Applications Developer Job Trends

Application Developer
UK

The median Application Developer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 514 576 490
Rank change year-on-year +62 -86 +154
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 230 75 459
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.25% 0.17% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.20% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 177 59 379
10th Percentile £31,500 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £52,101
Median % change year-on-year - +15.16% -9.39%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,000 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £58,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.13% +17.50% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 87,064 38,294 94,653
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 89.31% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 57,954 21,519 69,253
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.90% +1.93% -6.54%

Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Applications Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Applications Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in the UK

Applications Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Developer over the 6 months to 29 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Developer in the UK

Applications Developer
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 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
England +73 219 £60,000 - 14
UK excluding London +52 171 £60,000 +2.13% 10
South East +17 60 £60,000 +20.00% 5
Work from Home +44 58 £60,000 -4.00% 5
North of England +1 57 £57,500 -20.69% 1
London +7 52 £70,000 +11.11% 6
North West +38 44 £55,000 +2.33% 1
Midlands -9 33 £45,000 -25.00% 1
East Midlands -7 29 £45,000 - 1
Yorkshire -48 13 £65,000 -10.34%
East of England -18 10 £65,000 -1.84% 2
South West -57 5 - -
Scotland -1 4 £30,000 -60.00% 1
West Midlands -40 4 £46,500 -22.50%
Wales - 2 £45,000 -

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 29 May 2026, Applications 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 featuring Applications Developer in the job title.

1 59 (25.65%) .NET
2 53 (23.04%) C#
3 52 (22.61%) Microsoft
4 46 (20.00%) Azure
5 45 (19.57%) SQL
6 37 (16.09%) PowerApps
7 36 (15.65%) Agile
8 31 (13.48%) Power Automate
8 31 (13.48%) Power Platform
9 28 (12.17%) SQL Server
10 27 (11.74%) Collaborative Culture
10 27 (11.74%) Problem-Solving
11 25 (10.87%) Clean Code
12 24 (10.43%) Android
12 24 (10.43%) Business Intelligence
13 22 (9.57%) Android Development
13 22 (9.57%) Collaborative Working
14 21 (9.13%) HTML
14 21 (9.13%) Java
15 20 (8.70%) .NET Core
15 20 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
15 20 (8.70%) CSS
16 19 (8.26%) SOLID
17 18 (7.83%) JavaScript
17 18 (7.83%) Oracle
18 17 (7.39%) React
19 16 (6.96%) Power BI
19 16 (6.96%) SDLC
20 15 (6.52%) Apple iOS
20 15 (6.52%) Microsoft 365

Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 5 (2.17%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.74%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (1.30%) JBoss
4 2 (0.87%) Apache
4 2 (0.87%) IIS
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.87%) nginx
Applications
1 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (4.78%) Oracle Applications
1 11 (4.78%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 46 (20.00%) Azure
2 37 (16.09%) PowerApps
3 31 (13.48%) Power Automate
3 31 (13.48%) Power Platform
4 15 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (5.65%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (4.78%) AWS
6 11 (4.78%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (3.48%) Azure Logic Apps
7 8 (3.48%) GitHub
8 4 (1.74%) OCI
8 4 (1.74%) Oracle CX
9 2 (0.87%) Datadog
9 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.43%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.74%) Broadband
2 2 (0.87%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (12.17%) SQL Server
2 16 (6.96%) Power BI
3 9 (3.91%) Relational Database
4 8 (3.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (2.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.74%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (1.74%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.43%) MySQL
8 1 (0.43%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 4 (1.74%) Git
1 4 (1.74%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (0.87%) Bitbucket
2 2 (0.87%) Subversion
3 1 (0.43%) XCUITest
General
1 30 (13.04%) Finance
2 20 (8.70%) Law
3 15 (6.52%) Retail
4 12 (5.22%) Social Skills
5 9 (3.91%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (3.04%) Manufacturing
7 4 (1.74%) Games
7 4 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (1.74%) Legal
8 3 (1.30%) Back Office
8 3 (1.30%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.30%) Wearables
9 2 (0.87%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.43%) Billing
10 1 (0.43%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (25.65%) .NET
2 21 (9.13%) HTML
3 20 (8.70%) .NET Core
3 20 (8.70%) CSS
4 17 (7.39%) React
5 11 (4.78%) React Native
6 10 (4.35%) Bootstrap
7 9 (3.91%) ASP.NET
8 6 (2.61%) Classic ASP
8 6 (2.61%) HTML5
9 5 (2.17%) ASP.NET MVC
9 5 (2.17%) HTML5 Canvas
10 4 (1.74%) Android SDK
10 4 (1.74%) AngularJS
10 4 (1.74%) Blazor
10 4 (1.74%) GraphQL
10 4 (1.74%) REST
10 4 (1.74%) SwiftUI
10 4 (1.74%) WinForms
11 3 (1.30%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 49 (21.30%) Mobile App
2 15 (6.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 14 (6.09%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (3.48%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (2.61%) Legacy Code
5 6 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.17%) Low-Code
7 4 (1.74%) Social Media
8 3 (1.30%) IoT
9 2 (0.87%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.87%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.87%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.87%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.43%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 24 (10.43%) Android
2 15 (6.52%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.30%) Windows
4 2 (0.87%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.43%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (15.65%) Agile
2 27 (11.74%) Collaborative Culture
2 27 (11.74%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (10.87%) Clean Code
4 24 (10.43%) Business Intelligence
5 22 (9.57%) Android Development
5 22 (9.57%) Collaborative Working
6 20 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (8.26%) SOLID
8 16 (6.96%) SDLC
9 15 (6.52%) OO
9 15 (6.52%) OOP
9 15 (6.52%) Translating Business Requirements
10 13 (5.65%) Case Management
10 13 (5.65%) Document Management
11 12 (5.22%) Mobile Application Development
12 11 (4.78%) API Integration
12 11 (4.78%) CI/CD
12 11 (4.78%) DevOps
12 11 (4.78%) iOS Development
Programming Languages
1 53 (23.04%) C#
2 45 (19.57%) SQL
3 21 (9.13%) Java
4 18 (7.83%) JavaScript
5 9 (3.91%) Kotlin
5 9 (3.91%) Swift
6 5 (2.17%) Python
7 4 (1.74%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.74%) VB.NET
8 3 (1.30%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.87%) F#
9 2 (0.87%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.87%) VBA
9 2 (0.87%) VBScript
10 1 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.43%) Delphi
10 1 (0.43%) PHP
10 1 (0.43%) Ruby
10 1 (0.43%) SOQL
10 1 (0.43%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 10 (4.35%) Degree
2 6 (2.61%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.74%) Master's Degree
4 3 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (0.87%) ACCA
6 1 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.43%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.43%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.30%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.43%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.17%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (1.30%) Docker
3 2 (0.87%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (0.87%) Nagios
1 2 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.43%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 52 (22.61%) Microsoft
2 18 (7.83%) Oracle
3 13 (5.65%) iManage
4 5 (2.17%) Atlassian
5 4 (1.74%) Apple
6 2 (0.87%) Anaplan
6 2 (0.87%) New Relic
6 2 (0.87%) Red Hat
6 2 (0.87%) Splunk
7 1 (0.43%) Cognos
7 1 (0.43%) IBM
7 1 (0.43%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.43%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 1 (0.43%) VMware