Software Developer Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Software Developer
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The median Software Developer salary in Stoke-on-Trent is £55,000 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.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 33 -
Rank change year-on-year +14 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 2 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 1.45% 2.55% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 2.61% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £38,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +41.94% - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% +17.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stoke-on-Trent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title 131 153 110
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 97.45% 94.02%
Number of salaries quoted 68 111 105
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -5.88% -
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £63,975 £65,000 £64,500
Staffordshire median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year - +3.66% -8.89%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Go
1 2 (100.00%) Microservices
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) WinForms
1 2 (100.00%) WPF

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) WinForms
1 2 (100.00%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Microservices
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Go