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 13 April 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 492 557 456
Rank change year-on-year +65 -101 +193
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 214 78 473
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.25% 0.19% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.21% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 170 66 395
10th Percentile £38,325 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,813 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -9.48%
75th Percentile £65,000 £74,063 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,000 £67,500
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 78,459 36,925 87,815
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 89.59% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 50,370 23,318 65,715
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £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% -4.76%

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 13 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Applications Developer in the UK

Applications Developer
Top 13 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 13 April 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 +63 210 £60,000 - 31
UK excluding London +26 171 £60,000 - 23
South East +16 61 £60,000 -7.69% 8
Work from Home +18 60 £60,000 - 21
North of England -24 49 £55,000 -24.14% 6
London +14 39 £70,000 +7.28% 16
North West +7 39 £55,000 +2.33% 4
Midlands -33 32 £45,000 -17.05% 1
East Midlands -27 29 £45,000 -14.29% 1
East of England -19 15 £60,000 -9.39% 3
South West -33 14 £57,500 +27.78% 2
Yorkshire -56 10 £63,750 -12.07% 2
West Midlands -22 3 £28,000 -53.33%

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

For the 6 months to 13 April 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 58 (27.10%) .NET
2 52 (24.30%) Agile
3 51 (23.83%) Azure
4 45 (21.03%) C#
5 38 (17.76%) Microsoft
5 38 (17.76%) SQL
6 35 (16.36%) Collaborative Culture
7 32 (14.95%) Clean Code
8 27 (12.62%) PowerApps
9 26 (12.15%) Android
10 25 (11.68%) Collaborative Working
11 24 (11.21%) Mobile Application Development
12 23 (10.75%) .NET Core
12 23 (10.75%) CSS
12 23 (10.75%) HTML
12 23 (10.75%) Power Platform
12 23 (10.75%) React Native
13 22 (10.28%) Java
13 22 (10.28%) JavaScript
14 21 (9.81%) Android Development
14 21 (9.81%) Problem-Solving
14 21 (9.81%) SOLID
15 20 (9.35%) DevOps
15 20 (9.35%) Power Automate
16 19 (8.88%) API Integration
16 19 (8.88%) Azure DevOps
16 19 (8.88%) Continuous Improvement
17 18 (8.41%) Apple iOS
18 17 (7.94%) OO
18 17 (7.94%) OOP

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 3 (1.40%) JBoss
1 3 (1.40%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.93%) Apache
2 2 (0.93%) Mendix
2 2 (0.93%) nginx
3 1 (0.47%) CMS
3 1 (0.47%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (1.40%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (3.27%) Oracle Applications
1 7 (3.27%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 51 (23.83%) Azure
2 27 (12.62%) PowerApps
3 23 (10.75%) Power Platform
4 20 (9.35%) Power Automate
5 19 (8.88%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (7.48%) GitHub
7 15 (7.01%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (5.14%) AWS
9 8 (3.74%) Azure Logic Apps
9 8 (3.74%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (0.93%) BigCommerce
10 2 (0.93%) Datadog
10 2 (0.93%) Figma
10 2 (0.93%) Firebase
10 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.93%) SaaS
11 1 (0.47%) Google Play
11 1 (0.47%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.87%) Broadband
2 2 (0.93%) SSL
3 1 (0.47%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.14%) Power BI
2 9 (4.21%) SQL Server
3 8 (3.74%) Relational Database
4 5 (2.34%) MySQL
4 5 (2.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (2.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.93%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.47%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.47%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (3.27%) Git
2 5 (2.34%) Xcode
3 4 (1.87%) JIRA
4 2 (0.93%) Android Studio
4 2 (0.93%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.93%) Crashlytics
4 2 (0.93%) Subversion
5 1 (0.47%) CMake
5 1 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.47%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.47%) XCUITest
General
1 24 (11.21%) Finance
2 14 (6.54%) Retail
3 12 (5.61%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (4.21%) Social Skills
5 7 (3.27%) Manufacturing
6 4 (1.87%) Games
6 4 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (1.87%) Law
6 4 (1.87%) Public Sector
7 3 (1.40%) Financial Institution
7 3 (1.40%) Wearables
8 2 (0.93%) Back Office
8 2 (0.93%) Publishing
9 1 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (27.10%) .NET
2 23 (10.75%) .NET Core
2 23 (10.75%) CSS
2 23 (10.75%) HTML
2 23 (10.75%) React Native
3 17 (7.94%) React
4 12 (5.61%) Bootstrap
5 9 (4.21%) ASP.NET
6 8 (3.74%) .NET Framework
7 7 (3.27%) RESTful
8 6 (2.80%) ASP.NET MVC
8 6 (2.80%) REST
9 5 (2.34%) Android SDK
9 5 (2.34%) Classic ASP
9 5 (2.34%) SwiftUI
10 4 (1.87%) GraphQL
10 4 (1.87%) HTML5
10 4 (1.87%) SOAP
10 4 (1.87%) Vue
10 4 (1.87%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 62 (28.97%) Mobile App
2 17 (7.94%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 10 (4.67%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (4.21%) IoT
5 7 (3.27%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.80%) Low-Code
7 5 (2.34%) Legacy Code
7 5 (2.34%) Product Ownership
7 5 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.87%) Social Media
9 3 (1.40%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.47%) 3D Graphics
10 1 (0.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 26 (12.15%) Android
2 18 (8.41%) Apple iOS
3 4 (1.87%) Windows
4 1 (0.47%) Linux
4 1 (0.47%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (24.30%) Agile
2 35 (16.36%) Collaborative Culture
3 32 (14.95%) Clean Code
4 25 (11.68%) Collaborative Working
5 24 (11.21%) Mobile Application Development
6 21 (9.81%) Android Development
6 21 (9.81%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (9.81%) SOLID
7 20 (9.35%) DevOps
8 19 (8.88%) API Integration
8 19 (8.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 17 (7.94%) OO
9 17 (7.94%) OOP
9 17 (7.94%) SDLC
10 14 (6.54%) CI/CD
11 12 (5.61%) AI
11 12 (5.61%) Front End Development
11 12 (5.61%) Unit Testing
12 11 (5.14%) B2B
12 11 (5.14%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 45 (21.03%) C#
2 38 (17.76%) SQL
3 22 (10.28%) Java
3 22 (10.28%) JavaScript
4 11 (5.14%) Python
4 11 (5.14%) Swift
5 8 (3.74%) Kotlin
6 4 (1.87%) PHP
7 2 (0.93%) F#
8 1 (0.47%) Bash
8 1 (0.47%) C
8 1 (0.47%) C++
8 1 (0.47%) Objective-C
8 1 (0.47%) Ruby
8 1 (0.47%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (4.67%) Degree
2 8 (3.74%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.87%) Master's Degree
4 3 (1.40%) DV Cleared
5 2 (0.93%) ACCA
5 2 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.87%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.93%) GDPR
System Software
1 6 (2.80%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (0.93%) Nagios
1 2 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 38 (17.76%) Microsoft
2 14 (6.54%) Oracle
3 6 (2.80%) Atlassian
4 5 (2.34%) Apple
5 4 (1.87%) Xamarin
6 2 (0.93%) Anaplan
6 2 (0.93%) New Relic
6 2 (0.93%) OutSystems
6 2 (0.93%) Red Hat
6 2 (0.93%) Splunk
6 2 (0.93%) Syncfusion
6 2 (0.93%) Telerik
7 1 (0.47%) Citrix
7 1 (0.47%) Cognos
7 1 (0.47%) ESRI
7 1 (0.47%) Google
7 1 (0.47%) iManage
7 1 (0.47%) Mapbox
7 1 (0.47%) UiPath
7 1 (0.47%) VMware