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 14 May 2026.

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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 496 581 471
Rank change year-on-year +85 -110 +161
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 218 82 457
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.19% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.21% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 170 65 378
10th Percentile £34,300 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,563 £48,750 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,000 £65,000
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 84,582 38,850 91,176
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.27% 89.47% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 55,708 22,832 66,939
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,670 £52,686
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +9.46% -12.19%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

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 14 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 14 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 +89 211 £60,000 - 27
UK excluding London +36 168 £60,000 - 17
South East +33 63 £60,000 +20.00% 9
Work from Home +23 60 £60,000 - 12
North of England +26 57 £56,250 -22.41% 1
London +8 45 £70,000 +11.11% 13
North West +44 44 £55,000 +2.33%
Midlands -23 31 £45,000 -21.74% 3
East Midlands -4 27 £45,000 -14.29% 3
Yorkshire -54 13 £65,000 -10.34% 1
East of England -16 7 £65,000 -1.84% 3
South West -42 6 £65,000 +44.44%
West Midlands -34 4 £46,500 -22.50%
Scotland -5 2 £30,000 -60.00% 1
Wales - 2 £45,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 61 (27.98%) .NET
2 52 (23.85%) C#
3 47 (21.56%) Azure
3 47 (21.56%) Microsoft
4 40 (18.35%) Agile
4 40 (18.35%) SQL
5 33 (15.14%) Collaborative Culture
5 33 (15.14%) PowerApps
6 28 (12.84%) Clean Code
6 28 (12.84%) Power Automate
7 27 (12.39%) Power Platform
8 25 (11.47%) Collaborative Working
9 24 (11.01%) Android
10 23 (10.55%) .NET Core
11 22 (10.09%) Android Development
12 21 (9.63%) Continuous Improvement
12 21 (9.63%) Java
12 21 (9.63%) SOLID
13 20 (9.17%) CSS
13 20 (9.17%) HTML
13 20 (9.17%) Problem-Solving
14 19 (8.72%) JavaScript
14 19 (8.72%) SQL Server
15 17 (7.80%) OO
15 17 (7.80%) OOP
15 17 (7.80%) React
15 17 (7.80%) SDLC
16 16 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
17 15 (6.88%) Apple iOS
17 15 (6.88%) Dynamics 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 4 (1.83%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.38%) JBoss
3 2 (0.92%) Apache
3 2 (0.92%) nginx
Business Applications
1 7 (3.21%) Oracle Applications
1 7 (3.21%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 47 (21.56%) Azure
2 33 (15.14%) PowerApps
3 28 (12.84%) Power Automate
4 27 (12.39%) Power Platform
5 15 (6.88%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (5.50%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (5.05%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (4.59%) AWS
9 9 (4.13%) GitHub
10 8 (3.67%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.92%) BigCommerce
11 2 (0.92%) Datadog
11 2 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.92%) SaaS
12 1 (0.46%) Google Play
12 1 (0.46%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.83%) Broadband
2 2 (0.92%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.72%) SQL Server
2 15 (6.88%) Power BI
3 9 (4.13%) Relational Database
4 6 (2.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (2.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.92%) MySQL
7 1 (0.46%) GIS
7 1 (0.46%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 5 (2.29%) Git
2 2 (0.92%) Bitbucket
2 2 (0.92%) JIRA
2 2 (0.92%) Subversion
3 1 (0.46%) Android Studio
3 1 (0.46%) CMake
3 1 (0.46%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.46%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.46%) Xcode
3 1 (0.46%) XCUITest
General
1 24 (11.01%) Finance
2 14 (6.42%) Retail
3 10 (4.59%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (4.59%) Law
4 7 (3.21%) Manufacturing
5 4 (1.83%) Games
5 4 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (1.38%) Back Office
6 3 (1.38%) Financial Institution
6 3 (1.38%) Social Skills
6 3 (1.38%) Wearables
7 2 (0.92%) Public Sector
7 2 (0.92%) Publishing
8 1 (0.46%) Billing
8 1 (0.46%) Legal
8 1 (0.46%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (27.98%) .NET
2 23 (10.55%) .NET Core
3 20 (9.17%) CSS
3 20 (9.17%) HTML
4 17 (7.80%) React
5 13 (5.96%) React Native
6 11 (5.05%) ASP.NET
7 10 (4.59%) Bootstrap
8 6 (2.75%) ASP.NET MVC
8 6 (2.75%) Classic ASP
9 5 (2.29%) .NET Framework
9 5 (2.29%) HTML5
10 4 (1.83%) Android SDK
10 4 (1.83%) GraphQL
10 4 (1.83%) HTML5 Canvas
10 4 (1.83%) REST
10 4 (1.83%) SwiftUI
11 3 (1.38%) AngularJS
11 3 (1.38%) ASP.NET Core
11 3 (1.38%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 53 (24.31%) Mobile App
2 17 (7.80%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 9 (4.13%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (3.21%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (2.75%) Legacy Code
6 5 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.83%) IoT
7 4 (1.83%) Low-Code
7 4 (1.83%) Social Media
8 2 (0.92%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.92%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.46%) 3D Graphics
9 1 (0.46%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 24 (11.01%) Android
2 15 (6.88%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.92%) Windows
4 1 (0.46%) Linux
4 1 (0.46%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (18.35%) Agile
2 33 (15.14%) Collaborative Culture
3 28 (12.84%) Clean Code
4 25 (11.47%) Collaborative Working
5 22 (10.09%) Android Development
6 21 (9.63%) Continuous Improvement
6 21 (9.63%) SOLID
7 20 (9.17%) Problem-Solving
8 17 (7.80%) OO
8 17 (7.80%) OOP
8 17 (7.80%) SDLC
9 16 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
10 15 (6.88%) Translating Business Requirements
11 14 (6.42%) Mobile Application Development
12 13 (5.96%) DevOps
13 12 (5.50%) API Integration
14 11 (5.05%) CI/CD
14 11 (5.05%) iOS Development
15 10 (4.59%) Kanban
15 10 (4.59%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 52 (23.85%) C#
2 40 (18.35%) SQL
3 21 (9.63%) Java
4 19 (8.72%) JavaScript
5 9 (4.13%) Kotlin
5 9 (4.13%) Swift
6 5 (2.29%) Python
7 2 (0.92%) F#
7 2 (0.92%) PHP
8 1 (0.46%) Bash
8 1 (0.46%) C
8 1 (0.46%) C++
8 1 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.46%) Objective-C
8 1 (0.46%) Ruby
8 1 (0.46%) SOQL
8 1 (0.46%) SOSL
8 1 (0.46%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 9 (4.13%) Degree
2 8 (3.67%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.83%) Master's Degree
4 3 (1.38%) DV Cleared
5 2 (0.92%) ACCA
6 1 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.46%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.38%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.46%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.29%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.92%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (0.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (0.92%) Nagios
1 2 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 47 (21.56%) Microsoft
2 14 (6.42%) Oracle
3 8 (3.67%) iManage
4 5 (2.29%) Apple
4 5 (2.29%) Atlassian
5 2 (0.92%) Anaplan
5 2 (0.92%) New Relic
5 2 (0.92%) Red Hat
5 2 (0.92%) Splunk
6 1 (0.46%) Citrix
6 1 (0.46%) Cognos
6 1 (0.46%) ESRI
6 1 (0.46%) Google
6 1 (0.46%) IBM
6 1 (0.46%) Mapbox
6 1 (0.46%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.46%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 1 (0.46%) UiPath
6 1 (0.46%) VMware
6 1 (0.46%) Xamarin