Applications Developer Job Trends

Application Developer
UK

The median Application Developer salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 July 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 554 621 500
Rank change year-on-year +67 -121 +141
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 204 74 382
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.20% 0.15% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.17% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 153 58 307
10th Percentile £33,595 £44,250 £36,150
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +19.05% -8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -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 94,832 44,261 86,457
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.34% 90.17% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 64,920 26,252 60,421
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,389
Median % change year-on-year - +1.12% -9.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,219
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.21%

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 24 July 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 24 July 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 +37 192 £62,500 - 20
UK excluding London +14 135 £60,000 - 15
London +1 61 £70,000 +5.66% 9
North of England +13 56 £55,000 -24.14% 7
Work from Home -1 49 £60,000 -4.00% 8
North West - 41 £55,000 - 6
South East +8 39 £60,000 +20.00% 3
Yorkshire -22 15 £65,000 -10.34% 1
Midlands -28 15 £65,000 +4.00%
East of England -8 13 £65,000 -1.84% 1
East Midlands -16 11 £66,000 +76.00%
South West -60 6 £65,000 +44.44% 2
Scotland +18 4 £30,000 - 1
West Midlands -37 4 £46,500 -25.60%
Wales - 2 £45,000 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 24 July 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 54 (26.47%) Microsoft
2 52 (25.49%) .NET
3 51 (25.00%) C#
4 46 (22.55%) Power Platform
5 45 (22.06%) PowerApps
6 44 (21.57%) SQL
7 41 (20.10%) Azure
8 40 (19.61%) Power Automate
9 36 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
9 36 (17.65%) SQL Server
10 30 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
11 24 (11.76%) Agile
12 20 (9.80%) Power BI
13 19 (9.31%) AI
13 19 (9.31%) Microsoft 365
14 16 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
14 16 (7.84%) HTML
14 16 (7.84%) Java
14 16 (7.84%) JavaScript
14 16 (7.84%) Translating Business Requirements
15 15 (7.35%) Apple iOS
15 15 (7.35%) CSS
15 15 (7.35%) Dynamics 365
16 14 (6.86%) Android
16 14 (6.86%) React
16 14 (6.86%) SharePoint
17 13 (6.37%) Case Management
17 13 (6.37%) Collaborative Culture
17 13 (6.37%) Document Management
17 13 (6.37%) iManage

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 14 (6.86%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.96%) JBoss
2 4 (1.96%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (1.47%) Apache
3 3 (1.47%) nginx
4 2 (0.98%) IIS
4 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 3 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 11 (5.39%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.96%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 46 (22.55%) Power Platform
2 45 (22.06%) PowerApps
3 41 (20.10%) Azure
4 40 (19.61%) Power Automate
5 19 (9.31%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (7.35%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (3.92%) AWS
7 8 (3.92%) Azure Logic Apps
8 7 (3.43%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.96%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (1.96%) OCI
9 4 (1.96%) Oracle CX
10 3 (1.47%) Datadog
11 2 (0.98%) Azure AI
11 2 (0.98%) Azure Functions
11 2 (0.98%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.98%) Serverless
12 1 (0.49%) GitHub
12 1 (0.49%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.96%) Broadband
2 3 (1.47%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (17.65%) SQL Server
2 20 (9.80%) Power BI
3 11 (5.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (4.41%) Relational Database
5 6 (2.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.96%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (1.96%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.49%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 6 (2.94%) Git
2 4 (1.96%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (1.47%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.47%) Subversion
4 1 (0.49%) Maven
4 1 (0.49%) Storybook
4 1 (0.49%) XCUITest
General
1 26 (12.75%) Social Skills
2 24 (11.76%) Law
3 23 (11.27%) Finance
4 12 (5.88%) Retail
5 7 (3.43%) Legal
5 7 (3.43%) Manufacturing
6 5 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (2.45%) Marketing
7 4 (1.96%) Games
8 3 (1.47%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (1.47%) Back Office
8 3 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (0.98%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.49%) Banking
10 1 (0.49%) Billing
10 1 (0.49%) Front Office
10 1 (0.49%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (25.49%) .NET
2 16 (7.84%) HTML
3 15 (7.35%) CSS
4 14 (6.86%) React
5 11 (5.39%) ASP.NET
6 10 (4.90%) .NET Core
7 9 (4.41%) REST
8 8 (3.92%) AngularJS
9 7 (3.43%) ASP.NET MVC
9 7 (3.43%) HTML5
10 6 (2.94%) Classic ASP
11 5 (2.45%) Blazor
11 5 (2.45%) Bootstrap
11 5 (2.45%) GraphQL
11 5 (2.45%) HTML5 Canvas
11 5 (2.45%) WinForms
12 4 (1.96%) Android SDK
12 4 (1.96%) ASP.NET Core
12 4 (1.96%) RESTful
12 4 (1.96%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 28 (13.73%) Mobile App
2 12 (5.88%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (3.43%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 6 (2.94%) Legacy Code
4 6 (2.94%) Low-Code
4 6 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.94%) Social Media
5 3 (1.47%) Client/Server
5 3 (1.47%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.47%) Product Ownership
6 2 (0.98%) Data Centre
6 2 (0.98%) Data Structures
6 2 (0.98%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (0.98%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.98%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.98%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.49%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.49%) IoT
7 1 (0.49%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.35%) Apple iOS
2 14 (6.86%) Android
3 4 (1.96%) Windows
4 2 (0.98%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.49%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
3 24 (11.76%) Agile
4 19 (9.31%) AI
5 16 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (7.84%) Translating Business Requirements
6 13 (6.37%) Case Management
6 13 (6.37%) Collaborative Culture
6 13 (6.37%) Document Management
7 12 (5.88%) Android Development
7 12 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
8 11 (5.39%) CI/CD
8 11 (5.39%) Clean Code
8 11 (5.39%) iOS Development
8 11 (5.39%) SDLC
8 11 (5.39%) SOLID
9 10 (4.90%) Kanban
10 9 (4.41%) Data Integration
10 9 (4.41%) Full-Stack Development
11 8 (3.92%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 51 (25.00%) C#
2 44 (21.57%) SQL
3 16 (7.84%) Java
3 16 (7.84%) JavaScript
4 9 (4.41%) Kotlin
4 9 (4.41%) Swift
5 5 (2.45%) Python
5 5 (2.45%) T-SQL
5 5 (2.45%) VB.NET
6 4 (1.96%) PL/SQL
6 4 (1.96%) VBA
7 3 (1.47%) Delphi
8 2 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.98%) F#
8 2 (0.98%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.98%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.98%) VBScript
9 1 (0.49%) C++
9 1 (0.49%) Ruby
9 1 (0.49%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 7 (3.43%) Degree
2 4 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (0.98%) ACCA
3 2 (0.98%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.49%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.96%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.49%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.49%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (1.47%) Docker
1 3 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.98%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (1.47%) Nagios
1 3 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.49%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 54 (26.47%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.37%) iManage
3 12 (5.88%) Oracle
4 4 (1.96%) Apple
5 3 (1.47%) Atlassian
5 3 (1.47%) New Relic
5 3 (1.47%) Red Hat
5 3 (1.47%) Splunk
6 2 (0.98%) Anaplan
6 2 (0.98%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.49%) Adobe
7 1 (0.49%) Cognos
7 1 (0.49%) IBM
7 1 (0.49%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.49%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 1 (0.49%) VMware