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 28 July 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 569 600 496
Rank change year-on-year +31 -104 +141
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 210 71 363
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.21% 0.14% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.16% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 156 55 291
10th Percentile £35,239 £43,500 £36,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £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 95,905 44,405 83,583
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.37% 90.07% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 65,604 26,372 57,917
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 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
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% - -5.87%

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 28 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 28 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 +61 198 £62,500 - 22
UK excluding London +17 139 £60,000 - 19
London -8 63 £70,000 +7.69% 8
North of England +16 57 £55,000 -24.14% 8
Work from Home -7 49 £60,000 -4.00% 10
North West - 42 £47,500 - 7
South East +15 39 £60,000 +20.00% 2
Yorkshire -28 15 £65,000 -10.34% 1
Midlands -29 15 £65,000 +4.00% 1
East of England -7 14 £65,000 -1.84% 1
East Midlands -13 11 £66,000 +76.00%
South West -57 8 £65,000 +44.44% 3
Scotland +18 4 £30,000 - 2
West Midlands -19 4 £46,500 -25.60% 1
Wales - 2 £45,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 56 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 54 (25.71%) .NET
3 53 (25.24%) C#
4 47 (22.38%) Power Platform
5 45 (21.43%) PowerApps
6 44 (20.95%) SQL
7 43 (20.48%) Azure
8 41 (19.52%) Power Automate
9 38 (18.10%) Problem-Solving
10 37 (17.62%) SQL Server
11 31 (14.76%) Business Intelligence
12 25 (11.90%) Agile
13 20 (9.52%) AI
13 20 (9.52%) Power BI
14 19 (9.05%) Microsoft 365
15 18 (8.57%) HTML
15 18 (8.57%) JavaScript
16 17 (8.10%) CSS
17 16 (7.62%) Apple iOS
17 16 (7.62%) Continuous Improvement
17 16 (7.62%) Java
17 16 (7.62%) React
18 15 (7.14%) Android
18 15 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
18 15 (7.14%) SharePoint
18 15 (7.14%) Translating Business Requirements
19 13 (6.19%) Android Development
19 13 (6.19%) Case Management
19 13 (6.19%) Collaborative Culture
19 13 (6.19%) Document Management

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 15 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.86%) JBoss
3 5 (2.38%) Apache
3 5 (2.38%) nginx
4 4 (1.90%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.95%) IIS
5 2 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 3 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 10 (4.76%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.90%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 47 (22.38%) Power Platform
2 45 (21.43%) PowerApps
3 43 (20.48%) Azure
4 41 (19.52%) Power Automate
5 19 (9.05%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (4.76%) AWS
8 8 (3.81%) Azure Logic Apps
9 6 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (2.38%) Datadog
11 4 (1.90%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.90%) OCI
11 4 (1.90%) Oracle CX
12 2 (0.95%) Azure AI
12 2 (0.95%) Azure Functions
12 2 (0.95%) Copilot Studio
12 2 (0.95%) Serverless
13 1 (0.48%) GitHub
13 1 (0.48%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.38%) SSL
2 4 (1.90%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (17.62%) SQL Server
2 20 (9.52%) Power BI
3 11 (5.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (4.29%) Relational Database
5 6 (2.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.90%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (1.90%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.48%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 8 (3.81%) Git
2 5 (2.38%) Bitbucket
2 5 (2.38%) Subversion
3 4 (1.90%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.48%) Maven
4 1 (0.48%) Storybook
4 1 (0.48%) XCUITest
General
1 29 (13.81%) Social Skills
2 25 (11.90%) Law
3 22 (10.48%) Finance
4 13 (6.19%) Retail
5 7 (3.33%) Legal
6 6 (2.86%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (2.38%) Marketing
7 5 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (1.90%) Games
9 3 (1.43%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (1.43%) Back Office
10 2 (0.95%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.48%) Banking
11 1 (0.48%) Billing
11 1 (0.48%) Front Office
11 1 (0.48%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (25.71%) .NET
2 18 (8.57%) HTML
3 17 (8.10%) CSS
4 16 (7.62%) React
5 11 (5.24%) ASP.NET
6 10 (4.76%) .NET Core
6 10 (4.76%) REST
7 9 (4.29%) HTML5
8 8 (3.81%) AngularJS
9 7 (3.33%) ASP.NET MVC
10 6 (2.86%) Classic ASP
11 5 (2.38%) Blazor
11 5 (2.38%) Bootstrap
11 5 (2.38%) HTML5 Canvas
11 5 (2.38%) Keycloak
11 5 (2.38%) OAuth
11 5 (2.38%) OAuth2
11 5 (2.38%) OpenID
11 5 (2.38%) RESTful
11 5 (2.38%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 30 (14.29%) Mobile App
2 13 (6.19%) Enterprise Software
3 8 (3.81%) Social Media
4 7 (3.33%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 6 (2.86%) Legacy Code
5 6 (2.86%) Low-Code
5 6 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.90%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
6 4 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.90%) Private Cloud
7 3 (1.43%) Client/Server
8 2 (0.95%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.95%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.95%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.95%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.95%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.48%) Equities
9 1 (0.48%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.48%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 16 (7.62%) Apple iOS
2 15 (7.14%) Android
3 4 (1.90%) Windows
4 2 (0.95%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.48%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (18.10%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (14.76%) Business Intelligence
3 25 (11.90%) Agile
4 20 (9.52%) AI
5 16 (7.62%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (7.14%) Translating Business Requirements
7 13 (6.19%) Android Development
7 13 (6.19%) Case Management
7 13 (6.19%) Collaborative Culture
7 13 (6.19%) Document Management
8 12 (5.71%) Collaborative Working
8 12 (5.71%) iOS Development
8 12 (5.71%) SDLC
9 11 (5.24%) CI/CD
9 11 (5.24%) Clean Code
9 11 (5.24%) SOLID
10 9 (4.29%) Data Integration
10 9 (4.29%) Full-Stack Development
10 9 (4.29%) Kanban
11 8 (3.81%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 53 (25.24%) C#
2 44 (20.95%) SQL
3 18 (8.57%) JavaScript
4 16 (7.62%) Java
5 9 (4.29%) Kotlin
5 9 (4.29%) Swift
6 7 (3.33%) Python
7 6 (2.86%) T-SQL
8 5 (2.38%) VB.NET
9 4 (1.90%) Delphi
9 4 (1.90%) PL/SQL
9 4 (1.90%) VBA
10 2 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.95%) F#
10 2 (0.95%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.95%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.95%) VBScript
11 1 (0.48%) Ruby
11 1 (0.48%) SOQL
11 1 (0.48%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 7 (3.33%) Degree
2 4 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (0.95%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.48%) ACCA
4 1 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.48%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.90%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.48%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.48%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (2.38%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (1.43%) Docker
3 2 (0.95%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (2.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 5 (2.38%) Nagios
1 5 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.48%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 56 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.19%) iManage
3 11 (5.24%) Oracle
4 5 (2.38%) Atlassian
4 5 (2.38%) New Relic
4 5 (2.38%) Red Hat
4 5 (2.38%) Splunk
5 4 (1.90%) Apple
6 2 (0.95%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.48%) Adobe
7 1 (0.48%) Anaplan
7 1 (0.48%) Cognos
7 1 (0.48%) IBM
7 1 (0.48%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.48%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 1 (0.48%) VMware