Software Developer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Software Developer salary in the Thames Valley is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 112 74
Rank change year-on-year -8 -38 +52
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 58 154 239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.91% 2.28% 3.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.34% 2.41% 4.34%
Number of salaries quoted 42 142 200
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £34,324
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +22.81% +3.64%
75th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £75,625
90th Percentile £81,750 £112,500 £95,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%

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 2,474 6,383 5,508
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.38% 94.62% 89.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,273 4,551 3,212
10th Percentile £29,050 £29,000 £28,958
25th Percentile £39,250 £36,250 £37,463
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% -1.82%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £86,250
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 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 1 May 2025.

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 1 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
Berkshire -14 30 £52,783 -29.62% 11
Oxfordshire +18 16 £55,000 - 10
Buckinghamshire +51 12 £60,000 +20.00% 3
Software Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 Thames Valley region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 33 (56.90%) .NET
2 27 (46.55%) C#
3 23 (39.66%) React
3 23 (39.66%) SQL Server
4 22 (37.93%) Full-Stack Development
5 21 (36.21%) TypeScript
5 21 (36.21%) Degree
6 20 (34.48%) SQL
7 17 (29.31%) Power Platform
8 16 (27.59%) JavaScript
8 16 (27.59%) Agile
8 16 (27.59%) Computer Science
9 15 (25.86%) Propensity Modelling
9 15 (25.86%) Docker
10 14 (24.14%) AWS
11 13 (22.41%) Kubernetes
12 12 (20.69%) Node.js
12 12 (20.69%) AngularJS
13 11 (18.97%) NoSQL
13 11 (18.97%) Secure Coding
13 11 (18.97%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (18.97%) Project Delivery
13 11 (18.97%) Social Skills
13 11 (18.97%) Git
13 11 (18.97%) Kanban
13 11 (18.97%) Artificial Intelligence
14 9 (15.52%) Python
14 9 (15.52%) Linux
14 9 (15.52%) SharePoint
14 9 (15.52%) Project Planning

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 9 (15.52%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 17 (29.31%) Power Platform
2 14 (24.14%) AWS
3 9 (15.52%) AWS Lambda
3 9 (15.52%) Serverless
4 5 (8.62%) Azure
5 3 (5.17%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (3.45%) Amazon EKS
6 2 (3.45%) AWS CloudFormation
6 2 (3.45%) IaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (39.66%) SQL Server
2 11 (18.97%) NoSQL
3 9 (15.52%) DynamoDB
4 8 (13.79%) Power BI
5 4 (6.90%) Data Lake
6 2 (3.45%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (3.45%) Metadata
6 2 (3.45%) RDBMS
6 2 (3.45%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (18.97%) Git
2 3 (5.17%) JIRA
2 3 (5.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 11 (18.97%) Social Skills
2 5 (8.62%) Electronics
2 5 (8.62%) Manufacturing
3 3 (5.17%) Retail
4 2 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (56.90%) .NET
2 23 (39.66%) React
3 12 (20.69%) AngularJS
3 12 (20.69%) Node.js
4 9 (15.52%) GraphQL
5 7 (12.07%) ASP.NET
6 4 (6.90%) EDI
7 3 (5.17%) ASP.NET MVC
8 2 (3.45%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.79%) Algorithms
2 5 (8.62%) Linux Command Line
2 5 (8.62%) Molecular Biology
3 3 (5.17%) Cloud Native
3 3 (5.17%) Data Structures
3 3 (5.17%) Public Cloud
4 2 (3.45%) Acoustics
4 2 (3.45%) Cyberattack
4 2 (3.45%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (15.52%) Linux
2 5 (8.62%) Debian
3 2 (3.45%) Android
3 2 (3.45%) Mac OS
3 2 (3.45%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (37.93%) Full-Stack Development
2 16 (27.59%) Agile
2 16 (27.59%) Computer Science
3 15 (25.86%) Propensity Modelling
4 11 (18.97%) Artificial Intelligence
4 11 (18.97%) Kanban
4 11 (18.97%) Project Delivery
4 11 (18.97%) Secure Coding
5 9 (15.52%) Clean Code
5 9 (15.52%) Event-Driven
5 9 (15.52%) Event-Driven Architecture
5 9 (15.52%) Functional Programming
5 9 (15.52%) Microservices
5 9 (15.52%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (15.52%) Project Planning
5 9 (15.52%) SDLC
5 9 (15.52%) Technology Strategy
5 9 (15.52%) Test Automation
5 9 (15.52%) Unit Testing
5 9 (15.52%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 27 (46.55%) C#
2 21 (36.21%) TypeScript
3 20 (34.48%) SQL
4 16 (27.59%) JavaScript
5 9 (15.52%) Python
6 8 (13.79%) VB.NET
7 4 (6.90%) C++
8 2 (3.45%) Bash
8 2 (3.45%) C
8 2 (3.45%) Fortran
8 2 (3.45%) Go
8 2 (3.45%) Java
8 2 (3.45%) Rust
Qualifications
1 21 (36.21%) Degree
2 11 (18.97%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (12.07%) Master's Degree
3 7 (12.07%) PhD
4 3 (5.17%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (3.45%) DV Cleared
5 2 (3.45%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 15 (25.86%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (22.41%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.45%) Ansible
2 2 (3.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (5.17%) Microsoft