Developer Job Trends in Pontefract

Developer
West Yorkshire > Pontefract

As of 3 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Developer salary in Pontefract.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Pontefract 2.86% - 9.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% - 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £22,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Pontefract

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Pontefract. 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 Pontefract with a recognized job title 33 9 11
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 12 1 11
10th Percentile £31,735 - £16,000
25th Percentile £45,434 - £20,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +33.33% -27.97%
75th Percentile £61,250 - £31,500
90th Percentile £63,275 - £32,328
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £54,114 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.64% +3.07% -4.55%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Pontefract

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Pontefract

Developer
Salary Trend in Pontefract

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Pontefract.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Pontefract

Developer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Pontefract

For the 6 months to 3 March 2026, 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 Pontefract region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Android Development
1 1 (100.00%) Android SDK
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) GraphQL
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) SOLID

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Pontefract 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Android SDK
1 1 (100.00%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Android Development
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Kotlin