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 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 40 58
Rank change year-on-year +8 +18 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 44 6 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 4.17% 1.84% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.44% 2.03% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 41 6 16
10th Percentile £24,000 £50,625 £32,500
25th Percentile £25,000 £54,688 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +54.29% -7.89%
75th Percentile - £72,500 £54,688
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £57,500
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £56,250 £67,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +50.00% -

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 991 296 886
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 90.80% 96.83%
Number of salaries quoted 639 155 667
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,650 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,875 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,000 £76,250
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -11.46% -12.73%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 (81.82%) C#
2 22 (50.00%) .NET
3 19 (43.18%) Azure
4 18 (40.91%) AWS
5 11 (25.00%) Agile
5 11 (25.00%) Computer Science
5 11 (25.00%) PHP
5 11 (25.00%) SQL
6 8 (18.18%) C++
7 7 (15.91%) NoSQL
8 6 (13.64%) SDLC
9 5 (11.36%) Degree
10 4 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (9.09%) SQL Server
11 3 (6.82%) CSS
11 3 (6.82%) Java
11 3 (6.82%) jQuery
11 3 (6.82%) Mentoring
11 3 (6.82%) MVC
11 3 (6.82%) OOP
12 2 (4.55%) AngularJS
12 2 (4.55%) ASP.NET
12 2 (4.55%) CAD
12 2 (4.55%) Clean Code
12 2 (4.55%) Domain-Driven Design
12 2 (4.55%) MassTransit
12 2 (4.55%) Mathematics
12 2 (4.55%) Microsoft
12 2 (4.55%) OO
12 2 (4.55%) Physics

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 19 (43.18%) Azure
2 18 (40.91%) AWS
3 1 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (15.91%) NoSQL
2 4 (9.09%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.27%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (2.27%) Git
General
1 16 (36.36%) Finance
2 5 (11.36%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.09%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.27%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (50.00%) .NET
2 3 (6.82%) CSS
2 3 (6.82%) jQuery
3 2 (4.55%) AngularJS
3 2 (4.55%) ASP.NET
3 2 (4.55%) MassTransit
3 2 (4.55%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (2.27%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.55%) Virtual Team
2 1 (2.27%) Algorithms
2 1 (2.27%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (2.27%) Legacy Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (25.00%) Agile
1 11 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 6 (13.64%) SDLC
3 3 (6.82%) Mentoring
3 3 (6.82%) MVC
3 3 (6.82%) OOP
4 2 (4.55%) CAD
4 2 (4.55%) Clean Code
4 2 (4.55%) Domain-Driven Design
4 2 (4.55%) Mathematics
4 2 (4.55%) OO
4 2 (4.55%) Physics
4 2 (4.55%) TDD
5 1 (2.27%) CI/CD
5 1 (2.27%) Coaching
5 1 (2.27%) Code Quality
5 1 (2.27%) Fintech
5 1 (2.27%) Microservices
5 1 (2.27%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (2.27%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 36 (81.82%) C#
2 11 (25.00%) PHP
2 11 (25.00%) SQL
3 8 (18.18%) C++
4 3 (6.82%) Java
5 2 (4.55%) Python
6 1 (2.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (11.36%) Degree
2 4 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.27%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft