Software Developer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Software Developer salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 98 157 112
Rank change year-on-year +59 -45 -41
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 1,614 1,064 2,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.47% 2.21% 3.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.61% 2.47% 3.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,410 940 1,554
10th Percentile £33,750 £34,932 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 61,941 43,162 74,370
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 89.65% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 41,460 27,696 44,286
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
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 Software Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
South East +17 484 £60,000 - 54
North of England +127 375 £49,500 -6.60% 59
South West +67 238 £50,000 -4.76% 35
Midlands +27 205 £45,000 -14.29% 46
North West +89 172 £51,750 -5.91% 28
Yorkshire +100 151 £47,500 -9.52% 21
West Midlands +29 124 £45,000 -14.29% 31
Scotland +14 123 £53,750 +19.44% 21
East of England +28 97 £51,000 -2.86% 21
East Midlands +3 80 £45,000 -25.00% 15
Wales +41 52 £42,500 -4.94% 5
North East +26 52 £50,000 -4.76% 10
Northern Ireland -13 40 £50,000 +25.00% 9
Software Developer
UK

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 26 July 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 UK excluding London region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 839 (51.98%) C#
2 749 (46.41%) .NET
3 419 (25.96%) Agile
4 372 (23.05%) JavaScript
5 347 (21.50%) Azure
6 339 (21.00%) SQL
7 315 (19.52%) Software Engineering
8 272 (16.85%) Degree
9 265 (16.42%) SQL Server
10 262 (16.23%) Social Skills
11 251 (15.55%) Full Stack Development
12 246 (15.24%) .NET Core
13 235 (14.56%) DevOps
14 212 (13.14%) Computer Science
15 205 (12.70%) HTML
16 200 (12.39%) Problem-Solving
17 189 (11.71%) React
18 184 (11.40%) ASP.NET
19 175 (10.84%) CSS
19 175 (10.84%) AWS
20 174 (10.78%) Python
21 160 (9.91%) .NET Framework
22 159 (9.85%) MVC
23 149 (9.23%) Java
24 148 (9.17%) AngularJS
25 144 (8.92%) C++
26 142 (8.80%) Microsoft
27 141 (8.74%) Artificial Intelligence
28 131 (8.12%) TypeScript
29 130 (8.05%) Docker

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 18 (1.12%) CMS
2 10 (0.62%) Apache
2 10 (0.62%) Mendix
2 10 (0.62%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.43%) ArcGIS
5 6 (0.37%) Confluence
5 6 (0.37%) Umbraco
5 6 (0.37%) WordPress
6 5 (0.31%) IIS
7 2 (0.12%) IBM Domino
7 2 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.062%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.062%) JBoss
8 1 (0.062%) OpenEdge
8 1 (0.062%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 32 (1.98%) Simulink
2 7 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.062%) Mathematica
Business Applications
1 10 (0.62%) NEC Housing
2 7 (0.43%) BPCS
3 5 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.12%) ProductWriter
4 2 (0.12%) Shopify
5 1 (0.062%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 347 (21.50%) Azure
2 175 (10.84%) AWS
3 104 (6.44%) Azure DevOps
3 104 (6.44%) SaaS
4 46 (2.85%) GitHub
5 31 (1.92%) Serverless
6 21 (1.30%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (1.05%) GitHub Actions
