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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 281 310 255
Rank change year-on-year +29 -55 +66
Permanent jobs citing Code Quality 461 275 567
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.60% 0.80% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.91% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 300 195 329
10th Percentile £41,925 £35,650 £34,750
25th Percentile £49,844 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -

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 54,375 30,230 47,147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 70.50% 87.42% 78.71%
Number of salaries quoted 38,201 16,507 29,656
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -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% - -9.09%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 -21 133 £69,305 +20.53% 90
South East -2 111 £62,500 -16.67% 81
North West -15 79 £69,986 +16.64% 53
South West -26 69 £58,750 -6.00% 43
Midlands -13 67 £55,000 -8.33% 33
West Midlands -21 39 £65,000 +8.33% 17
Scotland +24 32 £75,000 -25.00% 49
East of England -10 30 £60,000 - 32
East Midlands -4 28 £55,000 +29.41% 16
Yorkshire -27 28 £62,500 +13.64% 25
North East -36 26 £70,000 +7.69% 12
Wales -46 19 £67,500 +12.50% 7
Northern Ireland -75 2 £65,000 +18.18% 7
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 (3.25%) Apache
1 15 (3.25%) Confluence
2 12 (2.60%) CMS
3 10 (2.17%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.52%) Sitecore CMS
5 4 (0.87%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.65%) FactoryTalk
6 3 (0.65%) IIS
6 3 (0.65%) WinCC
7 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.43%) nginx
7 2 (0.43%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.43%) WordPress
8 1 (0.22%) Documentum
8 1 (0.22%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.22%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.22%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.65%) Simulink
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.43%) Trello
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.08%) Visualfiles
2 3 (0.65%) Payment Gateway
2 3 (0.65%) Shopify
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.22%) Infor SunSystems
3 1 (0.22%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 188 (40.78%) AWS
2 154 (33.41%) Azure
3 63 (13.67%) GCP
3 63 (13.67%) GitHub
4 47 (10.20%) Azure DevOps
5 46 (9.98%) Serverless
6 32 (6.94%) SaaS
7 27 (5.86%) GitHub Actions
8 24 (5.21%) GitHub Copilot
9 18 (3.90%) AWS Lambda
10 15 (3.25%) Amazon S3
10 15 (3.25%) Anthropic Claude
10 15 (3.25%) TestFlight
11 13 (2.82%) Firebase
11 13 (2.82%) Stripe
12 10 (2.17%) dbt
13 9 (1.95%) Amazon SQS
14 8 (1.74%) Amazon EC2
14 8 (1.74%) Amazon ECS
14 8 (1.74%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.39%) TCP/IP
2 6 (1.30%) HTTP
2 6 (1.30%) Wireshark
3 5 (1.08%) Modbus
4 3 (0.65%) Broadband
4 3 (0.65%) Profibus
5 2 (0.43%) Asterisk PBX
5 2 (0.43%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.43%) SMS
5 2 (0.43%) VoIP
6 1 (0.22%) ATM
6 1 (0.22%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.22%) Internet
6 1 (0.22%) MQTT
6 1 (0.22%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (9.76%) SQL Server
2 37 (8.03%) PostgreSQL
3 29 (6.29%) MySQL
4 28 (6.07%) Relational Database
5 17 (3.69%) Redis
6 15 (3.25%) NoSQL
7 13 (2.82%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (1.95%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (1.74%) DynamoDB
11 5 (1.08%) MariaDB
12 4 (0.87%) Power BI
13 3 (0.65%) Big Data
13 3 (0.65%) BigQuery
13 3 (0.65%) Data Lake
13 3 (0.65%) GIS
13 3 (0.65%) SQLite
13 3 (0.65%) ZAP BI
14 2 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
14 2 (0.43%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 85 (18.44%) Git
2 41 (8.89%) JIRA
3 27 (5.86%) GitLab
4 22 (4.77%) Jenkins
5 15 (3.25%) JUnit
6 14 (3.04%) Selenium
7 13 (2.82%) Crashlytics
7 13 (2.82%) XCTest
8 12 (2.60%) Claude Code
8 12 (2.60%) Maven
9 11 (2.39%) Cypress.io
10 9 (1.95%) SonarQube
11 8 (1.74%) Cucumber
12 7 (1.52%) Bitbucket
12 7 (1.52%) Mockito
12 7 (1.52%) Storybook
13 6 (1.30%) Visual Studio
14 5 (1.08%) Eclipse
14 5 (1.08%) NUnit
14 5 (1.08%) Yeoman
General
1 169 (36.66%) Social Skills
2 76 (16.49%) Finance
3 58 (12.58%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (6.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 20 (4.34%) Law
5 20 (4.34%) Public Sector
6 17 (3.69%) Electronics
7 15 (3.25%) Retail
8 12 (2.60%) Banking
9 10 (2.17%) Marketing
10 9 (1.95%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.52%) Advertising
12 7 (1.52%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.08%) Aviation
13 5 (1.08%) Health Technology
13 5 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.08%) Publishing
14 4 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.87%) Legal
Job Titles
1 134 (29.07%) Developer
2 124 (26.90%) Lead
3 120 (26.03%) Software Engineer
4 114 (24.73%) Senior
5 47 (10.20%) Senior Software Engineer
6 43 (9.33%) Senior Developer
7 33 (7.16%) Software Developer
8 24 (5.21%) Technical Leader
9 23 (4.99%) Test Engineer
10 22 (4.77%) Full-Stack Developer
11 21 (4.56%) Lead Developer
12 20 (4.34%) Team Leader
13 19 (4.12%) Python Engineer
14 18 (3.90%) Lead Software Engineer
15 17 (3.69%) Software Manager
16 16 (3.47%) Java Developer
17 15 (3.25%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
