Software Engineer/Developer
UK
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in the UK is £112,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 449 | 577 | 421 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +128 | -156 | -54 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 294 | 625 | 1,023 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.49% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.52% | 0.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 285 | 531 | 946 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,250 | £56,250 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £90,000 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £112,500 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.42% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £132,500 | £128,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £145,000 | £137,500 | £135,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +11.11% | -10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 51,419 | 120,484 | 123,121 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.48% | 95.34% | 95.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,696 | 75,234 | 84,392 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 30 November 2023.
Developer/Software Engineer
Top 10 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 30 November 2023. 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 | 289 | £112,500 | +18.42% | 12 |
| London | +112 | 275 | £112,500 | +9.76% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +148 | 175 | £111,250 | +27.14% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +177 | 17 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 6 |
| North of England | +125 | 7 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +78 | 7 | £52,500 | -16.00% | |
| South West | +61 | 4 | £61,742 | +9.76% | 1 |
| Scotland | +59 | 4 | £55,000 | -4.35% | |
| West Midlands | +128 | 2 | £53,750 | +13.16% | 1 |
| Midlands | +120 | 2 | £53,750 | +13.16% | 1 |
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 November 2023, 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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