Developer Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Developer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Developer salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £62,000 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 6 6
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 74 96 55
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 12.61% 17.91% 13.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.03% 18.39% 13.48%
Number of salaries quoted 64 40 54
10th Percentile £28,250 £39,500 £37,150
25th Percentile £46,165 £42,500 £41,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £58,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.53% +23.68% -13.64%
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,125 £58,438
90th Percentile £82,625 £96,625 £65,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £59,000 £52,500 £48,750
% change year-on-year +12.38% +7.69% -11.36%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 568 522 408
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.76% 97.39% 97.61%
Number of salaries quoted 438 215 357
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,869 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,639 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Developer
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Developer
Salary Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 37 (50.00%) Azure
1 37 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 30 (40.54%) CSS
3 29 (39.19%) HTML
4 26 (35.14%) C#
5 25 (33.78%) Mentoring
6 20 (27.03%) .NET
7 17 (22.97%) AWS
8 16 (21.62%) Python
9 15 (20.27%) DevOps
9 15 (20.27%) Git
9 15 (20.27%) Microsoft
10 14 (18.92%) GitHub
11 13 (17.57%) AWS Certification
11 13 (17.57%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 13 (17.57%) Azure Certification
11 13 (17.57%) Cybersecurity
11 13 (17.57%) Internet
11 13 (17.57%) Microsoft Certification
12 12 (16.22%) CI/CD
12 12 (16.22%) Full-Stack Development
12 12 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
13 11 (14.86%) Agile
13 11 (14.86%) Roadmaps
14 9 (12.16%) Front End Development
14 9 (12.16%) User Experience
15 8 (10.81%) Android
15 8 (10.81%) Apple iOS
15 8 (10.81%) Continuous Improvement
15 8 (10.81%) Node.js

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.35%) IIS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.35%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (1.35%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 37 (50.00%) Azure
2 17 (22.97%) AWS
3 14 (18.92%) GitHub
4 6 (8.11%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (4.05%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 3 (4.05%) Azure Service Bus
5 3 (4.05%) SaaS
6 2 (2.70%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.35%) GCP
7 1 (1.35%) GitHub Copilot
7 1 (1.35%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.35%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (17.57%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.41%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.35%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.35%) MySQL
2 1 (1.35%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (20.27%) Git
2 1 (1.35%) Artifactory
2 1 (1.35%) GitLab
2 1 (1.35%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.35%) Maven
2 1 (1.35%) SonarQube
2 1 (1.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 13 (17.57%) Multimedia
2 7 (9.46%) Finance
3 6 (8.11%) Legal
3 6 (8.11%) Social Skills
4 4 (5.41%) Electronics
5 3 (4.05%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.35%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.35%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (40.54%) CSS
2 29 (39.19%) HTML
3 20 (27.03%) .NET
4 8 (10.81%) Node.js
4 8 (10.81%) React
4 8 (10.81%) RESTful
5 6 (8.11%) .NET Core
6 5 (6.76%) ASP.NET
6 5 (6.76%) Jest
7 4 (5.41%) Apache Cordova
7 4 (5.41%) React Native
7 4 (5.41%) Vue
8 3 (4.05%) CSS3
8 3 (4.05%) HTML5
8 3 (4.05%) Spring
8 3 (4.05%) Spring Boot
9 2 (2.70%) AngularJS
9 2 (2.70%) Bootstrap
9 2 (2.70%) Express.js
9 2 (2.70%) hapi
Miscellaneous
1 12 (16.22%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (13.51%) Mobile App
3 4 (5.41%) Greenfield Project
4 3 (4.05%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (4.05%) Legacy Code
5 2 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.70%) Hedge funds
6 1 (1.35%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (1.35%) Low-Code
6 1 (1.35%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (10.81%) Android
1 8 (10.81%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (33.78%) Mentoring
2 15 (20.27%) DevOps
3 13 (17.57%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (16.22%) CI/CD
4 12 (16.22%) Full-Stack Development
4 12 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (14.86%) Agile
5 11 (14.86%) Roadmaps
6 9 (12.16%) Front End Development
6 9 (12.16%) User Experience
7 8 (10.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (10.81%) UX Design
8 7 (9.46%) Software Engineering
9 6 (8.11%) Decision-Making
10 5 (6.76%) Code Quality
10 5 (6.76%) TDD
11 4 (5.41%) Analytics
11 4 (5.41%) Containerisation
11 4 (5.41%) Mobile Application Development
11 4 (5.41%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 37 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 26 (35.14%) C#
3 16 (21.62%) Python
4 8 (10.81%) TypeScript
5 4 (5.41%) Java
5 4 (5.41%) PHP
5 4 (5.41%) Scala
5 4 (5.41%) XAML
6 3 (4.05%) SQL
7 2 (2.70%) Kotlin
7 2 (2.70%) PowerShell
8 1 (1.35%) Bicep
8 1 (1.35%) C++
Qualifications
1 13 (17.57%) AWS Certification
1 13 (17.57%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 13 (17.57%) Azure Certification
1 13 (17.57%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (6.76%) SC Cleared
2 5 (6.76%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.35%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.70%) QA
2 1 (1.35%) Accessibility
System Software
1 4 (5.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.35%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (20.27%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.11%) Intapp
3 1 (1.35%) Calypso
3 1 (1.35%) Google
3 1 (1.35%) Oracle
3 1 (1.35%) UiPath