8 16 (0.99%) Power Platform
9 12 (0.74%) AWS Lambda
9 12 (0.74%) dbt
10 9 (0.56%) Amazon S3
11 7 (0.43%) Amazon Bedrock
11 7 (0.43%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 7 (0.43%) Anthropic Claude
11 7 (0.43%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (0.43%) Azure Service Bus
11 7 (0.43%) GCP
11 7 (0.43%) Pulumi
12 6 (0.37%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.05%) Wireless
2 15 (0.93%) Network Security
3 8 (0.50%) TCP/IP
4 7 (0.43%) Internet
5 6 (0.37%) Firewall
6 5 (0.31%) DNS
7 4 (0.25%) 4G
7 4 (0.25%) 5G
7 4 (0.25%) iSCSI
7 4 (0.25%) LAN
7 4 (0.25%) NAS
7 4 (0.25%) VPN
7 4 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.062%) AMQP
8 1 (0.062%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.062%) HTTP
8 1 (0.062%) RS-232
8 1 (0.062%) SSL
8 1 (0.062%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 265 (16.42%) SQL Server
2 73 (4.52%) NoSQL
3 72 (4.46%) MySQL
4 41 (2.54%) Relational Database
5 29 (1.80%) PostgreSQL
6 23 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 21 (1.30%) MongoDB
8 16 (0.99%) Redis
9 14 (0.87%) Elasticsearch
10 12 (0.74%) Oracle Database
11 10 (0.62%) GIS
12 8 (0.50%) DynamoDB
13 7 (0.43%) Geospatial Data
13 7 (0.43%) Power BI
14 6 (0.37%) SQLite
15 3 (0.19%) Amazon Aurora
15 3 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
15 3 (0.19%) Couchbase
15 3 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
15 3 (0.19%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 117 (7.25%) Git
2 69 (4.28%) Visual Studio
3 27 (1.67%) JIRA
4 19 (1.18%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.18%) Selenium
5 18 (1.12%) NUnit
6 16 (0.99%) Visual Studio Code
7 15 (0.93%) TeamCity
8 14 (0.87%) CircleCI
8 14 (0.87%) Jasmine
8 14 (0.87%) Team Foundation Server
9 12 (0.74%) Oracle APEX
10 9 (0.56%) LabVIEW
11 8 (0.50%) Bitbucket
11 8 (0.50%) GitLab
12 7 (0.43%) Cypress.io
12 7 (0.43%) Moq
13 5 (0.31%) Eclipse
13 5 (0.31%) MSTest
13 5 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 262 (16.23%) Social Skills
2 129 (7.99%) Finance
3 55 (3.41%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (3.22%) Manufacturing
5 48 (2.97%) Law
5 48 (2.97%) Public Sector
6 45 (2.79%) Marketing
7 42 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (1.30%) Electronics
8 21 (1.30%) Retail
9 18 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (1.05%) Aviation
10 17 (1.05%) Tech for Good
11 16 (0.99%) Police
12 14 (0.87%) Aerospace
13 13 (0.81%) Legal
13 13 (0.81%) Music Industry
13 13 (0.81%) Telecoms
14 11 (0.68%) Automotive
14 11 (0.68%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 749 (46.41%) .NET
2 246 (15.24%) .NET Core
3 205 (12.70%) HTML
4 189 (11.71%) React
5 184 (11.40%) ASP.NET
6 175 (10.84%) CSS
7 160 (9.91%) .NET Framework
8 148 (9.17%) AngularJS
9 97 (6.01%) Entity Framework
10 79 (4.89%) RESTful
11 71 (4.40%) ASP.NET Web API
12 65 (4.03%) Node.js
13 58 (3.59%) ASP.NET MVC
14 55 (3.41%) Blazor
14 55 (3.41%) REST
15 52 (3.22%) HTML5
16 48 (2.97%) JSON
17 46 (2.85%) Vue
18 42 (2.60%) Web Services
19 38 (2.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (3.78%) Algorithms
2 36 (2.23%) Greenfield Project
3 31 (1.92%) Mobile App
4 26 (1.61%) IoT
5 21 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (1.30%) Public Cloud
6 20 (1.24%) NHS
7 17 (1.05%) Product Ownership
