Software Developer Job Trends in Nottingham

Software Developer
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The median Software Developer salary in Nottingham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 April 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 39 60
Rank change year-on-year +4 +21 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 31 11 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 3.35% 3.23% 1.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.60% 3.57% 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 30 11 13
10th Percentile £24,000 - £33,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £50,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +37.50% -27.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,375 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,500 £72,500 -
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -16.28%

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 861 308 746
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.18% 90.32% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 552 185 583
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,400 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £75,000
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -1.03% -11.82%

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 18 April 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 18 April 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 24 (77.42%) C#
2 16 (51.61%) Azure
3 14 (45.16%) .NET
4 12 (38.71%) AWS
5 11 (35.48%) Agile
5 11 (35.48%) PHP
6 8 (25.81%) Computer Science
6 8 (25.81%) SQL
7 6 (19.35%) SDLC
8 5 (16.13%) Mentoring
8 5 (16.13%) NoSQL
9 4 (12.90%) C++
9 4 (12.90%) TypeScript
10 3 (9.68%) MySQL
11 2 (6.45%) API Integration
11 2 (6.45%) Clean Code
11 2 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (6.45%) CSS
11 2 (6.45%) Data Modelling
11 2 (6.45%) Degree
11 2 (6.45%) GCP
11 2 (6.45%) Git
11 2 (6.45%) Java
11 2 (6.45%) JIRA
11 2 (6.45%) jQuery
11 2 (6.45%) Laravel
11 2 (6.45%) Microsoft
11 2 (6.45%) MVC
11 2 (6.45%) OO
11 2 (6.45%) OOP

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 16 (51.61%) Azure
2 12 (38.71%) AWS
3 2 (6.45%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.13%) NoSQL
2 3 (9.68%) MySQL
3 2 (6.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Git
1 2 (6.45%) JIRA
General
1 14 (45.16%) Finance
2 4 (12.90%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (45.16%) .NET
2 2 (6.45%) CSS
2 2 (6.45%) jQuery
2 2 (6.45%) Laravel
2 2 (6.45%) RESTful
3 1 (3.23%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.23%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (35.48%) Agile
2 8 (25.81%) Computer Science
3 6 (19.35%) SDLC
4 5 (16.13%) Mentoring
5 2 (6.45%) API Integration
5 2 (6.45%) Clean Code
5 2 (6.45%) Data Modelling
5 2 (6.45%) MVC
5 2 (6.45%) OO
5 2 (6.45%) OOP
5 2 (6.45%) Scrum
5 2 (6.45%) Unit Testing
5 2 (6.45%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 24 (77.42%) C#
2 11 (35.48%) PHP
3 8 (25.81%) SQL
4 4 (12.90%) C++
4 4 (12.90%) TypeScript
5 2 (6.45%) Java
5 2 (6.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (6.45%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft
1 2 (6.45%) Zend