3 (23.08%) CSS3
4 3 (23.08%) Full-Stack Development
4 3 (23.08%) HTML
4 3 (23.08%) HTML5
4 3 (23.08%) JavaScript
4 3 (23.08%) TypeScript
5 2 (15.38%) .NET
5 2 (15.38%) Azure
5 2 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (15.38%) Computer Science
5 2 (15.38%) Degree
5 2 (15.38%) DevOps
5 2 (15.38%) GitHub
5 2 (15.38%) JSON
5 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Visual Studio
6 1 (7.69%) .NET Framework
6 1 (7.69%) ASP.NET
6 1 (7.69%) ASP.NET Core
6 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (7.69%) Decision-Making
6 1 (7.69%) Front End Development

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Isle of Wight 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:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Azure
1 2 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (15.38%) GitHub
2 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (30.77%) SQL Server
2 1 (7.69%) Power BI
2 1 (7.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (23.08%) CSS
1 3 (23.08%) CSS3
1 3 (23.08%) HTML
1 3 (23.08%) HTML5
2 2 (15.38%) .NET
2 2 (15.38%) JSON
3 1 (7.69%) .NET Framework
3 1 (7.69%) ASP.NET
3 1 (7.69%) ASP.NET Core
3 1 (7.69%) React
3 1 (7.69%) Vue
Operating Systems
1 4 (30.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Software Engineering
2 3 (23.08%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (15.38%) Computer Science
3 2 (15.38%) DevOps
3 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (7.69%) Decision-Making
4 1 (7.69%) Front End Development
4 1 (7.69%) SDLC
4 1 (7.69%) Software Testing
4 1 (7.69%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 9 (69.23%) C++
2 4 (30.77%) C#
2 4 (30.77%) SQL
3 3 (23.08%) JavaScript
3 3 (23.08%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft