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 20 May 2026.

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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 520 582 486
Rank change year-on-year +62 -96 +160
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 223 83 459
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 172 64 379
10th Percentile £32,700 £40,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,438 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £52,101
Median % change year-on-year - +15.16% -9.39%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,000 £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 86,118 39,518 92,024
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.34% 89.61% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 56,984 22,887 67,462
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -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 20 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 20 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 +76 214 £60,000 - 32
UK excluding London +54 170 £60,000 - 16
South East +32 64 £60,000 +20.00% 4
Work from Home +45 59 £60,000 - 14
North of England +14 57 £56,250 -22.41% 3
London +10 47 £70,000 +11.11% 13
North West +45 44 £55,000 +2.33% 1
Midlands -19 31 £45,000 -21.74% 3
East Midlands -8 27 £45,000 -14.29% 3
Yorkshire -38 13 £65,000 -10.34% 2
East of England -16 8 £65,000 -1.84% 5
South West -61 5 - -
West Midlands -42 4 £46,500 -22.50%
Scotland -1 3 £30,000 -60.00% 1
Wales - 2 £45,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 20 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 59 (26.46%) .NET
2 51 (22.87%) C#
3 49 (21.97%) Microsoft
4 48 (21.52%) Azure
5 39 (17.49%) Agile
5 39 (17.49%) SQL
6 34 (15.25%) PowerApps
7 32 (14.35%) Collaborative Culture
8 29 (13.00%) Power Automate
9 28 (12.56%) Power Platform
10 27 (12.11%) Clean Code
11 23 (10.31%) Android
11 23 (10.31%) Collaborative Working
12 22 (9.87%) SQL Server
13 21 (9.42%) .NET Core
13 21 (9.42%) Android Development
13 21 (9.42%) Java
13 21 (9.42%) Problem-Solving
14 20 (8.97%) Continuous Improvement
14 20 (8.97%) SOLID
15 19 (8.52%) CSS
15 19 (8.52%) HTML
16 18 (8.07%) JavaScript
17 17 (7.62%) Business Intelligence
17 17 (7.62%) React
18 16 (7.17%) OO
18 16 (7.17%) OOP
18 16 (7.17%) SDLC
19 15 (6.73%) Dynamics 365
19 15 (6.73%) Power BI

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 (1.79%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.35%) JBoss
3 2 (0.90%) Apache
3 2 (0.90%) nginx
Business Applications
1 7 (3.14%) Oracle Applications
1 7 (3.14%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 48 (21.52%) Azure
2 34 (15.25%) PowerApps
3 29 (13.00%) Power Automate
4 28 (12.56%) Power Platform
5 15 (6.73%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (5.38%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (5.38%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (4.93%) AWS
8 9 (4.04%) GitHub
9 8 (3.59%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.90%) BigCommerce
10 2 (0.90%) Datadog
10 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.90%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.79%) Broadband
2 2 (0.90%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (9.87%) SQL Server
2 15 (6.73%) Power BI
3 9 (4.04%) Relational Database
4 6 (2.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (2.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.35%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.90%) MySQL
7 1 (0.45%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 4 (1.79%) Git
2 2 (0.90%) Bitbucket
2 2 (0.90%) Subversion
3 1 (0.45%) JIRA
3 1 (0.45%) XCUITest
General
1 25 (11.21%) Finance
2 14 (6.28%) Retail
3 12 (5.38%) Law
4 10 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (3.14%) Manufacturing
6 4 (1.79%) Games
6 4 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (1.79%) Social Skills
7 3 (1.35%) Back Office
7 3 (1.35%) Financial Institution
7 3 (1.35%) Wearables
8 2 (0.90%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.45%) Billing
9 1 (0.45%) Legal
9 1 (0.45%) Marketing
9 1 (0.45%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (26.46%) .NET
2 21 (9.42%) .NET Core
3 19 (8.52%) CSS
3 19 (8.52%) HTML
4 17 (7.62%) React
5 13 (5.83%) React Native
6 10 (4.48%) ASP.NET
6 10 (4.48%) Bootstrap
7 6 (2.69%) Classic ASP
8 5 (2.24%) ASP.NET MVC
8 5 (2.24%) HTML5
9 4 (1.79%) .NET Framework
9 4 (1.79%) Android SDK
9 4 (1.79%) GraphQL
9 4 (1.79%) HTML5 Canvas
9 4 (1.79%) REST
9 4 (1.79%) SwiftUI
10 3 (1.35%) AngularJS
10 3 (1.35%) ASP.NET Core
10 3 (1.35%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 52 (23.32%) Mobile App
2 16 (7.17%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 9 (4.04%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (3.14%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (2.69%) Legacy Code
6 5 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.79%) IoT
7 4 (1.79%) Low-Code
7 4 (1.79%) Social Media
8 2 (0.90%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.90%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.45%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.45%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 23 (10.31%) Android
2 14 (6.28%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.45%) Linux
3 1 (0.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (17.49%) Agile
2 32 (14.35%) Collaborative Culture
3 27 (12.11%) Clean Code
4 23 (10.31%) Collaborative Working
5 21 (9.42%) Android Development
5 21 (9.42%) Problem-Solving
6 20 (8.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 20 (8.97%) SOLID
7 17 (7.62%) Business Intelligence
8 16 (7.17%) OO
8 16 (7.17%) OOP
8 16 (7.17%) SDLC
9 15 (6.73%) Translating Business Requirements
10 14 (6.28%) Mobile Application Development
11 13 (5.83%) DevOps
12 12 (5.38%) API Integration
13 11 (4.93%) CI/CD
14 10 (4.48%) Case Management
14 10 (4.48%) iOS Development
14 10 (4.48%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 51 (22.87%) C#
2 39 (17.49%) SQL
3 21 (9.42%) Java
4 18 (8.07%) JavaScript
5 9 (4.04%) Kotlin
5 9 (4.04%) Swift
6 5 (2.24%) Python
7 2 (0.90%) F#
7 2 (0.90%) PHP
7 2 (0.90%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.45%) Ruby
8 1 (0.45%) SOQL
8 1 (0.45%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 9 (4.04%) Degree
2 7 (3.14%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.79%) Master's Degree
4 2 (0.90%) ACCA
4 2 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (0.90%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.45%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.35%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.45%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.24%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (1.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (0.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (0.90%) Nagios
1 2 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.45%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 49 (21.97%) Microsoft
2 14 (6.28%) Oracle
3 10 (4.48%) iManage
4 5 (2.24%) Atlassian
5 4 (1.79%) Apple
6 2 (0.90%) Anaplan
6 2 (0.90%) New Relic
6 2 (0.90%) Red Hat
6 2 (0.90%) Splunk
7 1 (0.45%) Citrix
7 1 (0.45%) Cognos
7 1 (0.45%) IBM
7 1 (0.45%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.45%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 1 (0.45%) UiPath
7 1 (0.45%) VMware