Developer
South East > Kent
The median Developer salary in Kent is £39,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 35 | 7 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +6 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 38 | 234 | 141 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 4.87% | 15.66% | 12.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.82% | 16.87% | 14.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 225 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £32,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,125 | £40,000 | £46,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £39,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.09% | - | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,250 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,250 | £70,000 | £63,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | - | +4.32% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title | 557 | 1,387 | 985 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 71.32% | 92.84% | 85.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 322 | 1,032 | 549 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,250 | £25,250 | £27,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,313 | £31,250 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | £42,500 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.59% | -8.60% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,563 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £72,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Developer
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Kent.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Kent
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Kent over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.
Developer
Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 6 May 2025. 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 |
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| Maidstone | +13 | 7 | £30,000 | -36.84% | 6 |
| Snodland | - | 7 | £32,500 | - | |
| Tunbridge Wells | -10 | 4 | £26,000 | -38.82% | 3 |
| Canterbury | -4 | 3 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 1 |
| Dartford | -3 | 2 | £53,750 | +2.38% | 3 |
| Folkestone | -5 | 1 | £27,500 | -56.00% | 1 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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