Software Developer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Software Developer salary in the Thames Valley is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 November 2024.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 119 105
Rank change year-on-year +52 -14 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 163 81 203
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 3.77% 2.17% 3.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.96% 2.30% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 135 77 151
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,600 £34,875
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +40.00% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £75,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 4,114 3,516 6,188
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.08% 94.26% 94.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2,104 2,307 3,785
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,220 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% +4.76%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Software Developer in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 November 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 November 2024. 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
Berkshire +57 120 £70,000 - 6
Oxfordshire 0 40 £45,000 -35.71% 6
Buckinghamshire -12 3 - - 5
Software Developer
South East

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 8 November 2024, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 87 (53.37%) C#
2 76 (46.63%) .NET
3 70 (42.94%) Degree
4 63 (38.65%) JavaScript
4 63 (38.65%) Agile
5 62 (38.04%) Computer Science
6 54 (33.13%) Artificial Intelligence
7 49 (30.06%) Propensity Modelling
8 46 (28.22%) TypeScript
9 44 (26.99%) Computer Science Degree
10 40 (24.54%) Algorithms
11 38 (23.31%) Docker
12 37 (22.70%) Mathematics
13 36 (22.09%) NoSQL
13 36 (22.09%) React
14 35 (21.47%) Kubernetes
15 34 (20.86%) SQL Server
16 27 (16.56%) Microsoft
16 27 (16.56%) Git
17 25 (15.34%) Azure
17 25 (15.34%) Python
18 23 (14.11%) Full-Stack Development
19 22 (13.50%) SaaS
20 20 (12.27%) SQL
20 20 (12.27%) Finance
21 19 (11.66%) PhD
21 19 (11.66%) Master's Degree
22 18 (11.04%) HTML
22 18 (11.04%) Machine Learning
23 17 (10.43%) Physics

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.68%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.23%) IBM Domino
4 1 (0.61%) Apache
Business Applications
1 10 (6.13%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 25 (15.34%) Azure
2 22 (13.50%) SaaS
3 11 (6.75%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (5.52%) AWS
5 2 (1.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 2 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.61%) Amazon ECS
6 1 (0.61%) Amazon ElastiCache
6 1 (0.61%) Amazon SQS
6 1 (0.61%) GitHub
6 1 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (22.09%) NoSQL
2 34 (20.86%) SQL Server
3 10 (6.13%) Oracle Database
4 6 (3.68%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.84%) MySQL
6 2 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.61%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.61%) GIS
7 1 (0.61%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 27 (16.56%) Git
2 10 (6.13%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (1.84%) GitLab
4 2 (1.23%) CMake
4 2 (1.23%) JIRA
5 1 (0.61%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.61%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.61%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.61%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.61%) JUnit
5 1 (0.61%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.61%) Selenium
5 1 (0.61%) TestNG
5 1 (0.61%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.61%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.61%) Zephyr
General
1 20 (12.27%) Finance
2 15 (9.20%) Manufacturing
3 14 (8.59%) Social Skills
4 11 (6.75%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (6.75%) Public Sector
5 10 (6.13%) Local Government
5 10 (6.13%) Police
6 7 (4.29%) Electronics
7 4 (2.45%) Automotive
8 2 (1.23%) Tech for Good
9 1 (0.61%) Health Technology
9 1 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (46.63%) .NET
2 36 (22.09%) React
3 18 (11.04%) HTML
4 13 (7.98%) CSS
5 11 (6.75%) REST
6 10 (6.13%) JSON
6 10 (6.13%) Ruby on Rails
6 10 (6.13%) SOAP
6 10 (6.13%) XML
7 8 (4.91%) AngularJS
8 7 (4.29%) .NET Core
8 7 (4.29%) RESTful
9 6 (3.68%) Flutter
9 6 (3.68%) HTML5
10 2 (1.23%) .NET Framework
10 2 (1.23%) Blazor
10 2 (1.23%) Entity Framework
10 2 (1.23%) OpenMP
10 2 (1.23%) VTK
10 2 (1.23%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 40 (24.54%) Algorithms
2 10 (6.13%) NHS
3 8 (4.91%) Linux Command Line
4 7 (4.29%) Molecular Biology
5 2 (1.23%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.61%) Grid Computing
6 1 (0.61%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.75%) Linux
2 7 (4.29%) Debian
3 3 (1.84%) Unix
4 1 (0.61%) Android
4 1 (0.61%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.61%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (38.65%) Agile
2 62 (38.04%) Computer Science
3 54 (33.13%) Artificial Intelligence
4 49 (30.06%) Propensity Modelling
5 37 (22.70%) Mathematics
6 23 (14.11%) Full-Stack Development
7 18 (11.04%) Machine Learning
8 17 (10.43%) Physics
9 14 (8.59%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (7.36%) Continuous Integration
10 12 (7.36%) Data Science
11 11 (6.75%) Open Source
12 10 (6.13%) CI/CD
12 10 (6.13%) Customer Service
12 10 (6.13%) Data Security
12 10 (6.13%) Performance Tuning
12 10 (6.13%) Web Design
13 9 (5.52%) Fintech
13 9 (5.52%) Mentoring
14 8 (4.91%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 87 (53.37%) C#
2 63 (38.65%) JavaScript
3 46 (28.22%) TypeScript
4 25 (15.34%) Python
5 20 (12.27%) SQL
6 16 (9.82%) C
7 14 (8.59%) Java
8 10 (6.13%) PL/SQL
8 10 (6.13%) Ruby
9 7 (4.29%) C++
10 4 (2.45%) Rust
11 3 (1.84%) Fortran
12 2 (1.23%) Bicep
12 2 (1.23%) R
13 1 (0.61%) Go
13 1 (0.61%) Julia
13 1 (0.61%) PHP
13 1 (0.61%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 70 (42.94%) Degree
2 44 (26.99%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (11.66%) Master's Degree
3 19 (11.66%) PhD
4 15 (9.20%) Security Cleared
5 12 (7.36%) Numerate Degree
6 11 (6.75%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.61%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.13%) Accessibility
2 3 (1.84%) QA
System Software
1 38 (23.31%) Docker
2 3 (1.84%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 35 (21.47%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.61%) Terraform
Vendors
1 27 (16.56%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.75%) Oracle
3 10 (6.13%) NEC
4 1 (0.61%) Sun