Developer Job Trends in Surrey

Developer
South East > Surrey

The median Developer salary in Surrey is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 20 15
Rank change year-on-year -22 -5 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 65 129 105
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 3.98% 10.06% 11.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.52% 10.93% 12.73%
Number of salaries quoted 64 91 76
10th Percentile £41,625 £47,500 £34,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £75,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +42.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £67,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,439 1,180 825
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.07% 92.04% 93.43%
Number of salaries quoted 930 622 580
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -6.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -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 December 2025.

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 December 2025. 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 21 £65,000 +18.18% 8
Staines -1 10 £65,000 -
Weybridge +1 6 £50,000 -20.00% 3
Farnham -2 6 £57,500 +76.92% 1
Caterham - 4 £50,000 -
Reigate -7 3 £100,000 +25.00%
Horley -4 2 £50,000 -
Leatherhead - 2 £47,500 -
Esher - 2 £60,000 - 2
Warlingham - 2 £51,250 -
Redhill +2 1 £55,000 +10.00%
Woking -9 1 £60,000 -25.00% 6
Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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 31 (47.69%) React
2 29 (44.62%) .NET
3 25 (38.46%) Azure
4 24 (36.92%) HTML
5 22 (33.85%) Agile
5 22 (33.85%) CSS
5 22 (33.85%) Degree
5 22 (33.85%) SQL
6 21 (32.31%) C#
6 21 (32.31%) JavaScript
7 19 (29.23%) Git
8 16 (24.62%) AngularJS
8 16 (24.62%) MVC
9 15 (23.08%) DevOps
9 15 (23.08%) Full-Stack Development
9 15 (23.08%) SQL Server
9 15 (23.08%) TypeScript
10 14 (21.54%) Front End Development
11 13 (20.00%) RESTful
11 13 (20.00%) User Experience
12 12 (18.46%) CI/CD
12 12 (18.46%) Clean Code
12 12 (18.46%) Unit Testing
13 11 (16.92%) AWS
13 11 (16.92%) Blazor
13 11 (16.92%) GitHub
13 11 (16.92%) Wireframes
14 10 (15.38%) .NET Core
14 10 (15.38%) AI
14 10 (15.38%) API Integration

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 1 (1.54%) ArcGIS
1 1 (1.54%) Confluence
1 1 (1.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (7.69%) MS Visio
2 3 (4.62%) S-PLUS
3 2 (3.08%) Chatbot
4 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 25 (38.46%) Azure
2 11 (16.92%) AWS
2 11 (16.92%) GitHub
3 9 (13.85%) Power Platform
4 8 (12.31%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (7.69%) Miro
6 4 (6.15%) Figma
7 3 (4.62%) PowerApps
8 2 (3.08%) Google Play
8 2 (3.08%) npm
8 2 (3.08%) SaaS
8 2 (3.08%) TestFlight
9 1 (1.54%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (1.54%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (1.54%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (1.54%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.08%) Network Security
2 1 (1.54%) HTTPS
2 1 (1.54%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (23.08%) SQL Server
2 7 (10.77%) Power BI
3 2 (3.08%) GIS
4 1 (1.54%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.54%) MySQL
4 1 (1.54%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (1.54%) Power Query
4 1 (1.54%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (29.23%) Git
2 5 (7.69%) Axure RP
3 4 (6.15%) Babel
3 4 (6.15%) rollup.js
4 3 (4.62%) JIRA
4 3 (4.62%) Visual Studio
5 2 (3.08%) Android Studio
5 2 (3.08%) CMake
5 2 (3.08%) Jenkins
5 2 (3.08%) Subversion
5 2 (3.08%) Xcode
6 1 (1.54%) Gradle
6 1 (1.54%) Maven
General
1 9 (13.85%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (7.69%) Retail
3 3 (4.62%) Finance
3 3 (4.62%) Social Skills
4 2 (3.08%) Aerospace
4 2 (3.08%) Banking
4 2 (3.08%) Games
4 2 (3.08%) Military
4 2 (3.08%) Publishing
5 1 (1.54%) Electronics
5 1 (1.54%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (47.69%) React
2 29 (44.62%) .NET
3 24 (36.92%) HTML
4 22 (33.85%) CSS
5 16 (24.62%) AngularJS
6 13 (20.00%) RESTful
7 11 (16.92%) Blazor
8 10 (15.38%) .NET Core
8 10 (15.38%) ASP.NET
8 10 (15.38%) Node.js
8 10 (15.38%) REST
9 8 (12.31%) Vue
10 7 (10.77%) WPF
11 6 (9.23%) Bootstrap
11 6 (9.23%) Jest
11 6 (9.23%) JSON
11 6 (9.23%) React Native
11 6 (9.23%) XML
12 4 (6.15%) ASP.NET Core
12 4 (6.15%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.31%) Mobile App
2 6 (9.23%) Onboarding
3 4 (6.15%) Video\Live Streaming
4 2 (3.08%) 3D Graphics
4 2 (3.08%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (3.08%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (1.54%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.54%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.08%) Android
1 2 (3.08%) Apple iOS
1 2 (3.08%) Linux
1 2 (3.08%) Mac OS
1 2 (3.08%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (33.85%) Agile
2 16 (24.62%) MVC
3 15 (23.08%) DevOps
3 15 (23.08%) Full-Stack Development
4 14 (21.54%) Front End Development
5 13 (20.00%) User Experience
6 12 (18.46%) CI/CD
6 12 (18.46%) Clean Code
6 12 (18.46%) Unit Testing
7 11 (16.92%) Wireframes
8 10 (15.38%) AI
8 10 (15.38%) API Integration
9 9 (13.85%) Software Engineering
10 8 (12.31%) Machine Learning
11 7 (10.77%) Business Intelligence
12 6 (9.23%) B2B
12 6 (9.23%) B2C
12 6 (9.23%) Mobile Application Development
12 6 (9.23%) Problem-Solving
12 6 (9.23%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 22 (33.85%) SQL
2 21 (32.31%) C#
2 21 (32.31%) JavaScript
3 15 (23.08%) TypeScript
4 5 (7.69%) C
4 5 (7.69%) Java
5 4 (6.15%) C++
6 2 (3.08%) Bash
6 2 (3.08%) Objective-C
7 1 (1.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (1.54%) Python
7 1 (1.54%) R
Qualifications
1 22 (33.85%) Degree
2 3 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.08%) PhD
3 2 (3.08%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.54%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.54%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.77%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.08%) GDPR
2 2 (3.08%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (6.15%) Docker
2 1 (1.54%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (1.54%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (4.62%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (6.15%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.08%) Apple
2 2 (3.08%) ESRI
2 2 (3.08%) Google
2 2 (3.08%) Mapbox
2 2 (3.08%) Xamarin
3 1 (1.54%) Oracle
3 1 (1.54%) Samsung