Developer Job Trends in Surrey

Developer
South East > Surrey

The median Developer salary in Surrey is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 20 8
Rank change year-on-year -20 -12 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 64 114 154
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 3.91% 9.46% 14.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.40% 10.63% 15.20%
Number of salaries quoted 62 80 116
10th Percentile £41,375 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £59,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £67,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +28.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 1,454 1,072 1,013
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.77% 88.96% 92.51%
Number of salaries quoted 912 542 713
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,000 £28,821
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Surrey

Developer
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Surrey.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Surrey

Developer
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Surrey over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Surrey

Developer
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Guildford +7 20 £60,000 +9.09% 24
Weybridge +2 11 £50,000 -20.00% 7
Staines -3 9 £55,000 -16.98% 1
Caterham - 4 £50,000 -
Woking -3 2 £60,000 -25.00% 11
Farnham -4 2 £57,500 +76.92% 1
Horley -6 2 £50,000 -
Leatherhead - 2 £47,500 -
Esher - 2 £60,000 - 1
Warlingham - 2 £51,250 -
Epsom +22 1 £60,000 - 3
Camberley +4 1 - -
Redhill -3 1 £55,000 +10.00%
Reigate -6 1 £30,000 -63.64%
Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Surrey region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 30 (46.88%) React
2 29 (45.31%) .NET
2 29 (45.31%) HTML
3 28 (43.75%) Azure
4 27 (42.19%) CSS
5 26 (40.63%) Agile
6 22 (34.38%) SQL
7 20 (31.25%) Degree
7 20 (31.25%) JavaScript
8 19 (29.69%) DevOps
8 19 (29.69%) Front End Development
9 18 (28.13%) Git
10 17 (26.56%) Unit Testing
11 16 (25.00%) Clean Code
11 16 (25.00%) GitHub
11 16 (25.00%) Wireframes
12 15 (23.44%) API Integration
12 15 (23.44%) C#
13 14 (21.88%) TypeScript
14 13 (20.31%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (18.75%) MVC
16 11 (17.19%) B2B
16 11 (17.19%) B2C
16 11 (17.19%) Bootstrap
16 11 (17.19%) Mobile Application Development
16 11 (17.19%) React Native
17 10 (15.63%) AngularJS
17 10 (15.63%) Blazor
17 10 (15.63%) CI/CD
17 10 (15.63%) Full-Stack Development

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 2 (3.13%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.56%) ArcGIS
2 1 (1.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (7.81%) MS Visio
2 2 (3.13%) Chatbot
2 2 (3.13%) S-PLUS
3 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 28 (43.75%) Azure
2 16 (25.00%) GitHub
3 13 (20.31%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (14.06%) Power Platform
5 6 (9.38%) AWS
6 5 (7.81%) Miro
7 4 (6.25%) Figma
8 3 (4.69%) PowerApps
9 2 (3.13%) Google Play
9 2 (3.13%) npm
9 2 (3.13%) TestFlight
10 1 (1.56%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (1.56%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (1.56%) Microsoft 365
10 1 (1.56%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.13%) Network Security
2 1 (1.56%) HTTPS
2 1 (1.56%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (15.63%) SQL Server
2 7 (10.94%) Power BI
3 2 (3.13%) GIS
4 1 (1.56%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.56%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.56%) Power Query
4 1 (1.56%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (28.13%) Git
2 5 (7.81%) Axure RP
3 4 (6.25%) Babel
3 4 (6.25%) rollup.js
4 3 (4.69%) JIRA
4 3 (4.69%) Visual Studio
5 2 (3.13%) Android Studio
5 2 (3.13%) CMake
5 2 (3.13%) Jenkins
5 2 (3.13%) Subversion
5 2 (3.13%) Xcode
6 1 (1.56%) Cypress.io
6 1 (1.56%) Gatling
6 1 (1.56%) JMeter
6 1 (1.56%) JUnit
6 1 (1.56%) Postman
6 1 (1.56%) Selenium
6 1 (1.56%) TestNG
General
1 14 (21.88%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (7.81%) Retail
3 3 (4.69%) Finance
3 3 (4.69%) Social Skills
4 2 (3.13%) Aerospace
4 2 (3.13%) Banking
4 2 (3.13%) Military
4 2 (3.13%) Publishing
5 1 (1.56%) Electronics
5 1 (1.56%) Games
5 1 (1.56%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (46.88%) React
2 29 (45.31%) .NET
2 29 (45.31%) HTML
3 27 (42.19%) CSS
4 11 (17.19%) Bootstrap
4 11 (17.19%) React Native
5 10 (15.63%) AngularJS
5 10 (15.63%) Blazor
5 10 (15.63%) REST
6 9 (14.06%) .NET Core
7 8 (12.50%) RESTful
8 7 (10.94%) Vue
9 6 (9.38%) ASP.NET
9 6 (9.38%) Jest
9 6 (9.38%) JSON
9 6 (9.38%) Node.js
9 6 (9.38%) WPF
9 6 (9.38%) XML
10 4 (6.25%) ASP.NET Core
10 4 (6.25%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 13 (20.31%) Mobile App
2 4 (6.25%) Video\Live Streaming
3 2 (3.13%) 3D Graphics
3 2 (3.13%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.13%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.56%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.56%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.13%) Android
1 2 (3.13%) Apple iOS
1 2 (3.13%) Linux
1 2 (3.13%) Mac OS
1 2 (3.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (40.63%) Agile
2 19 (29.69%) DevOps
2 19 (29.69%) Front End Development
3 17 (26.56%) Unit Testing
4 16 (25.00%) Clean Code
4 16 (25.00%) Wireframes
5 15 (23.44%) API Integration
6 12 (18.75%) MVC
7 11 (17.19%) B2B
7 11 (17.19%) B2C
7 11 (17.19%) Mobile Application Development
8 10 (15.63%) CI/CD
8 10 (15.63%) Full-Stack Development
9 9 (14.06%) AI
9 9 (14.06%) User Experience
10 7 (10.94%) Business Intelligence
10 7 (10.94%) Machine Learning
10 7 (10.94%) Software Engineering
11 6 (9.38%) Problem-Solving
12 5 (7.81%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 22 (34.38%) SQL
2 20 (31.25%) JavaScript
3 15 (23.44%) C#
4 14 (21.88%) TypeScript
5 5 (7.81%) C
5 5 (7.81%) Java
6 4 (6.25%) C++
7 2 (3.13%) Bash
7 2 (3.13%) Objective-C
8 1 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (1.56%) Python
8 1 (1.56%) R
Qualifications
1 20 (31.25%) Degree
2 3 (4.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.13%) PhD
3 2 (3.13%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.56%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.94%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.13%) GDPR
2 2 (3.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (6.25%) Docker
2 1 (1.56%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (1.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (4.69%) Terraform
2 1 (1.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.13%) Apple
2 2 (3.13%) ESRI
2 2 (3.13%) Google
2 2 (3.13%) Mapbox
2 2 (3.13%) Xamarin
3 1 (1.56%) Oracle
3 1 (1.56%) Peregrine
3 1 (1.56%) Samsung