8 16 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
9 15 (0.93%) Cloud Native
10 14 (0.87%) Client/Server
11 13 (0.81%) Embedded Systems
11 13 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (0.74%) Digital Media
13 10 (0.62%) Management Information System
14 9 (0.56%) Data Structures
14 9 (0.56%) Renewable Energy
15 8 (0.50%) Podcast
15 8 (0.50%) Virtual Team
16 7 (0.43%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 102 (6.32%) Linux
2 63 (3.90%) Windows
3 32 (1.98%) Embedded Linux
4 21 (1.30%) Android
5 20 (1.24%) Apple iOS
6 14 (0.87%) Unix
7 5 (0.31%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.12%) Windows Mobile
10 1 (0.062%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.062%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (25.96%) Agile
2 315 (19.52%) Software Engineering
3 251 (15.55%) Full Stack Development
4 235 (14.56%) DevOps
5 212 (13.14%) Computer Science
6 200 (12.39%) Problem-Solving
7 159 (9.85%) MVC
8 141 (8.74%) Artificial Intelligence
9 121 (7.50%) CI/CD
9 121 (7.50%) Mentoring
10 105 (6.51%) Microservices
11 88 (5.45%) SDLC
11 88 (5.45%) TDD
12 87 (5.39%) Code Quality
13 85 (5.27%) Scrum
14 79 (4.89%) Unit Testing
15 78 (4.83%) Test Automation
16 77 (4.77%) Design Patterns
17 76 (4.71%) Web Development
18 67 (4.15%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 839 (51.98%) C#
2 372 (23.05%) JavaScript
3 339 (21.00%) SQL
4 174 (10.78%) Python
5 149 (9.23%) Java
6 144 (8.92%) C++
7 131 (8.12%) TypeScript
8 114 (7.06%) C
9 60 (3.72%) PHP
10 38 (2.35%) VB.NET
11 32 (1.98%) Ruby
12 19 (1.18%) Go
12 19 (1.18%) PowerShell
12 19 (1.18%) T-SQL
13 18 (1.12%) VB
14 12 (0.74%) PL/SQL
15 10 (0.62%) Bicep
15 10 (0.62%) XAML
16 9 (0.56%) Assembly Language
16 9 (0.56%) Perl
Qualifications
1 272 (16.85%) Degree
2 126 (7.81%) Computer Science Degree
3 122 (7.56%) Security Cleared
4 54 (3.35%) DV Cleared
5 35 (2.17%) SC Cleared
6 23 (1.43%) Master's Degree
7 22 (1.36%) DBS Check
8 15 (0.93%) PhD
9 8 (0.50%) AWS Certification
10 7 (0.43%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.31%) CIPD
12 4 (0.25%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.19%) BC Cleared
13 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.062%) MCSA
14 1 (0.062%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (2.60%) QA
2 13 (0.81%) Accessibility
3 10 (0.62%) GDPR
4 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.12%) MISRA
5 2 (0.12%) MISRA C
5 2 (0.12%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 130 (8.05%) Docker
2 8 (0.50%) Firmware
3 5 (0.31%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (0.25%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.062%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 100 (6.20%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.18%) Terraform
3 11 (0.68%) Ansible
4 9 (0.56%) Kibana
5 7 (0.43%) MIIS
6 4 (0.25%) HP Quality Center
6 4 (0.25%) WSUS
7 2 (0.12%) Grafana
8 1 (0.062%) Kiali
Vendors
1 142 (8.80%) Microsoft
2 34 (2.11%) Oracle
3 32 (1.98%) Xilinx
4 12 (0.74%) OpenAI
5 11 (0.68%) Facebook
5 11 (0.68%) Xamarin
6 10 (0.62%) Google
6 10 (0.62%) NEC
7 7 (0.43%) IBM
8 5 (0.31%) Micro Focus
8 5 (0.31%) VMware
9 4 (0.25%) ESRI
9 4 (0.25%) HP
9 4 (0.25%) New Relic
9 4 (0.25%) Optimizely
9 4 (0.25%) Veeam
10 3 (0.19%) Twitter
11 2 (0.12%) DevExpress
11 2 (0.12%) NVIDIA
11 2 (0.12%) Rackspace