Developer
South East > Kent
The median Developer salary in Kent is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 6 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +9 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 41 | 244 | 133 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 4.90% | 16.13% | 12.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.09% | 17.28% | 14.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 232 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £32,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,250 | £40,000 | £45,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.91% | - | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,250 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,250 | £70,000 | £63,375 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | - | +4.55% |
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 | 578 | 1,412 | 948 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 69.06% | 93.32% | 85.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 330 | 1,044 | 518 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,250 | £25,500 | £27,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,250 | £31,250 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,500 | £46,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -7.61% | +2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £59,063 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,875 | £68,750 | £70,795 |
| 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 20 May 2025.
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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 20 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 | +10 | 7 | £30,000 | -36.84% | 7 |
| Snodland | - | 7 | £32,500 | - | 2 |
| Canterbury | -3 | 4 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 4 |
| Tunbridge Wells | -10 | 4 | £26,000 | -38.82% | 5 |
| Dartford | 0 | 2 | £53,750 | +2.38% | 6 |
| Folkestone | -6 | 1 | £27,500 | -50.00% | 1 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 20 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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