Code Quality Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Code Quality (Software Quality)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Code Quality skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 291 270 258
Rank change year-on-year -21 -12 +89
Permanent jobs citing Code Quality 422 330 591
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.57% 0.96% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 1.10% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 291 245 357
10th Percentile £42,500 £37,900 £33,750
25th Percentile £49,688 £51,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,200 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.81% +10.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £66,253 £64,233
% change year-on-year +5.66% +3.14% -1.18%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Code Quality falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,597 30,040 49,350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 70.53% 87.79% 78.91%
Number of salaries quoted 37,034 16,317 32,343
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,656 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Code Quality
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Code Quality relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Code Quality job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Code Quality
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Code Quality.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Code Quality

Code Quality
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Code Quality in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Code Quality in the UK excluding London

Code Quality
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Code Quality within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 July 2026. 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
North of England -19 117 £69,305 +13.15% 76
South East -8 102 £61,250 -23.44% 69
North West -10 71 £69,986 +7.67% 47
Midlands -7 67 £65,000 +8.33% 29
South West -28 61 £57,500 -8.00% 41
West Midlands -12 35 £65,000 +8.33% 15
East Midlands +2 32 £55,000 +37.50% 14
Scotland +18 29 £75,000 -25.00% 30
East of England -46 28 £60,000 -9.40% 28
Yorkshire -28 27 £62,500 +13.64% 14
North East -35 19 £70,000 +7.69% 15
Wales -47 18 £67,500 +12.50% 4
Northern Ireland -69 2 £65,000 +18.18% 5
Code Quality
UK

