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 30 January 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 435 229 389
Rank change year-on-year -206 +160 +80
Permanent jobs requiring a Web Developer 85 419 249
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.19% 1.21% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 1.31% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 80 90 237
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,375 £37,813 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +16.28% -4.44%
75th Percentile £52,813 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £60,500 £65,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year -23.81% +9.38% +5.49%

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 40,667 32,051 43,423
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 92.25% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 25,085 15,459 33,679
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,750 £35,000
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% -8.71%

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 30 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 30 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 -31 25 £35,000 -17.65% 16
South East -28 21 £47,500 - 30
North of England -78 19 £42,039 -19.93% 17
East Midlands -27 15 £35,000 -22.22% 12
Yorkshire -44 12 £42,039 +44.96% 10
West Midlands -12 10 £36,250 -9.38% 4
East of England -34 10 £100,000 +185.71% 19
North West -24 7 £35,000 -33.33% 6
South West -25 6 £35,000 -30.00% 13
Scotland -30 6 £30,000 -52.00% 6
Web Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 73 (85.88%) Web Development
2 29 (34.12%) JavaScript
3 28 (32.94%) CSS
3 28 (32.94%) HTML
4 22 (25.88%) .NET
4 22 (25.88%) Full-Stack Development
5 17 (20.00%) Azure
6 16 (18.82%) C#
6 16 (18.82%) React
6 16 (18.82%) SQL
7 14 (16.47%) ASP.NET
8 13 (15.29%) CMS
8 13 (15.29%) MVC
9 12 (14.12%) SQL Server
10 11 (12.94%) Front End Development
10 11 (12.94%) PHP
11 10 (11.76%) Internet
11 10 (11.76%) Mentoring
11 10 (11.76%) Microsoft
12 9 (10.59%) ASP.NET MVC
12 9 (10.59%) AWS
13 8 (9.41%) .NET Core
14 7 (8.24%) Agile
14 7 (8.24%) AWS Certification
14 7 (8.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 7 (8.24%) Azure Certification
14 7 (8.24%) Cybersecurity
14 7 (8.24%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (8.24%) Python
14 7 (8.24%) Tailwind CSS

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 13 (15.29%) CMS
2 7 (8.24%) WordPress
3 4 (4.71%) Umbraco
4 3 (3.53%) Headless CMS
5 2 (2.35%) IIS
5 2 (2.35%) SharePoint
6 1 (1.18%) Joomla!
6 1 (1.18%) nginx
Business Applications
1 1 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 17 (20.00%) Azure
2 9 (10.59%) AWS
3 6 (7.06%) GitHub
4 4 (4.71%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.53%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (3.53%) Figma
5 3 (3.53%) Power Platform
6 2 (2.35%) DigitalOcean
6 2 (2.35%) Power Automate
6 2 (2.35%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.18%) Azure AI
7 1 (1.18%) Azure App Service
7 1 (1.18%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (1.18%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (1.18%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (1.18%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.18%) Firebase
7 1 (1.18%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (1.18%) SaaS
7 1 (1.18%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.76%) Internet
2 2 (2.35%) Intranet
3 1 (1.18%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (14.12%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.71%) NoSQL
2 4 (4.71%) Relational Database
3 3 (3.53%) MySQL
3 3 (3.53%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (2.35%) MongoDB
4 2 (2.35%) Power BI
5 1 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 6 (7.06%) Git
2 2 (2.35%) JIRA
3 1 (1.18%) webpack
General
1 9 (10.59%) Social Skills
2 7 (8.24%) Multimedia
3 3 (3.53%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.35%) Legal
4 2 (2.35%) Marketing
4 2 (2.35%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.18%) Back Office
5 1 (1.18%) Finance
5 1 (1.18%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (32.94%) CSS
1 28 (32.94%) HTML
2 22 (25.88%) .NET
3 16 (18.82%) React
4 14 (16.47%) ASP.NET
5 9 (10.59%) ASP.NET MVC
6 8 (9.41%) .NET Core
7 7 (8.24%) Tailwind CSS
8 6 (7.06%) .NET Framework
9 5 (5.88%) Razor View Engine
9 5 (5.88%) Vue
10 4 (4.71%) ASP.NET Core
10 4 (4.71%) jQuery
10 4 (4.71%) React Native
10 4 (4.71%) RESTful
11 3 (3.53%) ASP.NET Web API
11 3 (3.53%) ASP.NET Web Forms
11 3 (3.53%) Bootstrap
11 3 (3.53%) Entity Framework
11 3 (3.53%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 8 (9.41%) Mobile App
2 1 (1.18%) Digital Media
2 1 (1.18%) Legacy Applications
2 1 (1.18%) Legacy Code
2 1 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.35%) Linux
2 1 (1.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (85.88%) Web Development
2 22 (25.88%) Full-Stack Development
3 13 (15.29%) MVC
4 11 (12.94%) Front End Development
5 10 (11.76%) Mentoring
6 7 (8.24%) Agile
6 7 (8.24%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (7.06%) API Integration
7 6 (7.06%) CI/CD
7 6 (7.06%) Computer Science
7 6 (7.06%) DevOps
7 6 (7.06%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (7.06%) User Experience
8 5 (5.88%) AI
8 5 (5.88%) B2C
8 5 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (5.88%) Content Management
8 5 (5.88%) CRM
8 5 (5.88%) SEO
9 4 (4.71%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 29 (34.12%) JavaScript
2 16 (18.82%) C#
2 16 (18.82%) SQL
3 11 (12.94%) PHP
4 7 (8.24%) Python
5 5 (5.88%) TypeScript
6 2 (2.35%) T-SQL
7 1 (1.18%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (8.24%) AWS Certification
1 7 (8.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 7 (8.24%) Azure Certification
1 7 (8.24%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (7.06%) Degree
3 3 (3.53%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.35%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.18%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.18%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.06%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.35%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (4.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.35%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.18%) Foundry
3 1 (1.18%) OpenAI