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 2 December 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 18 15
Rank change year-on-year -28 -3 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 60 148 108
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 4.07% 10.53% 12.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.64% 11.11% 12.98%
Number of salaries quoted 60 103 81
10th Percentile £42,375 £49,400 £33,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £56,875 £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 £75,000 £85,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £100,625 - £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 1,293 1,332 832
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.60% 94.74% 93.91%
Number of salaries quoted 890 706 603
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,625 £31,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £40,000 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £75,000
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 2 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 2 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 +6 22 £56,250 +2.27% 9
Staines -1 10 £65,000 -
Farnham -3 7 £57,500 +76.92% 1
Caterham - 4 £50,000 -
Reigate -5 3 £100,000 +25.00%
Weybridge - 3 £50,000 - 2
Horley -5 2 £50,000 - 1
Leatherhead - 2 £47,500 -
Warlingham - 2 £51,250 -
Redhill -1 1 £55,000 +10.00%
Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 2 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 29 (48.33%) React
2 26 (43.33%) .NET
3 24 (40.00%) C#
4 21 (35.00%) Azure
4 21 (35.00%) Degree
5 20 (33.33%) HTML
5 20 (33.33%) JavaScript
6 19 (31.67%) Agile
6 19 (31.67%) CSS
6 19 (31.67%) Git
6 19 (31.67%) SQL
7 17 (28.33%) AngularJS
7 17 (28.33%) MVC
8 16 (26.67%) Full-Stack Development
8 16 (26.67%) SQL Server
9 14 (23.33%) RESTful
9 14 (23.33%) TypeScript
9 14 (23.33%) User Experience
10 12 (20.00%) AWS
10 12 (20.00%) CI/CD
11 11 (18.33%) ASP.NET
11 11 (18.33%) Blazor
11 11 (18.33%) DevOps
11 11 (18.33%) Front End Development
11 11 (18.33%) Node.js
12 10 (16.67%) .NET Core
12 10 (16.67%) REST
13 9 (15.00%) Clean Code
13 9 (15.00%) Software Engineering
13 9 (15.00%) Unit Testing

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 (1.67%) ArcGIS
1 1 (1.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (8.33%) MS Visio
2 3 (5.00%) S-PLUS
3 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (3.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (35.00%) Azure
2 12 (20.00%) AWS
3 8 (13.33%) GitHub
3 8 (13.33%) Power Platform
4 5 (8.33%) Miro
5 4 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (6.67%) Figma
6 2 (3.33%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (3.33%) Google Play
6 2 (3.33%) npm
6 2 (3.33%) PowerApps
6 2 (3.33%) SaaS
6 2 (3.33%) TestFlight
7 1 (1.67%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (1.67%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.67%) HTTPS
1 1 (1.67%) Network Security
1 1 (1.67%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (26.67%) SQL Server
2 6 (10.00%) Power BI
3 2 (3.33%) GIS
4 1 (1.67%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.67%) MySQL
4 1 (1.67%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (1.67%) Power Query
4 1 (1.67%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (31.67%) Git
2 5 (8.33%) Axure RP
3 4 (6.67%) Babel
3 4 (6.67%) rollup.js
4 3 (5.00%) JIRA
4 3 (5.00%) Visual Studio
5 2 (3.33%) Android Studio
5 2 (3.33%) CMake
5 2 (3.33%) Jenkins
5 2 (3.33%) Xcode
6 1 (1.67%) Gradle
6 1 (1.67%) Maven
6 1 (1.67%) Subversion
General
1 6 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (8.33%) Retail
3 3 (5.00%) Finance
3 3 (5.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (3.33%) Banking
4 2 (3.33%) Games
4 2 (3.33%) Publishing
5 1 (1.67%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.67%) Electronics
5 1 (1.67%) Military
5 1 (1.67%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (48.33%) React
2 26 (43.33%) .NET
3 20 (33.33%) HTML
4 19 (31.67%) CSS
5 17 (28.33%) AngularJS
6 14 (23.33%) RESTful
7 11 (18.33%) ASP.NET
7 11 (18.33%) Blazor
7 11 (18.33%) Node.js
8 10 (16.67%) .NET Core
8 10 (16.67%) REST
9 8 (13.33%) Vue
10 7 (11.67%) WPF
11 6 (10.00%) Jest
11 6 (10.00%) JSON
11 6 (10.00%) XML
12 4 (6.67%) .NET Framework
12 4 (6.67%) ASP.NET Core
12 4 (6.67%) WinForms
13 3 (5.00%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.67%) Onboarding
2 5 (8.33%) Mobile App
3 4 (6.67%) Video\Live Streaming
4 2 (3.33%) 3D Graphics
4 2 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (3.33%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (1.67%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.33%) Android
1 2 (3.33%) Apple iOS
1 2 (3.33%) Mac OS
1 2 (3.33%) Windows
2 1 (1.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (31.67%) Agile
2 17 (28.33%) MVC
3 16 (26.67%) Full-Stack Development
4 14 (23.33%) User Experience
5 12 (20.00%) CI/CD
6 11 (18.33%) DevOps
6 11 (18.33%) Front End Development
7 9 (15.00%) Clean Code
7 9 (15.00%) Software Engineering
7 9 (15.00%) Unit Testing
8 8 (13.33%) AI
8 8 (13.33%) Machine Learning
8 8 (13.33%) Wireframes
9 7 (11.67%) API Integration
9 7 (11.67%) Web Development
10 6 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (10.00%) CRM
11 5 (8.33%) Logistics
11 5 (8.33%) Prototyping
11 5 (8.33%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 24 (40.00%) C#
2 20 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 19 (31.67%) SQL
4 14 (23.33%) TypeScript
5 5 (8.33%) Java
6 4 (6.67%) C
7 3 (5.00%) C++
8 2 (3.33%) Bash
8 2 (3.33%) Objective-C
9 1 (1.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (1.67%) Python
9 1 (1.67%) R
Qualifications
1 21 (35.00%) Degree
2 3 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.67%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.67%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.67%) PhD
3 1 (1.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (11.67%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.33%) GDPR
2 2 (3.33%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (6.67%) Docker
2 1 (1.67%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (1.67%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (5.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (5.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.33%) Apple
2 2 (3.33%) ESRI
2 2 (3.33%) Google
2 2 (3.33%) Mapbox
2 2 (3.33%) Xamarin
3 1 (1.67%) Oracle
3 1 (1.67%) Samsung