Developer Job Trends in North London

Developer
London > North London

The median Developer salary in North London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 22 3
Rank change year-on-year +8 -19 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 5 6 27
As % of all permanent jobs in North London 6.85% 4.88% 26.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% 6.06% 26.47%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 27
10th Percentile £60,500 £58,750 -
25th Percentile £65,000 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +9.09% +184.97%
75th Percentile - £75,625 £57,500
90th Percentile - £80,000 £66,000
London median annual salary £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +3.23% -3.13% +3.23%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in North 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 North London with a recognized job title 70 99 102
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.89% 80.49% 99.03%
Number of salaries quoted 42 23 82
10th Percentile £35,375 £41,500 £30,575
25th Percentile £65,938 £45,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% - -21.43%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile - £69,000 £90,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in North London

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

Developer job vacancy trend in North London

Developer
Salary Trend in North London

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in North London.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in North London

Developer
Salary Histogram in North London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in North London over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in North London

Developer
Job Locations in North London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the North London region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
Enfield +11 5 £80,000 - 6
Developer
London

Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North London

For the 6 months to 11 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 North London region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) PHP
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (40.00%) E-Commerce
2 2 (40.00%) Front End Development
3 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
3 1 (20.00%) Android
3 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (20.00%) CSS
3 1 (20.00%) Flutter
3 1 (20.00%) HTML
3 1 (20.00%) HTML5
3 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (20.00%) LESS
3 1 (20.00%) OWASP
3 1 (20.00%) React Native
3 1 (20.00%) Redux
3 1 (20.00%) Sass

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North London 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:

General
1 3 (60.00%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) CSS
1 1 (20.00%) Flutter
1 1 (20.00%) HTML
1 1 (20.00%) HTML5
1 1 (20.00%) LESS
1 1 (20.00%) React Native
1 1 (20.00%) Redux
1 1 (20.00%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Android
1 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (40.00%) E-Commerce
1 2 (40.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (20.00%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) PHP
2 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility