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 4 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 652 | 488 | 657 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -164 | +169 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer | 76 | 478 | 268 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.44% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.47% | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 394 | 209 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,500 | £35,000 | £36,713 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £41,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £50,000 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -10.71% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £64,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £70,000 | £89,852 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 53,224 | 101,891 | 81,094 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.89% | 94.82% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,964 | 71,748 | 54,252 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,750 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Developer.
Applications Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Developer over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
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 4 July 2025. 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 |
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| England | -153 | 73 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 182 |
| UK excluding London | -84 | 49 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 113 |
| Work from Home | -55 | 35 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 81 |
| London | +59 | 27 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 89 |
| South East | +7 | 13 | £50,000 | -18.70% | 27 |
| Midlands | +38 | 11 | £61,250 | +36.11% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 10 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 10 |
| East of England | +11 | 9 | £66,219 | +50.50% | 14 |
| North of England | -19 | 7 | £72,500 | +58.47% | 30 |
| South West | +16 | 6 | £47,500 | +1.16% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 6 | £72,500 | +81.25% | 10 |
| Scotland | +87 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +42 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 1 | £37,500 | -11.76% | 4 |
| North West | -17 | 1 | £55,000 | - | 18 |
Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, Applications Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Applications Developer in the job title.
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Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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