The median Software Developer salary in Northampton is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
33 |
33 |
30 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
-3 |
+3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton |
0.79% |
0.63% |
0.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.81% |
0.65% |
0.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£51,000 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£52,500 |
£66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
£67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
-18.52% |
+8.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£57,500 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£59,000 |
- |
| Northamptonshire median annual salary |
£52,000 |
£60,000 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.33% |
-11.11% |
+50.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northampton. 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 Northampton with a recognized job title |
246 |
306 |
190 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.23% |
96.84% |
96.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
177 |
184 |
156 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£28,500 |
£25,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£40,000 |
£36,094 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-2.44% |
+7.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,250 |
£60,000 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£74,625 |
£75,625 |
| Northamptonshire median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
-9.09% |
+15.79% |
