Developer Jobs in Southampton

Developer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Developer salary in Southampton is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 9 3
Rank change year-on-year +5 -6 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 61 109 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 18.60% 12.39% 22.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.83% 12.72% 23.80%
Number of salaries quoted 51 88 136
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,075 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,875 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - £74,125 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 324 857 710
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.78% 97.39% 93.05%
Number of salaries quoted 243 721 561
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,625 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £71,450 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £53,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.00% -4.76% -

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Southampton

Developer
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Southampton.

Salary trend for Developer in Southampton

Developer
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Southampton over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Southampton

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 20 (32.79%) JavaScript
1 20 (32.79%) Node.js
2 16 (26.23%) React
3 15 (24.59%) SQL
4 12 (19.67%) Azure
4 12 (19.67%) AWS
4 12 (19.67%) Full-Stack Development
5 11 (18.03%) TypeScript
5 11 (18.03%) .NET
6 9 (14.75%) Microservices
6 9 (14.75%) Next.js
7 8 (13.11%) .NET Core
7 8 (13.11%) Test Automation
8 7 (11.48%) Unit Testing
8 7 (11.48%) Agile
8 7 (11.48%) Kubernetes
8 7 (11.48%) DevOps
8 7 (11.48%) C#
8 7 (11.48%) Software Engineering
8 7 (11.48%) Tailwind CSS
8 7 (11.48%) Product Ownership
9 6 (9.84%) Event-Driven
9 6 (9.84%) Clean Code
9 6 (9.84%) Technology Strategy
9 6 (9.84%) Sprint Retrospective
9 6 (9.84%) Sprint Planning
9 6 (9.84%) Requirements Gathering
9 6 (9.84%) Serverless
9 6 (9.84%) Acceptance Criteria
9 6 (9.84%) Secure Coding

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.28%) Umbraco
2 1 (1.64%) CMS
2 1 (1.64%) Drupal
2 1 (1.64%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (1.64%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.67%) AWS
1 12 (19.67%) Azure
2 6 (9.84%) AWS Lambda
2 6 (9.84%) GCP
2 6 (9.84%) Serverless
3 5 (8.20%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (3.28%) Figma
5 1 (1.64%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (1.64%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.84%) DynamoDB
1 6 (9.84%) MongoDB
2 5 (8.20%) SQL Server
3 3 (4.92%) MySQL
4 2 (3.28%) Oracle ODI
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Git
1 2 (3.28%) MagicDraw
2 1 (1.64%) git-flow
General
1 4 (6.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (6.56%) Public Sector
2 2 (3.28%) Law
2 2 (3.28%) Manufacturing
2 2 (3.28%) Social Skills
2 2 (3.28%) Tech for Good
3 1 (1.64%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.64%) Finance
3 1 (1.64%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (32.79%) Node.js
2 16 (26.23%) React
3 11 (18.03%) .NET
4 9 (14.75%) Next.js
5 8 (13.11%) .NET Core
6 7 (11.48%) Tailwind CSS
7 6 (9.84%) GraphQL
8 4 (6.56%) HTML
8 4 (6.56%) REST
9 3 (4.92%) CSS
9 3 (4.92%) Express.js
10 2 (3.28%) AngularJS
10 2 (3.28%) ASP.NET
10 2 (3.28%) Oracle Fusion
10 2 (3.28%) XML
11 1 (1.64%) .NET Framework
11 1 (1.64%) ADO
11 1 (1.64%) jQuery
11 1 (1.64%) Spring
11 1 (1.64%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.48%) Product Ownership
2 6 (9.84%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (6.56%) e-Learning
4 3 (4.92%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (3.28%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.64%) Augmented Reality
6 1 (1.64%) BBC
6 1 (1.64%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.64%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (19.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 9 (14.75%) Microservices
3 8 (13.11%) Test Automation
4 7 (11.48%) Agile
4 7 (11.48%) DevOps
4 7 (11.48%) Software Engineering
4 7 (11.48%) Unit Testing
5 6 (9.84%) Acceptance Criteria
5 6 (9.84%) Artificial Intelligence
5 6 (9.84%) Clean Code
5 6 (9.84%) Event-Driven
5 6 (9.84%) Event-Driven Architecture
5 6 (9.84%) Functional Programming
5 6 (9.84%) Kanban
5 6 (9.84%) Secure Coding
5 6 (9.84%) Sprint Retrospective
5 6 (9.84%) Systems Analysis
5 6 (9.84%) TDD
5 6 (9.84%) Technology Strategy
5 6 (9.84%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 20 (32.79%) JavaScript
2 15 (24.59%) SQL
3 11 (18.03%) TypeScript
4 7 (11.48%) C#
5 6 (9.84%) RPG
6 3 (4.92%) Java
6 3 (4.92%) Python
7 2 (3.28%) C++
7 2 (3.28%) Delphi
7 2 (3.28%) PL/SQL
7 2 (3.28%) PowerShell
7 2 (3.28%) T-SQL
8 1 (1.64%) C
Qualifications
1 4 (6.56%) Degree
2 3 (4.92%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.64%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.64%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.92%) QA
2 1 (1.64%) Accessibility
System Software
1 6 (9.84%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (11.48%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (9.84%) IBM
1 6 (9.84%) Oracle
1 6 (9.84%) Red Hat
2 2 (3.28%) RedGate
3 1 (1.64%) Adobe
3 1 (1.64%) PayPal