Full-Stack Developer Job Trends

Full-Stack Developer
UK

The median Full-Stack Developer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 288 166
Rank change year-on-year +92 -122 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer 1,035 495 1,344
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.00% 1.00% 1.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 1.11% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 903 371 955
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

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 97,595 44,677 79,563
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 90.06% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 66,719 26,547 53,755
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,991
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £90,793
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -6.54%

Full-Stack Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Full-Stack Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Full-Stack Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in the UK

Full-Stack Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Full-Stack Developer over the 6 months to 4 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Full-Stack Developer in the UK

Full-Stack Developer
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Full-Stack Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 +99 916 £60,000 - 129
UK excluding London +112 785 £60,000 +4.35% 105
Work from Home +88 392 £60,000 - 80
North of England +124 247 £65,000 +8.33% 27
South East +67 220 £60,000 +4.35% 24
London -35 191 £76,750 +2.33% 42
Midlands +24 119 £60,000 +2.13% 18
North West +72 113 £65,000 +10.64% 15
Yorkshire +48 101 £75,000 +25.00% 12
South West +7 99 £57,500 -4.17% 21
West Midlands +7 73 £65,000 +8.33% 11
East Midlands +10 46 £60,000 +26.32% 7
Scotland +30 43 £55,000 -4.35% 10
East of England -19 43 £65,000 +44.44% 3
North East -23 33 £47,500 -40.63%
Wales -55 12 £70,000 +16.67% 1
Northern Ireland -76 2 £60,000 - 2

Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, Full-Stack 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 Full-Stack Developer in the job title.

1 1,035 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 352 (34.01%) JavaScript
3 331 (31.98%) React
4 314 (30.34%) TypeScript
5 301 (29.08%) AWS
6 235 (22.71%) Node.js
7 194 (18.74%) Agile
8 193 (18.65%) .NET
9 186 (17.97%) CI/CD
10 179 (17.29%) C#
10 179 (17.29%) Python
11 167 (16.14%) Azure
12 165 (15.94%) Java
13 162 (15.65%) Microservices
14 151 (14.59%) AI
15 145 (14.01%) Software Engineering
16 134 (12.95%) AngularJS
17 129 (12.46%) CSS
18 124 (11.98%) HTML
19 115 (11.11%) Vue
20 114 (11.01%) DevOps
21 111 (10.72%) SQL
22 110 (10.63%) Docker
23 104 (10.05%) SaaS
23 104 (10.05%) Serverless
24 102 (9.86%) Git
25 92 (8.89%) Problem-Solving
25 92 (8.89%) Web Development
26 91 (8.79%) Continuous Improvement
26 91 (8.79%) SQL Server

