Software Developer Job Trends in Nottingham

Software Developer
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The median Software Developer salary in Nottingham is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
29 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 52 54
Rank change year-on-year +22 +2 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 52 2 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 3.54% 0.43% 1.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.77% 0.45% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 49 2 13
10th Percentile £24,000 £66,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +64.71% -15.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £53,750
90th Percentile - £74,000 £58,750
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +55.56% -5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Nottingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Nottingham. 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 Nottingham with a recognized job title 1,379 444 792
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 96.10% 98.51%
Number of salaries quoted 950 274 429
10th Percentile £28,950 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -22.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £87,500
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £39,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +28.21% -22.00% -9.09%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

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

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Nottingham

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Nottingham.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Nottingham

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Nottingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Nottingham over the 6 months to 29 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Nottingham

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham

For the 6 months to 29 September 2026, Software 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 Nottingham region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 36 (69.23%) C#
2 26 (50.00%) AWS
3 25 (48.08%) .NET
4 11 (21.15%) Azure
5 10 (19.23%) Agile
6 8 (15.38%) Computer Science
6 8 (15.38%) NoSQL
6 8 (15.38%) PHP
6 8 (15.38%) SQL
7 7 (13.46%) C++
8 6 (11.54%) Technical Leadership
9 5 (9.62%) Degree
10 4 (7.69%) Mentoring
11 3 (5.77%) AngularJS
11 3 (5.77%) ASP.NET
11 3 (5.77%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (5.77%) Domain-Driven Design
11 3 (5.77%) MassTransit
11 3 (5.77%) Mathematics
11 3 (5.77%) Physics
11 3 (5.77%) RabbitMQ
11 3 (5.77%) SQL Server
11 3 (5.77%) TDD
12 2 (3.85%) CAD
12 2 (3.85%) Coaching
12 2 (3.85%) Code Quality
12 2 (3.85%) Continuous Improvement
12 2 (3.85%) CSS
12 2 (3.85%) DevOps
12 2 (3.85%) Java

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 26 (50.00%) AWS
2 11 (21.15%) Azure
3 1 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (15.38%) NoSQL
2 3 (5.77%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.92%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Git
1 1 (1.92%) Jenkins
General
1 7 (13.46%) Finance
2 5 (9.62%) Manufacturing
2 5 (9.62%) Social Skills
3 1 (1.92%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (48.08%) .NET
2 3 (5.77%) AngularJS
2 3 (5.77%) ASP.NET
2 3 (5.77%) MassTransit
2 3 (5.77%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (3.85%) CSS
3 2 (3.85%) jQuery
4 1 (1.92%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (1.92%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.69%) Robotics
2 1 (1.92%) Algorithms
2 1 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (1.92%) Legacy Code
2 1 (1.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (19.23%) Agile
2 8 (15.38%) Computer Science
3 6 (11.54%) Technical Leadership
4 4 (7.69%) Mentoring
5 3 (5.77%) Domain-Driven Design
5 3 (5.77%) Mathematics
5 3 (5.77%) Physics
5 3 (5.77%) TDD
6 2 (3.85%) CAD
6 2 (3.85%) Coaching
6 2 (3.85%) Code Quality
6 2 (3.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (3.85%) DevOps
6 2 (3.85%) Microservices
6 2 (3.85%) MVC
6 2 (3.85%) OOP
6 2 (3.85%) Software Engineering
7 1 (1.92%) Fintech
7 1 (1.92%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (1.92%) Sprint Retrospective
Programming Languages
1 36 (69.23%) C#
2 8 (15.38%) PHP
2 8 (15.38%) SQL
3 7 (13.46%) C++
4 2 (3.85%) Java
4 2 (3.85%) Python
4 2 (3.85%) TypeScript
5 1 (1.92%) Bash
Qualifications
1 5 (9.62%) Degree
2 3 (5.77%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.92%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (1.92%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (1.92%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) Ansible
1 1 (1.92%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (1.92%) Microsoft
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