Software Developer
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland
The median Software Developer salary in Sunderland is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
17 |
- |
29 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland |
0.81% |
- |
3.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.83% |
- |
3.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
- |
£57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
- |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+85.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48,750 |
- |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£48,750 |
£52,500 |
£43,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.14% |
+22.09% |
-21.82% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title |
121 |
40 |
126 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
98.37% |
97.56% |
95.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
73 |
18 |
102 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£26,250 |
£28,425 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£28,000 |
£40,177 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£35,000 |
£35,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-36.36% |
+37.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£41,967 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£74,000 |
£77,500 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£48,445 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.11% |
- |
-9.09% |
