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 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 605 | 484 | 650 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -121 | +166 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer | 79 | 462 | 361 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.47% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.50% | 0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68 | 382 | 269 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,750 | £35,000 | £36,713 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £41,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,313 | £64,750 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,600 | £65,000 | £92,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Developer.
Applications Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Developer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 2025. 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 |
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| England | -95 | 72 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | -52 | 59 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 39 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 40 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 32 |
| Midlands | +48 | 23 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 8 |
| London | +51 | 20 | £63,000 | +0.80% | 28 |
| West Midlands | +43 | 15 | £60,000 | - | 4 |
| South East | +38 | 11 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 13 |
| East Midlands | +44 | 8 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 4 |
| East of England | +34 | 7 | £66,219 | +65.55% | 4 |
| North of England | +22 | 7 | £72,500 | +64.77% | 10 |
| Scotland | +128 | 6 | £75,000 | +57.89% | |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 5 | £72,500 | +84.71% | 1 |
| South West | +24 | 4 | £45,000 | -4.17% | 5 |
| North West | +1 | 2 | £53,750 | -2.27% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +34 | 1 | - | - |
Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Applications Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Applications Developer in the job title.
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Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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