Code Quality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (3.55%) Confluence
2 13 (3.08%) CMS
3 12 (2.84%) Apache
4 7 (1.66%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.66%) Sitecore CMS
5 4 (0.95%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.71%) FactoryTalk
6 3 (0.71%) IIS
6 3 (0.71%) WinCC
7 2 (0.47%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.47%) nginx
7 2 (0.47%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.47%) WordPress
8 1 (0.24%) Documentum
8 1 (0.24%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.24%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.71%) Simulink
3 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.47%) Trello
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.18%) Visualfiles
2 3 (0.71%) Payment Gateway
2 3 (0.71%) Shopify
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Infor SunSystems
3 1 (0.24%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 173 (41.00%) AWS
2 144 (34.12%) Azure
3 59 (13.98%) GCP
4 56 (13.27%) GitHub
5 44 (10.43%) Serverless
6 40 (9.48%) Azure DevOps
7 30 (7.11%) SaaS
8 25 (5.92%) GitHub Actions
9 19 (4.50%) GitHub Copilot
10 18 (4.27%) AWS Lambda
11 15 (3.55%) TestFlight
12 14 (3.32%) Amazon S3
12 14 (3.32%) Anthropic Claude
12 14 (3.32%) Firebase
12 14 (3.32%) Stripe
13 9 (2.13%) Amazon SQS
14 8 (1.90%) Amazon ECS
15 7 (1.66%) dbt
15 7 (1.66%) Figma
15 7 (1.66%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.37%) TCP/IP
2 6 (1.42%) Wireshark
3 5 (1.18%) Modbus
4 4 (0.95%) HTTP
5 3 (0.71%) Broadband
5 3 (0.71%) Profibus
6 2 (0.47%) Asterisk PBX
6 2 (0.47%) Ethernet
6 2 (0.47%) SMS
6 2 (0.47%) VoIP
7 1 (0.24%) ATM
7 1 (0.24%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.24%) Internet
7 1 (0.24%) LTE
7 1 (0.24%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (8.29%) SQL Server
2 27 (6.40%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (5.92%) MySQL
3 25 (5.92%) Relational Database
4 16 (3.79%) NoSQL
5 14 (3.32%) MongoDB
5 14 (3.32%) Redis
6 8 (1.90%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.18%) DynamoDB
8 5 (1.18%) MariaDB
9 4 (0.95%) Power BI
10 3 (0.71%) Big Data
10 3 (0.71%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.47%) GIS
11 2 (0.47%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.47%) SQLite
11 2 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 77 (18.25%) Git
2 39 (9.24%) JIRA
3 23 (5.45%) GitLab
4 19 (4.50%) Jenkins
5 14 (3.32%) Crashlytics
5 14 (3.32%) XCTest
6 13 (3.08%) JUnit
7 12 (2.84%) Claude Code
7 12 (2.84%) Maven
7 12 (2.84%) Selenium
8 8 (1.90%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.90%) Storybook
9 7 (1.66%) Bitbucket
9 7 (1.66%) Cypress.io
9 7 (1.66%) Mockito
9 7 (1.66%) SonarQube
10 6 (1.42%) Visual Studio
11 5 (1.18%) Eclipse
11 5 (1.18%) Yeoman
12 4 (0.95%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 149 (35.31%) Social Skills
2 63 (14.93%) Finance
3 49 (11.61%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (4.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (3.79%) Public Sector
6 14 (3.32%) Electronics
6 14 (3.32%) Retail
7 11 (2.61%) Banking
8 9 (2.13%) Law
9 8 (1.90%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.66%) Advertising
10 7 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.66%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.66%) Marketing
11 5 (1.18%) Health Technology
11 5 (1.18%) Legal
11 5 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.18%) Publishing
12 4 (0.95%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.95%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 119 (28.20%) Developer
2 111 (26.30%) Lead
3 107 (25.36%) Software Engineer
4 101 (23.93%) Senior
5 43 (10.19%) Senior Software Engineer
6 35 (8.29%) Senior Developer
7 28 (6.64%) Software Developer
8 23 (5.45%) Technical Leader
9 21 (4.98%) Full-Stack Developer
9 21 (4.98%) Test Engineer
10 20 (4.74%) Python Engineer
11 19 (4.50%) Lead Developer
11 19 (4.50%) Team Leader
12 16 (3.79%) Java Developer
12 16 (3.79%) Python Software Engineer
13 14 (3.32%) Lead Software Engineer
13 14 (3.32%) Mobile Engineer
14 13 (3.08%) Analyst
15 12 (2.84%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
16 11 (2.61%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (27.01%) React
2 77 (18.25%) .NET
3 57 (13.51%) Node.js
4 56 (13.27%) REST
5 48 (11.37%) AngularJS
6 45 (10.66%) CSS
7 43 (10.19%) HTML
8 33 (7.82%) RESTful
9 27 (6.40%) Spring
10 19 (4.50%) ASP.NET
11 18 (4.27%) Next.js
11 18 (4.27%) Vue
12 16 (3.79%) .NET Framework
12 16 (3.79%) GraphQL
12 16 (3.79%) Playwright
12 16 (3.79%) SwiftUI
12 16 (3.79%) UIKit
13 15 (3.55%) Django
13 15 (3.55%) Spring Boot
14 13 (3.08%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 70 (16.59%) Cloud Native
2 41 (9.72%) Distributed Systems
3 38 (9.00%) Product Ownership
4 31 (7.35%) Mobile App
5 27 (6.40%) Greenfield Project
6 19 (4.50%) Legacy Systems
6 19 (4.50%) Onboarding
7 13 (3.08%) Client/Server
8 11 (2.61%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (2.37%) Embedded Systems
9 10 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (2.13%) AI Agents
10 9 (2.13%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.90%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (1.42%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.42%) SCADA
13 5 (1.18%) Distributed Architecture
13 5 (1.18%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (1.18%) Virtual Team
14 4 (0.95%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 62 (14.69%) Linux
2 28 (6.64%) Windows
3 24 (5.69%) Apple iOS
4 10 (2.37%) Android
5 6 (1.42%) Debian
6 4 (0.95%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.71%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.24%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (51.18%) CI/CD
2 201 (47.63%) Agile
3 200 (47.39%) Software Engineering
4 167 (39.57%) Test Automation
5 160 (37.91%) DevOps
6 146 (34.60%) Mentoring
7 122 (28.91%) Continuous Improvement
8 116 (27.49%) AI
9 107 (25.36%) Problem-Solving
10 84 (19.91%) Microservices
10 84 (19.91%) Technical Leadership
11 76 (18.01%) Software Testing
12 75 (17.77%) Full-Stack Development
13 71 (16.82%) SDLC
14 67 (15.88%) Scrum
15 63 (14.93%) User Experience
16 61 (14.45%) Decision-Making
17 57 (13.51%) Clean Code
18 53 (12.56%) Infrastructure as Code
19 48 (11.37%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 131 (31.04%) JavaScript
2 128 (30.33%) Python
3 89 (21.09%) TypeScript
4 87 (20.62%) Java
5 84 (19.91%) C#
6 78 (18.48%) SQL
7 50 (11.85%) C++
8 39 (9.24%) C
9 21 (4.98%) PHP
10 16 (3.79%) Swift
11 15 (3.55%) Kotlin
12 12 (2.84%) Rust
13 10 (2.37%) Go
14 9 (2.13%) Ruby
15 6 (1.42%) Bash
15 6 (1.42%) PL/SQL
16 5 (1.18%) Groovy
16 5 (1.18%) MATLAB
16 5 (1.18%) PowerShell
17 3 (0.71%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 68 (16.11%) Degree
2 50 (11.85%) Security Cleared
3 33 (7.82%) Computer Science Degree
4 29 (6.87%) SC Cleared
5 19 (4.50%) DV Cleared
6 13 (3.08%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.37%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.47%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.47%) PhD
9 1 (0.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.24%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.24%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.24%) HNC
9 1 (0.24%) HND
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 1 (0.24%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (22.75%) QA
2 35 (8.29%) Accessibility
3 23 (5.45%) Software Quality Assurance
4 10 (2.37%) WCAG
5 7 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.95%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.95%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.71%) IEC 61131
7 3 (0.71%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.47%) Automotive SPICE
8 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.47%) IEC 61508
8 2 (0.47%) MISRA
8 2 (0.47%) MISRA C
8 2 (0.47%) NCSC
8 2 (0.47%) NIST
9 1 (0.24%) GDPR
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 8583
9 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 82 (19.43%) Docker
2 13 (3.08%) Firmware
3 11 (2.61%) KVM
3 11 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (2.37%) Hyper-V
5 9 (2.13%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.71%) vSphere
8 2 (0.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 53 (12.56%) Kubernetes
2 36 (8.53%) Terraform
3 9 (2.13%) Ansible
3 9 (2.13%) Grafana
4 4 (0.95%) Functional Safety
4 4 (0.95%) Kibana
5 3 (0.71%) Control-M
5 3 (0.71%) Docker Swarm
5 3 (0.71%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.71%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.71%) Puppet
6 1 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.24%) logstash
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.24%) Packer
6 1 (0.24%) Podman
6 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 34 (8.06%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.92%) Google
3 14 (3.32%) Amplitude
3 14 (3.32%) Braze
3 14 (3.32%) Oracle
3 14 (3.32%) VMware
4 7 (1.66%) AppDynamics
4 7 (1.66%) Sitecore
5 6 (1.42%) Databricks
5 6 (1.42%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.18%) Intel
7 4 (0.95%) Adobe
7 4 (0.95%) OpenAI
7 4 (0.95%) Splunk
8 3 (0.71%) Atlassian
8 3 (0.71%) Foundry
8 3 (0.71%) HP
8 3 (0.71%) Rockwell
8 3 (0.71%) Siemens
9 2 (0.47%) Sage