Applications Developer Job Trends

Application Developer
UK

The median Application Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 September 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 620 612 581
Rank change year-on-year -8 -31 +8
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 188 58 201
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.12% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.13% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 137 43 152
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,500 £95,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -9.09%

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 108,680 43,895 71,874
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 89.63% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 74,405 25,767 42,756
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.73% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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 23 September 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 23 September 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 -13 171 £65,000 +13.04% 91
UK excluding London -56 114 £57,500 +4.55% 63
London -22 66 £70,000 +7.69% 37
North of England -27 36 £45,000 -21.74% 12
Work from Home -36 34 £75,000 +30.43% 42
North West - 29 £45,000 - 5
South East -32 27 £70,000 +40.00% 19
Midlands -48 19 £55,000 -13.39% 10
East Midlands - 16 £35,500 - 3
East of England -26 14 £65,000 +1.96% 11
Yorkshire -35 7 £65,000 +13.04% 6
South West -79 7 £65,000 +36.84% 2
Wales - 7 £55,000 - 3
Scotland +14 4 £30,000 - 4
West Midlands -47 3 £65,000 +2.36% 7

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

For the 6 months to 23 September 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 (29.79%) Microsoft
2 46 (24.47%) .NET
2 46 (24.47%) C#
3 43 (22.87%) SQL Server
4 42 (22.34%) Azure
4 42 (22.34%) Power Platform
5 39 (20.74%) Business Intelligence
6 37 (19.68%) SQL
7 35 (18.62%) Power Automate
7 35 (18.62%) PowerApps
8 33 (17.55%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (12.77%) AI
10 20 (10.64%) Power BI
10 20 (10.64%) SharePoint
11 18 (9.57%) Agile
11 18 (9.57%) HTML
11 18 (9.57%) Microsoft 365
12 17 (9.04%) CSS
13 16 (8.51%) Apple iOS
13 16 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
13 16 (8.51%) React
14 15 (7.98%) Android
14 15 (7.98%) JavaScript
15 13 (6.91%) Android Development
15 13 (6.91%) ASP.NET
15 13 (6.91%) Case Management
15 13 (6.91%) Document Management
15 13 (6.91%) iManage
15 13 (6.91%) iOS Development
16 12 (6.38%) Translating Business Requirements

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 20 (10.64%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.66%) Apache
3 4 (2.13%) JBoss
3 4 (2.13%) nginx
3 4 (2.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (1.06%) IIS
4 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.53%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 4 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (4.79%) Oracle Applications
2 4 (2.13%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.53%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 42 (22.34%) Azure
1 42 (22.34%) Power Platform
2 35 (18.62%) Power Automate
2 35 (18.62%) PowerApps
3 18 (9.57%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (4.79%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (4.26%) AWS
5 8 (4.26%) Microsoft Copilot
6 6 (3.19%) Azure AI
6 6 (3.19%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (2.66%) Azure Functions
7 5 (2.66%) Serverless
8 4 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
8 4 (2.13%) Copilot Studio
8 4 (2.13%) Datadog
8 4 (2.13%) OCI
8 4 (2.13%) Oracle CX
9 2 (1.06%) BigCommerce
10 1 (0.53%) Azure API Management
10 1 (0.53%) Azure Cognitive Services
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.13%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (22.87%) SQL Server
2 20 (10.64%) Power BI
3 10 (5.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (3.72%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (3.19%) Relational Database
6 4 (2.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (2.13%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (1.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.53%) Apache Ignite
8 1 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.53%) Power Query
8 1 (0.53%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (4.26%) Git
2 4 (2.13%) Bitbucket
2 4 (2.13%) Oracle Forms
2 4 (2.13%) Subversion
3 1 (0.53%) Maven
3 1 (0.53%) Storybook
3 1 (0.53%) XCUITest
General
1 32 (17.02%) Social Skills
2 29 (15.43%) Law
3 14 (7.45%) Finance
3 14 (7.45%) Retail
4 9 (4.79%) Legal
5 5 (2.66%) Marketing
5 5 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (1.06%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.06%) Back Office
6 2 (1.06%) Banking
6 2 (1.06%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.53%) Billing
7 1 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.53%) Front Office
7 1 (0.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.53%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (24.47%) .NET
2 18 (9.57%) HTML
3 17 (9.04%) CSS
4 16 (8.51%) React
5 13 (6.91%) ASP.NET
6 11 (5.85%) HTML5
6 11 (5.85%) REST
7 9 (4.79%) RESTful
8 8 (4.26%) .NET Core
8 8 (4.26%) AngularJS
9 6 (3.19%) ASP.NET MVC
9 6 (3.19%) HTML5 Canvas
10 5 (2.66%) .NET Framework
10 5 (2.66%) Blazor
10 5 (2.66%) WinForms
11 4 (2.13%) ASP.NET Core
11 4 (2.13%) jQuery
11 4 (2.13%) Keycloak
11 4 (2.13%) OAuth
11 4 (2.13%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 27 (14.36%) Mobile App
2 16 (8.51%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (3.72%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (3.19%) Greenfield Project
5 5 (2.66%) Low-Code
6 4 (2.13%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.13%) Private Cloud
6 4 (2.13%) Social Media
7 3 (1.60%) Client/Server
7 3 (1.60%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.06%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (1.06%) Legacy Code
8 2 (1.06%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.06%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.06%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.53%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.53%) Derivative
9 1 (0.53%) Distributed Applications
9 1 (0.53%) Equities
9 1 (0.53%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 16 (8.51%) Apple iOS
2 15 (7.98%) Android
3 4 (2.13%) Windows
4 2 (1.06%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.06%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (20.74%) Business Intelligence
2 33 (17.55%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (12.77%) AI
4 18 (9.57%) Agile
5 16 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (6.91%) Android Development
6 13 (6.91%) Case Management
6 13 (6.91%) Document Management
6 13 (6.91%) iOS Development
7 12 (6.38%) Translating Business Requirements
8 11 (5.85%) CI/CD
8 11 (5.85%) Decision-Making
8 11 (5.85%) SDLC
9 10 (5.32%) User Experience
10 9 (4.79%) API Development
10 9 (4.79%) Data Modelling
10 9 (4.79%) DevOps
10 9 (4.79%) Full-Stack Development
11 7 (3.72%) MVC
12 6 (3.19%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 46 (24.47%) C#
2 37 (19.68%) SQL
3 15 (7.98%) JavaScript
4 9 (4.79%) T-SQL
5 7 (3.72%) Delphi
5 7 (3.72%) VBA
6 6 (3.19%) Python
7 5 (2.66%) Java
7 5 (2.66%) Swift
7 5 (2.66%) VB.NET
8 4 (2.13%) Kotlin
8 4 (2.13%) PL/SQL
8 4 (2.13%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (1.06%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.06%) VBScript
10 1 (0.53%) Bicep
10 1 (0.53%) C++
10 1 (0.53%) SOQL
10 1 (0.53%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 5 (2.66%) Degree
2 4 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (1.06%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.53%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.13%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.53%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.53%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (2.13%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (1.60%) Docker
3 2 (1.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (2.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 4 (2.13%) Nagios
1 4 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.53%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 56 (29.79%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.91%) iManage
3 10 (5.32%) Oracle
4 5 (2.66%) Splunk
5 4 (2.13%) Atlassian
5 4 (2.13%) New Relic
5 4 (2.13%) Red Hat
6 3 (1.60%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.53%) Aderant
7 1 (0.53%) Adobe
7 1 (0.53%) Apple
7 1 (0.53%) Foundry
7 1 (0.53%) Intapp
7 1 (0.53%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud