Blockchain Developer Job Trends

Blockchain Developer
UK

The median Blockchain Developer salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 638 746 718
Rank change year-on-year +108 -28 +336
Permanent jobs requiring a Blockchain Developer 9 6 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.016% 0.010% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.010% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +27.27% -38.89%
75th Percentile - - £90,000
90th Percentile - - £106,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £100,000 - -

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 50,261 59,063 47,897
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.04% 94.04% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 31,429 32,705 37,339
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,965 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% -3.39% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - -

Blockchain Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Blockchain Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Blockchain Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Blockchain Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Blockchain Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Blockchain Developer job vacancies in the UK

Blockchain Developer
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Blockchain Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 December 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
UK excluding London - 8 £100,000 -
Scotland - 8 £100,000 -
England +88 1 - - 2
London +59 1 - - 2

Blockchain Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Blockchain 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 Blockchain Developer in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) Rust
2 1 (11.11%) CI/CD
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Docker
2 1 (11.11%) Ethereum
2 1 (11.11%) Hardhat
2 1 (11.11%) Hyperledger
2 1 (11.11%) Java
2 1 (11.11%) Kubernetes
2 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Open Source
2 1 (11.11%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (11.11%) Solidity
2 1 (11.11%) Truffle
2 1 (11.11%) Use Case
2 1 (11.11%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (11.11%) web3js

Blockchain 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 1 (11.11%) Ethereum
1 1 (11.11%) Hyperledger
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Hardhat
General
1 3 (33.33%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) Smart Contracts
1 1 (11.11%) Truffle
1 1 (11.11%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 9 (100.00%) Blockchain
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) CI/CD
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
1 1 (11.11%) Open Source
1 1 (11.11%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) Rust
2 1 (11.11%) Java
2 1 (11.11%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Docker
1 1 (11.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Kubernetes