Software Engineer/Developer
UK
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in the UK is £125,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 517 | 517 | 577 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +60 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 216 | 447 | 368 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 187 | 386 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £87,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £100,000 | £87,500 | £76,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £125,000 | £110,000 | £102,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | +7.32% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £137,500 | £142,500 | £132,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £142,500 | £165,000 | £151,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -4.35% | -22.03% |
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 | 52,152 | 102,300 | 81,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.79% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,176 | 72,142 | 54,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
Developer/Software Engineer
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 July 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 | 0 | 196 | £125,000 | +13.64% | 54 |
| London | -7 | 194 | £125,000 | +13.64% | 43 |
| Work from Home | +61 | 163 | £125,000 | +13.64% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | +119 | 18 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 20 |
| Scotland | +53 | 14 | - | - | 8 |
| North of England | +53 | 2 | £60,000 | +40.94% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, Developer/Software Engineer 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 Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer 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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