Developer Jobs in the North East

Developer
England > North East

The median Developer salary in the North East is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 7 16
Rank change year-on-year -15 +9 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 61 278 135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 3.93% 14.46% 12.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.18% 15.21% 16.17%
Number of salaries quoted 50 227 86
10th Percentile £25,000 £33,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,621
Median % change year-on-year - +0.69% +14.39%
75th Percentile £69,563 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £70,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 North East with a recognized job title 1,178 1,828 835
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 75.80% 95.11% 80.06%
Number of salaries quoted 683 1,422 571
10th Percentile £25,084 £26,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,249 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.70% -9.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £52,905 £62,500 £61,473
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% -

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in the North East

Developer
Salary Trend in the North East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in the North East.

Salary trend for Developer in the North East

Developer
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in the North East over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in the North East

Developer
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the North East region over the 6 months to 17 July 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
Tyne and Wear -10 57 £55,000 +10.00% 58
Durham -33 3 £30,750 -44.09% 7
Northumberland -6 1 - - 3
Developer
England

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 17 July 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 North East region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 26 (42.62%) C#
2 21 (34.43%) .NET
2 21 (34.43%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (31.15%) Agile
4 18 (29.51%) JavaScript
5 17 (27.87%) Azure
6 16 (26.23%) SQL Server
7 15 (24.59%) SQL
8 14 (22.95%) Java
8 14 (22.95%) Microsoft
8 14 (22.95%) Degree
8 14 (22.95%) Computer Science
9 12 (19.67%) OOP
9 12 (19.67%) TypeScript
10 11 (18.03%) React
11 10 (16.39%) Finance
11 10 (16.39%) CSS
12 9 (14.75%) ASP.NET
12 9 (14.75%) MySQL
12 9 (14.75%) Software Engineering
12 9 (14.75%) Fintech
12 9 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (14.75%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (13.11%) Social Skills
13 8 (13.11%) Clean Code
13 8 (13.11%) Mobile Development
13 8 (13.11%) React Native
13 8 (13.11%) AWS
13 8 (13.11%) PHP
13 8 (13.11%) OO

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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 1 (1.64%) OpenEdge
Business Applications
1 4 (6.56%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (3.28%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 17 (27.87%) Azure
2 8 (13.11%) AWS
3 5 (8.20%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (8.20%) GitHub
3 5 (8.20%) Power Platform
3 5 (8.20%) SaaS
4 3 (4.92%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (4.92%) Serverless
5 2 (3.28%) AWS Lambda
5 2 (3.28%) Azure Pipelines
6 1 (1.64%) Amazon S3
6 1 (1.64%) AWS Step Functions
6 1 (1.64%) Bitrise
6 1 (1.64%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.64%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (26.23%) SQL Server
2 9 (14.75%) MySQL
3 4 (6.56%) Power BI
4 1 (1.64%) DynamoDB
4 1 (1.64%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (1.64%) MongoDB
4 1 (1.64%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Git
2 1 (1.64%) Jasmine
2 1 (1.64%) Karma Test Runner
2 1 (1.64%) Protractor
General
1 10 (16.39%) Finance
2 8 (13.11%) Social Skills
3 4 (6.56%) Law
4 3 (4.92%) Advertising
4 3 (4.92%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.28%) Back Office
5 2 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (3.28%) Electronics
5 2 (3.28%) Games
5 2 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (3.28%) Legal
6 1 (1.64%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (34.43%) .NET
2 11 (18.03%) React
3 10 (16.39%) CSS
4 9 (14.75%) ASP.NET
5 8 (13.11%) React Native
6 6 (9.84%) jQuery
7 5 (8.20%) Jest
8 4 (6.56%) .NET Core
8 4 (6.56%) HTML
8 4 (6.56%) Node.js
9 3 (4.92%) SignalR
9 3 (4.92%) Vue
9 3 (4.92%) WebSockets
10 2 (3.28%) .NET Framework
10 2 (3.28%) Blazor
10 2 (3.28%) Entity Framework
10 2 (3.28%) REST
10 2 (3.28%) RESTful
10 2 (3.28%) XML
11 1 (1.64%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.48%) Hedge funds
2 5 (8.20%) Mobile App
3 4 (6.56%) NHS
4 3 (4.92%) Algorithms
4 3 (4.92%) Client/Server
4 3 (4.92%) Data Structures
4 3 (4.92%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (1.64%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.64%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (1.64%) Online Games
5 1 (1.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.56%) Android
1 4 (6.56%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (34.43%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (31.15%) Agile
3 14 (22.95%) Computer Science
4 12 (19.67%) OOP
5 9 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (14.75%) Fintech
5 9 (14.75%) Software Engineering
6 8 (13.11%) Clean Code
6 8 (13.11%) Mobile Development
6 8 (13.11%) OO
7 7 (11.48%) CI/CD
7 7 (11.48%) DevOps
7 7 (11.48%) Front End Development
7 7 (11.48%) MVC
8 6 (9.84%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (9.84%) Design Patterns
8 6 (9.84%) Full-Stack Development
8 6 (9.84%) Mentoring
9 5 (8.20%) SDLC
9 5 (8.20%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 26 (42.62%) C#
2 18 (29.51%) JavaScript
3 15 (24.59%) SQL
4 14 (22.95%) Java
5 12 (19.67%) TypeScript
6 8 (13.11%) PHP
7 7 (11.48%) C++
8 6 (9.84%) Python
9 4 (6.56%) C
10 3 (4.92%) T-SQL
11 2 (3.28%) Scala
12 1 (1.64%) Kotlin
12 1 (1.64%) PowerShell
12 1 (1.64%) Swift
12 1 (1.64%) VB.NET
12 1 (1.64%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 14 (22.95%) Degree
2 9 (14.75%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (4.92%) DBS Check
4 2 (3.28%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.64%) AWS Certification
5 1 (1.64%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.28%) ISO 9001
1 2 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.64%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.64%) Docker
Vendors
1 14 (22.95%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.28%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.64%) Telerik