17 15 (3.25%) Python Software Engineer
18 14 (3.04%) C# Developer
19 13 (2.82%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 129 (27.98%) React
2 95 (20.61%) .NET
3 65 (14.10%) REST
4 64 (13.88%) Node.js
5 54 (11.71%) AngularJS
6 50 (10.85%) CSS
7 48 (10.41%) HTML
8 32 (6.94%) RESTful
9 28 (6.07%) Spring
10 23 (4.99%) .NET Framework
11 22 (4.77%) Playwright
12 21 (4.56%) ASP.NET
12 21 (4.56%) Next.js
13 19 (4.12%) Vue
14 17 (3.69%) .NET Core
14 17 (3.69%) GraphQL
15 16 (3.47%) Spring Boot
16 15 (3.25%) Django
16 15 (3.25%) SwiftUI
16 15 (3.25%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 82 (17.79%) Cloud Native
2 44 (9.54%) Distributed Systems
3 42 (9.11%) Product Ownership
4 31 (6.72%) Mobile App
5 26 (5.64%) Greenfield Project
6 20 (4.34%) Legacy Systems
7 19 (4.12%) Onboarding
8 13 (2.82%) Client/Server
9 11 (2.39%) Embedded Systems
10 10 (2.17%) AI Agents
10 10 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.95%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.95%) Management Information System
11 9 (1.95%) Renewable Energy
12 7 (1.52%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.52%) SCADA
13 5 (1.08%) Distributed Architecture
13 5 (1.08%) Private Cloud
13 5 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (1.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 62 (13.45%) Linux
2 29 (6.29%) Windows
3 26 (5.64%) Apple iOS
4 13 (2.82%) Android
5 6 (1.30%) Debian
6 4 (0.87%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.65%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.22%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (50.98%) CI/CD
2 228 (49.46%) Software Engineering
3 227 (49.24%) Agile
4 181 (39.26%) Test Automation
5 173 (37.53%) DevOps
6 161 (34.92%) Mentoring
7 139 (30.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 133 (28.85%) AI
9 118 (25.60%) Problem-Solving
10 89 (19.31%) Microservices
11 88 (19.09%) Technical Leadership
12 83 (18.00%) Full-Stack Development
12 83 (18.00%) SDLC
13 82 (17.79%) Software Testing
14 76 (16.49%) Scrum
15 64 (13.88%) Decision-Making
16 61 (13.23%) Infrastructure as Code
16 61 (13.23%) User Experience
17 58 (12.58%) Clean Code
18 53 (11.50%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 150 (32.54%) JavaScript
2 142 (30.80%) Python
3 99 (21.48%) C#
3 99 (21.48%) Java
3 99 (21.48%) TypeScript
4 87 (18.87%) SQL
5 52 (11.28%) C++
6 39 (8.46%) C
7 20 (4.34%) PHP
8 15 (3.25%) Swift
9 14 (3.04%) Go
9 14 (3.04%) Kotlin
9 14 (3.04%) Rust
10 9 (1.95%) Ruby
11 6 (1.30%) Bash
11 6 (1.30%) PL/SQL
12 5 (1.08%) Groovy
12 5 (1.08%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.08%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.65%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 83 (18.00%) Degree
2 63 (13.67%) Security Cleared
3 39 (8.46%) SC Cleared
4 34 (7.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (4.34%) DV Cleared
6 19 (4.12%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.17%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.65%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.65%) OCP
8 3 (0.65%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (0.43%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 2 (0.43%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.43%) PhD
10 1 (0.22%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.22%) CISM
10 1 (0.22%) CISSP
10 1 (0.22%) HNC
10 1 (0.22%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (23.64%) QA
2 38 (8.24%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.99%) Software Quality Assurance
4 10 (2.17%) WCAG
5 7 (1.52%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.87%) ISO 9001
6 4 (0.87%) NIST
7 3 (0.65%) IEC 61131
7 3 (0.65%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.43%) Automotive SPICE
8 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.43%) IEC 61508
8 2 (0.43%) MISRA
8 2 (0.43%) MISRA C
8 2 (0.43%) NCSC
9 1 (0.22%) GDPR
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 8583
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 87 (18.87%) Docker
2 14 (3.04%) Firmware
3 10 (2.17%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (2.17%) KVM
3 10 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.95%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.65%) Active Directory
6 3 (0.65%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 60 (13.02%) Kubernetes
2 41 (8.89%) Terraform
3 11 (2.39%) Grafana
4 10 (2.17%) Ansible
5 5 (1.08%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.87%) Functional Safety
6 4 (0.87%) Kibana
6 4 (0.87%) Puppet
7 3 (0.65%) Control-M
7 3 (0.65%) Docker Swarm
7 3 (0.65%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.43%) Podman
9 1 (0.22%) Argo
9 1 (0.22%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.22%) logstash
9 1 (0.22%) Packer
9 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 40 (8.68%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.42%) Google
3 16 (3.47%) Oracle
4 13 (2.82%) Amplitude
4 13 (2.82%) Braze
4 13 (2.82%) VMware
5 11 (2.39%) Databricks
6 8 (1.74%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.52%) AppDynamics
7 7 (1.52%) Sitecore
8 6 (1.30%) OpenAI
9 5 (1.08%) Intel
9 5 (1.08%) Sage
10 4 (0.87%) Adobe
10 4 (0.87%) Splunk
11 3 (0.65%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.65%) Foundry
11 3 (0.65%) HP
11 3 (0.65%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.65%) Siemens