The median Software Developer salary in Nottingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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
520
643
239
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
95.76%
97.57%
95.60%
Number of salaries quoted
353
331
208
10th Percentile
£28,000
£32,500
£32,125
25th Percentile
£30,000
£41,250
£43,520
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£55,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-18.18%
-
-
75th Percentile
£65,000
£70,000
£67,500
90th Percentile
£81,000
£86,250
£78,750
Nottinghamshire median annual salary
£41,000
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-25.45%
-
-
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 Salary Trend 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 5 December 2025.
Software Developer Skill Set Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham
For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, 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.
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:
