Applications Developer Job Trends

Application Developer
UK

The median Application Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 619 605 602
Rank change year-on-year -14 -3 -56
Permanent Applications Developer jobs 198 67 158
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.14% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.15% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 142 51 112
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +15.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,188
90th Percentile £89,625 £95,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 111,477 44,406 65,669
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.18% 89.83% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 75,138 26,267 37,427
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,177 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £41,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,300 £52,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.95% -7.08% -5.83%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £93,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,390 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.17% -9.22% -4.76%

Applications Developer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Applications Developer job postings 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 Applications Developer jobs over the 6 months to 24 October 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 Applications Developer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 24 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England -34 184 £65,000 +13.04% 97
UK excluding London -53 120 £61,250 +22.50% 54
London -23 72 £75,000 +15.38% 43
North of England -32 38 £45,000 -18.18% 6
Work from Home -52 34 £75,000 +36.36% 47
South East -51 30 £75,000 +50.00% 14
North West - 26 £45,000 - 4
Midlands -58 19 £45,000 -29.13% 10
East Midlands -30 15 £26,000 -48.00% 2
East of England -40 13 £65,000 +26.83% 14
Yorkshire -27 12 £65,000 +18.18% 1
South West -83 10 £65,000 +30.00% 3
Wales - 6 £55,000 - 2
West Midlands -53 4 £65,000 -2.62% 8
Scotland - 4 £30,000 - 6

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

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Applications Developer job ads cited 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 Applications Developer job ads.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft25.3%50
2Azure21.2%42
3Business Intelligence19.7%39
4.NET19.2%38
4Power Platform19.2%38
4SQL Server19.2%38
7C#17.7%35
8SQL17.2%34
9Problem-Solving16.2%32
10AI15.7%31
11Power Automate13.6%27
12PowerApps13.1%26
13SharePoint10.6%21
14API Development10.1%20
15Fintech9.6%19
16Agile8.6%17
17Power BI8.1%16
17React8.1%16
19Decision-Making7.6%15
19HTML7.6%15
19JavaScript7.6%15
22CSS7.1%14
22ETL7.1%14
22Microsoft 3657.1%14
25BigCommerce6.6%13
25Continuous Improvement6.6%13
27Android6.1%12
27Apple iOS6.1%12
27ASP.NET6.1%12
27CRM6.1%12

Applications Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Applications Support18.2%36
2Senior Applications Developer13.1%26
3Power Apps Developer9.1%18
4Mobile Applications Developer8.1%16
5Analyst Developer6.6%13
5Applications Support Analyst6.6%13
7Senior Mobile Applications Developer5.6%11
7Web Applications Developer5.6%11
9Senior Android Developer5.1%10
9Senior iOS Developer5.1%10
11Oracle Applications Developer4.5%9
11Senior iOS Android Developer4.5%9
13.NET Applications Developer4.0%8
13Automation Developer4.0%8
15Business Intelligence Developer3.5%7
16Applications Engineer3.0%6
16Lead Developer3.0%6
16Power BI Developer3.0%6
16RAD Developer3.0%6
20.NET Web Applications Developer2.5%5
127 Applications Developer jobs Nationwide