Developer Job Trends in South Shields

Developer
Tyne and Wear > South Shields

The median Developer salary in South Shields is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 June 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Shields 11.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £68,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% +13.00% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Shields

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Shields. 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 South Shields with a recognized job title 7 6 1
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 77.78% 85.71% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £16,154 £23,662 -
25th Percentile £20,315 £23,900 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £24,296 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.25% -48.85% +11.76%
75th Percentile £48,750 £24,691 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,750 £24,929 -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £52,315 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +8.99% +1.05% -9.52%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Shields

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

Developer job vacancy trend in South Shields

Developer
Salary Trend in South Shields

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in South Shields.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in South Shields

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Shields

For the 6 months to 23 June 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 South Shields region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Anypoint
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) CloudHub
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Infor
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ION Trading
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) JSON
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) MuleSoft
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Shields 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Anypoint
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) JSON
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) RAML
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Infor
1 1 (100.00%) ION Trading
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) MuleSoft
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce