Full-Stack Developer Job Trends in South Wales

Full-Stack Developer
Wales > South Wales

The median Full-Stack Developer salary in South Wales is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 41 52
Rank change year-on-year -8 +11 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer 13 26 23
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 1.77% 2.99% 3.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.03% 3.07% 3.82%
Number of salaries quoted 13 21 23
10th Percentile £53,000 - £42,500
25th Percentile - £45,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile - £75,000 £64,375
90th Percentile - £77,500 £66,000
Wales median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 640 848 602
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.07% 97.36% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 479 542 465
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,650 £32,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £40,770
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -0.52%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,324 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Wales median annual salary £48,500 £45,000 £46,210
% change year-on-year +7.78% -2.62% -7.58%

Full-Stack Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Full-Stack Developer job vacancy trend in South Wales

Full-Stack Developer
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in South Wales

Full-Stack Developer
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Full-Stack Developer within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 1 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cardiff +11 12 £60,000 -14.29% 2
Neath Port Talbot - 1 £60,000 -
Full-Stack Developer
Wales

Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Full-Stack 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 Wales region featuring Full-Stack Developer in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 9 (69.23%) Web Development
3 8 (61.54%) Mentoring
4 6 (46.15%) HTML
4 6 (46.15%) JavaScript
5 5 (38.46%) Git
5 5 (38.46%) MySQL
5 5 (38.46%) Sass
5 5 (38.46%) Symfony
5 5 (38.46%) Vue
6 2 (15.38%) CRM
6 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
6 2 (15.38%) SaaS
6 2 (15.38%) SQL
7 1 (7.69%) API Development
7 1 (7.69%) API Integration
7 1 (7.69%) Azure
7 1 (7.69%) C
7 1 (7.69%) C#
7 1 (7.69%) C++
7 1 (7.69%) CI/CD
7 1 (7.69%) CMS
7 1 (7.69%) Coaching
7 1 (7.69%) ColdFusion
7 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (7.69%) CSS
7 1 (7.69%) CSS3
7 1 (7.69%) Data Pipeline
7 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
7 1 (7.69%) Decarbonisation

Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 (7.69%) CMS
1 1 (7.69%) ColdFusion
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) SaaS
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) npm
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (38.46%) MySQL
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 5 (38.46%) Git
General
1 2 (15.38%) Retail
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (46.15%) HTML
2 5 (38.46%) Sass
2 5 (38.46%) Symfony
2 5 (38.46%) Vue
3 1 (7.69%) CSS
3 1 (7.69%) CSS3
3 1 (7.69%) HTML5
3 1 (7.69%) Laravel
3 1 (7.69%) REST
3 1 (7.69%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Legacy Code
2 1 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.69%) Smart City
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 9 (69.23%) Web Development
3 8 (61.54%) Mentoring
4 2 (15.38%) CRM
5 1 (7.69%) API Development
5 1 (7.69%) API Integration
5 1 (7.69%) CI/CD
5 1 (7.69%) Coaching
5 1 (7.69%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (7.69%) Decarbonisation
5 1 (7.69%) ERP
5 1 (7.69%) Front End Development
5 1 (7.69%) Migration
5 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) JavaScript
2 2 (15.38%) SQL
3 1 (7.69%) C
3 1 (7.69%) C#
3 1 (7.69%) C++
3 1 (7.69%) Java
3 1 (7.69%) PHP
3 1 (7.69%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Docker
1 1 (7.69%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle