Digital Developer Job Trends

Digital Developer
UK

The median Digital Developer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 August 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 754 644 757
Rank change year-on-year -110 +113 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Digital Developer 39 30 41
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.036% 0.060% 0.050%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.067% 0.053%
Number of salaries quoted 38 23 38
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £30,625
25th Percentile £40,000 £52,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +37.50% -25.58%
75th Percentile £60,664 £75,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £77,500 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,750 £55,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -25.91% +37.50% -21.73%

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 102,744 44,989 77,310
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.86% 89.84% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 70,528 26,760 49,758
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,888 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

Digital Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Digital Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Digital Developer
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Digital Developer job vacancies in the UK

Digital Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Developer over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Digital Developer in the UK

Digital Developer
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 August 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 -79 34 £44,579 -18.95% 25
UK excluding London -101 27 £40,750 -25.91% 18
South East - 10 £40,000 - 5
Work from Home -41 9 £47,000 -14.55% 16
East Midlands -21 8 £45,000 +12.50% 1
Midlands -35 8 £45,000 -18.18% 6
London -49 5 £100,000 +33.33% 9
East of England - 5 £35,000 - 3
North West -13 3 £67,249 - 4
North of England -54 3 £67,249 - 4
South West -70 1 £35,000 -50.00% 6

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

For the 6 months to 29 August 2026, Digital 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 Digital Developer in the job title.

1 14 (35.90%) AI
2 10 (25.64%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (20.51%) CI/CD
3 8 (20.51%) Test Automation
3 8 (20.51%) WordPress
4 7 (17.95%) CMS
4 7 (17.95%) Content Management
4 7 (17.95%) Jadu
5 6 (15.38%) Accessibility
5 6 (15.38%) Code Quality
5 6 (15.38%) Mentoring
6 5 (12.82%) Coaching
6 5 (12.82%) Continuous Delivery
6 5 (12.82%) CSS
6 5 (12.82%) DevOps
6 5 (12.82%) HTML
6 5 (12.82%) Prototyping
6 5 (12.82%) QA
6 5 (12.82%) User Experience
6 5 (12.82%) User Research
6 5 (12.82%) WCAG
7 4 (10.26%) Adobe
7 4 (10.26%) AWS
7 4 (10.26%) Content Development
7 4 (10.26%) Digital Marketing
7 4 (10.26%) Line Management
7 4 (10.26%) Moodle
7 4 (10.26%) OO
7 4 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (10.26%) Technical Leadership

Digital 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 8 (20.51%) WordPress
2 7 (17.95%) CMS
2 7 (17.95%) Jadu
3 4 (10.26%) Moodle
Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Adobe Premiere
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.26%) AWS
2 3 (7.69%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 3 (7.69%) Azure
3 2 (5.13%) Amazon CloudWatch
3 2 (5.13%) Amazon EventBridge
3 2 (5.13%) Amazon S3
3 2 (5.13%) Amazon SQS
3 2 (5.13%) AWS Lambda
3 2 (5.13%) AWS Step Functions
3 2 (5.13%) Serverless
3 2 (5.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 1 (2.56%) Canva
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.13%) Data Hub
1 2 (5.13%) DynamoDB
General
1 5 (12.82%) Marketing
2 4 (10.26%) Multimedia
2 4 (10.26%) Public Sector
3 2 (5.13%) Banking
3 2 (5.13%) Retail Banking
3 2 (5.13%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Finance
4 1 (2.56%) Financial Institution
4 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (12.82%) CSS
1 5 (12.82%) HTML
2 2 (5.13%) AWS CDK
2 2 (5.13%) Node.js
2 2 (5.13%) React Native
2 2 (5.13%) Web Services
3 1 (2.56%) GraphQL
3 1 (2.56%) NumPy
3 1 (2.56%) Pandas
3 1 (2.56%) React
3 1 (2.56%) RESTful
3 1 (2.56%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) Animation
1 3 (7.69%) e-Learning
1 3 (7.69%) Learning Management System
1 3 (7.69%) Onboarding
1 3 (7.69%) SCORM
2 2 (5.13%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (2.56%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.56%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (2.56%) Derivative
3 1 (2.56%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (2.56%) Educational Technology
3 1 (2.56%) Equities
3 1 (2.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (2.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.13%) Android
1 2 (5.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (35.90%) AI
2 10 (25.64%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (20.51%) CI/CD
3 8 (20.51%) Test Automation
4 7 (17.95%) Content Management
5 6 (15.38%) Code Quality
5 6 (15.38%) Mentoring
6 5 (12.82%) Coaching
6 5 (12.82%) Continuous Delivery
6 5 (12.82%) DevOps
6 5 (12.82%) Prototyping
6 5 (12.82%) User Experience
6 5 (12.82%) User Research
7 4 (10.26%) Content Development
7 4 (10.26%) Digital Marketing
7 4 (10.26%) Line Management
7 4 (10.26%) OO
7 4 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (10.26%) Technical Leadership
8 3 (7.69%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.69%) JavaScript
1 3 (7.69%) TypeScript
2 1 (2.56%) Java
2 1 (2.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (5.13%) DBS Check
2 1 (2.56%) Degree
2 1 (2.56%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (15.38%) Accessibility
2 5 (12.82%) QA
2 5 (12.82%) WCAG
Vendors
1 4 (10.26%) Adobe