Software Developer
West Wales > Swansea
The median Software Developer salary in Swansea is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
10 |
9 |
29 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+20 |
+12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
2 |
25 |
14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea |
4.44% |
15.34% |
5.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.56% |
15.34% |
6.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
25 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,000 |
- |
£27,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£30,000 |
£30,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£41,210 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.94% |
+17.74% |
| 75th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£47,500 |
£46,038 |
| 90th Percentile |
£44,000 |
£55,000 |
£49,205 |
| West Wales median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£41,210 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.94% |
+17.74% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title |
36 |
163 |
223 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
80.00% |
100.00% |
86.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
29 |
145 |
178 |
| 10th Percentile |
£21,250 |
£30,000 |
£27,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,438 |
£31,250 |
£32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£37,733 |
£42,500 |
£44,710 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.22% |
-4.94% |
-0.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53,762 |
£55,000 |
£52,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
£59,857 |
£64,108 |
£61,250 |
| West Wales median annual salary |
£37,733 |
£42,500 |
£44,710 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.22% |
-4.94% |
-0.65% |
