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 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 18 8
Rank change year-on-year -22 -10 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 62 116 158
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 3.79% 9.62% 14.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.27% 10.80% 15.51%
Number of salaries quoted 60 81 119
10th Percentile £40,875 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £60,000 £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 £84,375 £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 1,451 1,074 1,019
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.58% 89.05% 92.72%
Number of salaries quoted 911 546 715
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,105 £29,362
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 £74,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,509 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.52% +7.64% -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 11 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 11 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 +5 20 £60,000 +9.09% 22
Weybridge 0 9 £50,000 -20.00% 6
Staines -3 9 £55,000 -16.98%
Caterham - 4 £50,000 -
Farnham -4 2 £57,500 +76.92% 1
Woking -5 2 £60,000 -25.00% 25
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 +3 1 - -
Redhill -5 1 £55,000 +10.00%
Reigate -7 1 £30,000 -63.64%
Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 11 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 28 (45.16%) React
2 27 (43.55%) .NET
2 27 (43.55%) HTML
3 26 (41.94%) Azure
4 25 (40.32%) CSS
5 24 (38.71%) Agile
6 20 (32.26%) Degree
6 20 (32.26%) JavaScript
6 20 (32.26%) SQL
7 18 (29.03%) Git
8 17 (27.42%) DevOps
8 17 (27.42%) Front End Development
9 15 (24.19%) C#
9 15 (24.19%) Unit Testing
10 14 (22.58%) Clean Code
10 14 (22.58%) GitHub
10 14 (22.58%) TypeScript
10 14 (22.58%) Wireframes
11 13 (20.97%) API Integration
12 12 (19.35%) MVC
13 11 (17.74%) Azure DevOps
14 10 (16.13%) AngularJS
14 10 (16.13%) Blazor
14 10 (16.13%) CI/CD
14 10 (16.13%) Full-Stack Development
14 10 (16.13%) REST
14 10 (16.13%) SQL Server
15 9 (14.52%) .NET Core
15 9 (14.52%) AI
15 9 (14.52%) B2B

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 (3.23%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.61%) ArcGIS
2 1 (1.61%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (8.06%) MS Visio
2 2 (3.23%) Chatbot
2 2 (3.23%) S-PLUS
3 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 26 (41.94%) Azure
2 14 (22.58%) GitHub
3 11 (17.74%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (14.52%) Power Platform
5 6 (9.68%) AWS
6 5 (8.06%) Miro
7 4 (6.45%) Figma
8 3 (4.84%) PowerApps
9 2 (3.23%) Google Play
9 2 (3.23%) npm
9 2 (3.23%) TestFlight
10 1 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (1.61%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
10 1 (1.61%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.23%) Network Security
2 1 (1.61%) HTTPS
2 1 (1.61%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (16.13%) SQL Server
2 7 (11.29%) Power BI
3 2 (3.23%) GIS
4 1 (1.61%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.61%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.61%) Power Query
4 1 (1.61%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (29.03%) Git
2 5 (8.06%) Axure RP
3 4 (6.45%) Babel
3 4 (6.45%) rollup.js
4 3 (4.84%) JIRA
4 3 (4.84%) Visual Studio
5 2 (3.23%) Android Studio
5 2 (3.23%) CMake
5 2 (3.23%) Jenkins
5 2 (3.23%) Subversion
5 2 (3.23%) Xcode
6 1 (1.61%) Cypress.io
6 1 (1.61%) Gatling
6 1 (1.61%) JMeter
6 1 (1.61%) JUnit
6 1 (1.61%) Postman
6 1 (1.61%) Selenium
6 1 (1.61%) TestNG
General
1 12 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (8.06%) Retail
3 3 (4.84%) Finance
3 3 (4.84%) Social Skills
4 2 (3.23%) Aerospace
4 2 (3.23%) Banking
4 2 (3.23%) Military
4 2 (3.23%) Publishing
5 1 (1.61%) Electronics
5 1 (1.61%) Games
5 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (45.16%) React
2 27 (43.55%) .NET
2 27 (43.55%) HTML
3 25 (40.32%) CSS
4 10 (16.13%) AngularJS
4 10 (16.13%) Blazor
4 10 (16.13%) REST
5 9 (14.52%) .NET Core
5 9 (14.52%) Bootstrap
5 9 (14.52%) React Native
6 8 (12.90%) RESTful
7 7 (11.29%) Vue
8 6 (9.68%) ASP.NET
8 6 (9.68%) Jest
8 6 (9.68%) JSON
8 6 (9.68%) Node.js
8 6 (9.68%) WPF
8 6 (9.68%) XML
9 4 (6.45%) ASP.NET Core
9 4 (6.45%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 11 (17.74%) Mobile App
2 4 (6.45%) Video\Live Streaming
3 2 (3.23%) 3D Graphics
3 2 (3.23%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.23%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.61%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.61%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.23%) Android
1 2 (3.23%) Apple iOS
1 2 (3.23%) Linux
1 2 (3.23%) Mac OS
1 2 (3.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (38.71%) Agile
2 17 (27.42%) DevOps
2 17 (27.42%) Front End Development
3 15 (24.19%) Unit Testing
4 14 (22.58%) Clean Code
4 14 (22.58%) Wireframes
5 13 (20.97%) API Integration
6 12 (19.35%) MVC
7 10 (16.13%) CI/CD
7 10 (16.13%) Full-Stack Development
8 9 (14.52%) AI
8 9 (14.52%) B2B
8 9 (14.52%) B2C
8 9 (14.52%) Mobile Application Development
8 9 (14.52%) User Experience
9 7 (11.29%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (11.29%) Machine Learning
9 7 (11.29%) Software Engineering
10 6 (9.68%) Problem-Solving
11 5 (8.06%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 20 (32.26%) JavaScript
1 20 (32.26%) SQL
2 15 (24.19%) C#
3 14 (22.58%) TypeScript
4 5 (8.06%) C
4 5 (8.06%) Java
5 4 (6.45%) C++
6 2 (3.23%) Bash
6 2 (3.23%) Objective-C
7 1 (1.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (1.61%) Python
7 1 (1.61%) R
Qualifications
1 20 (32.26%) Degree
2 3 (4.84%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.23%) PhD
3 2 (3.23%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.61%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (11.29%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.23%) GDPR
2 2 (3.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (6.45%) Docker
2 1 (1.61%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (1.61%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (4.84%) Terraform
2 1 (1.61%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (6.45%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.23%) Apple
2 2 (3.23%) ESRI
2 2 (3.23%) Google
2 2 (3.23%) Mapbox
2 2 (3.23%) Xamarin
3 1 (1.61%) Oracle
3 1 (1.61%) Peregrine
3 1 (1.61%) Samsung