Developer Job Trends in Swindon

Developer
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median Developer salary in Swindon is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 4 21
Rank change year-on-year -16 +17 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 10 35 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Swindon 5.35% 15.15% 5.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.13% 16.20% 5.81%
Number of salaries quoted 10 26 10
10th Percentile £41,993 £51,250 £51,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £51,716
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +10.64% +32.02%
75th Percentile £56,625 £72,500 £69,375
90th Percentile £65,000 - £78,125
Wiltshire median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £51,716
% change year-on-year - +1.52% +6.63%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Swindon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 163 216 172
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.17% 93.51% 98.29%
Number of salaries quoted 124 135 155
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,125 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £45,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £73,250 £71,250
Wiltshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +2.04% +3.16%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Swindon.

Developer job vacancy trend in Swindon

Developer
Salary Trend in Swindon

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Swindon.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Swindon

Developer
Salary Histogram in Swindon

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Swindon over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Swindon

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

For the 6 months to 8 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 Swindon region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 5 (50.00%) Analytics
1 5 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (40.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 3 (30.00%) .NET
3 3 (30.00%) .NET Framework
3 3 (30.00%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (30.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (30.00%) ERP
3 3 (30.00%) Power BI
3 3 (30.00%) Power Platform
3 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (30.00%) SQL
3 3 (30.00%) SQL Server
4 2 (20.00%) C#
4 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (20.00%) Data Integration
4 2 (20.00%) Data Modelling
4 2 (20.00%) Data Security
4 2 (20.00%) ETL
4 2 (20.00%) GDPR
4 2 (20.00%) Laravel
4 2 (20.00%) OLAP
4 2 (20.00%) PHP
4 2 (20.00%) Relational Database
4 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (20.00%) Visual Studio
5 1 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (10.00%) Alteryx

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (30.00%) Power BI
1 3 (30.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (20.00%) OLAP
2 2 (20.00%) Relational Database
2 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (10.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (30.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (10.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) .NET
1 3 (30.00%) .NET Framework
2 2 (20.00%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Analytics
1 5 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (40.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 3 (30.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (30.00%) ERP
3 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (20.00%) Data Integration
4 2 (20.00%) Data Modelling
4 2 (20.00%) Data Security
4 2 (20.00%) ETL
5 1 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (10.00%) Data Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (10.00%) Predictive Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Predictive Modelling
5 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) Trend Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) SQL
2 2 (20.00%) C#
2 2 (20.00%) PHP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Alteryx
1 1 (10.00%) Teradata