Web Developer Job Trends in London

Web Developer
England > London

The median Web Developer salary in London is £57,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 375 429 433
Rank change year-on-year +54 +4 +170
Permanent jobs requiring a Web Developer 9 41 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.076% 0.22% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% 0.23% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 7 19 70
10th Percentile £43,750 £35,700 £38,737
25th Percentile £53,375 £42,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -12.00% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £58,125 £73,438
90th Percentile £75,000 £62,400 £91,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -18.18% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 10,794 18,141 21,407
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 95.44% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 7,022 11,576 17,684
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year - -0.68% +4.29%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £119,071 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Web Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Web Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Web Developer in London

Web Developer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in London

Web Developer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Web Developer in London over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Web Developer in London

Web Developer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Web Developer within the London region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Central London +35 3 £72,500 +31.82% 4
Web Developer
England

Web Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, Web 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 London region featuring Web Developer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Web Development
2 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
3 4 (44.44%) JavaScript
3 4 (44.44%) PHP
3 4 (44.44%) SQL
3 4 (44.44%) Shopify
4 3 (33.33%) WordPress
4 3 (33.33%) User Experience
4 3 (33.33%) CSS
4 3 (33.33%) E-Commerce
4 3 (33.33%) HTML
4 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 3 (33.33%) Google
4 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (33.33%) Power Platform
4 3 (33.33%) Customer Experience
5 2 (22.22%) Marketing
5 2 (22.22%) Google Kubernetes Engine
5 2 (22.22%) Svelte
5 2 (22.22%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (22.22%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (22.22%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (22.22%) Retail
5 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
5 2 (22.22%) SEO
5 2 (22.22%) CMS
5 2 (22.22%) Degree
5 2 (22.22%) NetSuite
5 2 (22.22%) Java
5 2 (22.22%) Salesforce

Web Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) WordPress
2 2 (22.22%) CMS
Business Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Shopify
2 2 (22.22%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 2 (22.22%) GCP
2 2 (22.22%) GitHub
2 2 (22.22%) Google Kubernetes Engine
2 2 (22.22%) SaaS
3 1 (11.11%) Azure
3 1 (11.11%) Google Analytics
3 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
3 1 (11.11%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
2 1 (11.11%) MySQL
2 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Git
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Marketing
2 2 (22.22%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) CSS
1 3 (33.33%) HTML
2 2 (22.22%) GraphQL
2 2 (22.22%) Svelte
3 1 (11.11%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (11.11%) Digital Media
2 1 (11.11%) EPoS
2 1 (11.11%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Web Development
2 3 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 3 (33.33%) E-Commerce
2 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (33.33%) User Experience
3 2 (22.22%) API Integration
3 2 (22.22%) B2B
3 2 (22.22%) B2C
3 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (22.22%) DevOps
3 2 (22.22%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (22.22%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (22.22%) Marketing Strategy
3 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
3 2 (22.22%) Personalization
3 2 (22.22%) Reverse Engineering
3 2 (22.22%) SEO
3 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (22.22%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) JavaScript
1 4 (44.44%) PHP
1 4 (44.44%) SQL
2 2 (22.22%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Google
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Salesforce
2 2 (22.22%) WooCommerce