Web Developer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Web Developer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Web Developer salary in the UK excluding London is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 438 232 397
Rank change year-on-year -206 +165 +53
Permanent jobs requiring a Web Developer 80 419 238
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.18% 1.20% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 1.30% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 75 90 226
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £51,250 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.95% +19.19% -4.44%
75th Percentile £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £63,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -23.81% +6.06% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 40,304 32,169 42,536
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 92.28% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 24,794 15,430 32,948
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,748 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.09%

Web Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Web Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Web Developer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Web Developer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Web Developer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Web Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Web Developer in the UK excluding London

Web 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 Web Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 January 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
Midlands -44 25 £35,000 -17.65% 15
South East -34 21 £47,500 - 34
North of England -71 17 £40,000 -23.81% 16
East Midlands -32 15 £35,000 -22.22% 11
West Midlands -6 10 £36,250 -9.38% 4
Yorkshire -40 10 £41,020 +41.45% 9
East of England -37 9 £100,000 +158.06% 18
North West -23 7 £35,000 -33.33% 6
Scotland -26 6 £30,000 -52.00% 5
South West -37 4 £35,000 -30.00% 14
Web Developer
UK

Web Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 27 January 2026, Web Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Web Developer in the job title.

1 69 (86.25%) Web Development
2 28 (35.00%) JavaScript
3 27 (33.75%) CSS
3 27 (33.75%) HTML
4 22 (27.50%) .NET
5 18 (22.50%) Full-Stack Development
6 16 (20.00%) Azure
7 15 (18.75%) C#
7 15 (18.75%) React
7 15 (18.75%) SQL
8 14 (17.50%) ASP.NET
9 13 (16.25%) MVC
10 12 (15.00%) SQL Server
11 11 (13.75%) CMS
12 10 (12.50%) Internet
12 10 (12.50%) Mentoring
12 10 (12.50%) Microsoft
13 9 (11.25%) ASP.NET MVC
13 9 (11.25%) Front End Development
13 9 (11.25%) PHP
14 8 (10.00%) .NET Core
15 7 (8.75%) AWS
15 7 (8.75%) AWS Certification
15 7 (8.75%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 7 (8.75%) Azure Certification
15 7 (8.75%) Cybersecurity
15 7 (8.75%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (8.75%) Python
15 7 (8.75%) Tailwind CSS
15 7 (8.75%) WordPress

Web Developer Skill Set
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 11 (13.75%) CMS
2 7 (8.75%) WordPress
3 4 (5.00%) Umbraco
4 2 (2.50%) Headless CMS
4 2 (2.50%) IIS
4 2 (2.50%) SharePoint
5 1 (1.25%) Joomla!
Business Applications
1 1 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.00%) Azure
2 7 (8.75%) AWS
3 6 (7.50%) GitHub
4 4 (5.00%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.75%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (3.75%) Figma
5 3 (3.75%) Power Platform
6 2 (2.50%) Power Automate
6 2 (2.50%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.25%) Azure AI
7 1 (1.25%) Azure App Service
7 1 (1.25%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (1.25%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (1.25%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (1.25%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.25%) Firebase
7 1 (1.25%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (1.25%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.50%) Internet
2 2 (2.50%) Intranet
3 1 (1.25%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (15.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.50%) NoSQL
2 2 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (2.50%) Power BI
2 2 (2.50%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.25%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (3.75%) Git
2 2 (2.50%) JIRA
3 1 (1.25%) webpack
General
1 9 (11.25%) Social Skills
2 7 (8.75%) Multimedia
3 3 (3.75%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.50%) Legal
4 2 (2.50%) Marketing
4 2 (2.50%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.25%) Back Office
5 1 (1.25%) Finance
5 1 (1.25%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (33.75%) CSS
1 27 (33.75%) HTML
2 22 (27.50%) .NET
3 15 (18.75%) React
4 14 (17.50%) ASP.NET
5 9 (11.25%) ASP.NET MVC
6 8 (10.00%) .NET Core
7 7 (8.75%) Tailwind CSS
8 6 (7.50%) .NET Framework
9 5 (6.25%) Razor View Engine
10 4 (5.00%) ASP.NET Core
10 4 (5.00%) jQuery
10 4 (5.00%) React Native
11 3 (3.75%) ASP.NET Web API
11 3 (3.75%) ASP.NET Web Forms
11 3 (3.75%) Bootstrap
11 3 (3.75%) Entity Framework
11 3 (3.75%) Next.js
11 3 (3.75%) RESTful
11 3 (3.75%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (1.25%) Digital Media
2 1 (1.25%) Legacy Applications
2 1 (1.25%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.25%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (86.25%) Web Development
2 18 (22.50%) Full-Stack Development
3 13 (16.25%) MVC
4 10 (12.50%) Mentoring
5 9 (11.25%) Front End Development
6 7 (8.75%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (7.50%) Agile
7 6 (7.50%) Computer Science
7 6 (7.50%) DevOps
8 5 (6.25%) B2C
8 5 (6.25%) CI/CD
8 5 (6.25%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (6.25%) Content Management
8 5 (6.25%) SEO
8 5 (6.25%) User Experience
9 4 (5.00%) AI
9 4 (5.00%) API Integration
9 4 (5.00%) CRM
9 4 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (5.00%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 28 (35.00%) JavaScript
2 15 (18.75%) C#
2 15 (18.75%) SQL
3 9 (11.25%) PHP
4 7 (8.75%) Python
5 4 (5.00%) TypeScript
6 2 (2.50%) T-SQL
7 1 (1.25%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (8.75%) AWS Certification
1 7 (8.75%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 7 (8.75%) Azure Certification
1 7 (8.75%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (7.50%) Degree
3 3 (3.75%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.50%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.50%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.50%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (2.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.25%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.50%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.25%) Foundry
3 1 (1.25%) OpenAI