Software Developer Jobs in Surrey

Software Developer
South East > Surrey

The median Software Developer salary in Surrey is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 115 82
Rank change year-on-year +43 -33 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 14 41 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 1.43% 1.62% 3.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% 1.78% 3.61%
Number of salaries quoted 4 40 74
10th Percentile £64,125 £24,000 £45,425
25th Percentile £64,688 £27,500 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% - -17.86%
75th Percentile £72,813 £83,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,625 £85,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £55,283 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.86% +9.09% +4.76%

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 756 2,306 2,301
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 77.46% 91.29% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 569 1,491 1,443
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,748 £38,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +8.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,750 £80,000 £90,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Surrey

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Surrey

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Surrey.

Salary trend for Software Developer in Surrey

Software 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 Software Developer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 +23 3 £67,500 +12.50% 3
Staines +2 1 £67,500 +42.11%
Weybridge -1 1 - -
Caterham - 1 - -
Esher - 1 - -
Walton-on-Thames - 1 - -
Warlingham - 1 - -
Software Developer
South East

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Surrey region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) C++
2 13 (92.86%) Java
2 13 (92.86%) JavaScript
2 13 (92.86%) Linux
2 13 (92.86%) Python
2 13 (92.86%) Security Cleared
3 12 (85.71%) Mathematics
4 11 (78.57%) DV Cleared
4 11 (78.57%) Agile
4 11 (78.57%) Software Engineering
4 11 (78.57%) Android
4 11 (78.57%) Node.js
5 10 (71.43%) Elasticsearch
5 10 (71.43%) Go
5 10 (71.43%) Android Development
5 10 (71.43%) Ansible
5 10 (71.43%) Docker
5 10 (71.43%) Pandas
5 10 (71.43%) Line Management
5 10 (71.43%) OWASP
5 10 (71.43%) Azure
5 10 (71.43%) AWS
5 10 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (71.43%) Rust
5 10 (71.43%) AWS CloudFormation
5 10 (71.43%) Kubernetes
5 10 (71.43%) Terraform
5 10 (71.43%) Cyberattack
5 10 (71.43%) Secure Coding
5 10 (71.43%) Collaborative Working

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 10 (71.43%) Amazon EKS
1 10 (71.43%) AWS
1 10 (71.43%) AWS CloudFormation
1 10 (71.43%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Network Security
1 1 (7.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (71.43%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Git
1 2 (14.29%) Subversion
2 1 (7.14%) GDB
General
1 10 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
1 10 (71.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (78.57%) Node.js
2 10 (71.43%) .NET
2 10 (71.43%) Pandas
3 3 (21.43%) HTML
4 2 (14.29%) React
5 1 (7.14%) HTML5
5 1 (7.14%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 10 (71.43%) Cyberattack
2 1 (7.14%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (92.86%) Linux
2 11 (78.57%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) Mathematics
2 11 (78.57%) Agile
2 11 (78.57%) Software Engineering
3 10 (71.43%) Android Development
3 10 (71.43%) CI/CD
3 10 (71.43%) Collaborative Working
3 10 (71.43%) Containerisation
3 10 (71.43%) Design Patterns
3 10 (71.43%) Kanban
3 10 (71.43%) Line Management
3 10 (71.43%) OO
3 10 (71.43%) OOP
3 10 (71.43%) OWASP
3 10 (71.43%) Secure Coding
3 10 (71.43%) Statistics
4 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 2 (14.29%) Physics
5 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (7.14%) TDD
5 1 (7.14%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 14 (100.00%) C++
2 13 (92.86%) Java
2 13 (92.86%) JavaScript
2 13 (92.86%) Python
3 10 (71.43%) Go
3 10 (71.43%) Rust
4 4 (28.57%) C
5 2 (14.29%) TypeScript
6 1 (7.14%) MATLAB
6 1 (7.14%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 13 (92.86%) Security Cleared
2 11 (78.57%) DV Cleared
3 3 (21.43%) Degree
4 2 (14.29%) PhD
5 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
5 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 10 (71.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (71.43%) Ansible
1 10 (71.43%) Kubernetes
1 10 (71.43%) Terraform