Full-Stack 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 13 (1.26%) Confluence
2 11 (1.06%) CMS
2 11 (1.06%) WordPress
3 7 (0.68%) ColdFusion
4 6 (0.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.39%) IIS
6 3 (0.29%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.19%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.097%) Apache
8 1 (0.097%) CICS
8 1 (0.097%) Drupal
8 1 (0.097%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.097%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.097%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (0.68%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.19%) Elementor
3 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (0.48%) Shopify
2 1 (0.097%) CiviCRM
2 1 (0.097%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 301 (29.08%) AWS
2 167 (16.14%) Azure
3 104 (10.05%) SaaS
3 104 (10.05%) Serverless
4 86 (8.31%) AWS Lambda
5 79 (7.63%) Amazon S3
6 75 (7.25%) Amazon ECS
7 73 (7.05%) GitHub
8 52 (5.02%) GCP
9 49 (4.73%) Amazon SQS
10 38 (3.67%) Amazon EC2
11 27 (2.61%) AWS Step Functions
12 26 (2.51%) AWS CloudFormation
12 26 (2.51%) GitHub Actions
13 25 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
13 25 (2.42%) GitHub Copilot
14 18 (1.74%) Amazon ECR
15 17 (1.64%) Anthropic Claude
15 17 (1.64%) Apigee
16 16 (1.55%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.77%) Broadband
2 4 (0.39%) DNS
2 4 (0.39%) HTTP
3 2 (0.19%) Firewall
3 2 (0.19%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.097%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (8.79%) SQL Server
2 87 (8.41%) PostgreSQL
3 51 (4.93%) MongoDB
4 40 (3.86%) DynamoDB
5 36 (3.48%) MySQL
6 32 (3.09%) NoSQL
7 25 (2.42%) Relational Database
8 21 (2.03%) Redis
9 17 (1.64%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (1.06%) Power BI
11 8 (0.77%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.39%) GIS
12 4 (0.39%) MariaDB
13 3 (0.29%) Amazon Athena
13 3 (0.29%) Spatial Data
14 2 (0.19%) Amazon Aurora
14 2 (0.19%) Amazon Redshift
15 1 (0.097%) Db2
15 1 (0.097%) Elasticsearch
15 1 (0.097%) Hazelcast
Development Applications
1 102 (9.86%) Git
2 53 (5.12%) Jenkins
3 40 (3.86%) Cypress.io
4 27 (2.61%) GitLab
5 21 (2.03%) JIRA
5 21 (2.03%) Maven
6 18 (1.74%) JUnit
7 15 (1.45%) Claude Code
8 11 (1.06%) Mockito
9 9 (0.87%) SonarQube
10 5 (0.48%) Eclipse
10 5 (0.48%) Postman
10 5 (0.48%) Selenium
11 4 (0.39%) Storybook
11 4 (0.39%) Vite
12 3 (0.29%) Subversion
12 3 (0.29%) Visual Studio
12 3 (0.29%) webpack
13 2 (0.19%) IntelliJ
13 2 (0.19%) JMeter
General
1 97 (9.37%) Social Skills
2 67 (6.47%) Finance
3 37 (3.57%) Public Sector
4 25 (2.42%) Retail
5 15 (1.45%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (1.16%) Legal
6 12 (1.16%) Marketing
7 11 (1.06%) Front Office
8 9 (0.87%) Tech for Good
9 8 (0.77%) Games
9 8 (0.77%) Legal Technology
10 7 (0.68%) Banking
11 6 (0.58%) Advertising
12 5 (0.48%) Law
12 5 (0.48%) Local Government
13 4 (0.39%) Aviation
13 4 (0.39%) Publishing
14 3 (0.29%) Automotive
14 3 (0.29%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 331 (31.98%) React
2 235 (22.71%) Node.js
3 193 (18.65%) .NET
4 134 (12.95%) AngularJS
5 129 (12.46%) CSS
6 124 (11.98%) HTML
7 115 (11.11%) Vue
8 85 (8.21%) REST
9 74 (7.15%) Spring
10 69 (6.67%) RESTful
11 66 (6.38%) Spring Boot
12 55 (5.31%) Next.js
13 49 (4.73%) Jest
14 45 (4.35%) Ruby on Rails
15 41 (3.96%) .NET Core
16 39 (3.77%) ASP.NET
17 38 (3.67%) GraphQL
18 37 (3.57%) .NET Framework
19 36 (3.48%) Entity Framework
20 35 (3.38%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 80 (7.73%) Cloud Native
2 42 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (1.84%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (1.74%) Mobile App
4 18 (1.74%) Product Ownership
5 15 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
6 10 (0.97%) Fixed Income
7 9 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (0.77%) IoT
9 7 (0.68%) Virtual Team
10 6 (0.58%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.58%) NHS
10 6 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (0.48%) Sports Betting
12 4 (0.39%) Augmented Reality
12 4 (0.39%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.39%) Mainframe
12 4 (0.39%) PropTech
13 3 (0.29%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.45%) Linux
2 3 (0.29%) AIX
3 1 (0.097%) Windows
3 1 (0.097%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,035 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 194 (18.74%) Agile
3 186 (17.97%) CI/CD
4 162 (15.65%) Microservices
5 151 (14.59%) AI
6 145 (14.01%) Software Engineering
7 114 (11.01%) DevOps
8 92 (8.89%) Problem-Solving
8 92 (8.89%) Web Development
9 91 (8.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 68 (6.57%) Clean Code
11 64 (6.18%) Mentoring
12 56 (5.41%) Front End Development
13 55 (5.31%) Computer Science
13 55 (5.31%) E-Commerce
14 54 (5.22%) User Experience
15 46 (4.44%) SDLC
15 46 (4.44%) Technical Leadership
16 43 (4.15%) Containerisation
17 41 (3.96%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 352 (34.01%) JavaScript
2 314 (30.34%) TypeScript
3 179 (17.29%) C#
3 179 (17.29%) Python
4 165 (15.94%) Java
5 111 (10.72%) SQL
6 54 (5.22%) PHP
7 47 (4.54%) Ruby
8 19 (1.84%) Bash
9 18 (1.74%) Groovy
10 16 (1.55%) Kotlin
11 12 (1.16%) Go
12 11 (1.06%) PL/SQL
13 7 (0.68%) C++
14 2 (0.19%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.19%) C
14 2 (0.19%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.097%) Bicep
15 1 (0.097%) Perl
15 1 (0.097%) R
Qualifications
1 74 (7.15%) Security Cleared
2 65 (6.28%) SC Cleared
3 57 (5.51%) Degree
4 49 (4.73%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (1.93%) AWS Certification
6 11 (1.06%) AWS Certified Developer
7 9 (0.87%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
7 9 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.39%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.19%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.097%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (1.55%) Accessibility
2 10 (0.97%) WCAG
3 9 (0.87%) QA
4 2 (0.19%) GDPR
4 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.19%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.097%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.097%) HL7
5 1 (0.097%) SLA
5 1 (0.097%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 110 (10.63%) Docker
Systems Management
1 68 (6.57%) Kubernetes
2 42 (4.06%) Terraform
3 9 (0.87%) HP Fortify
4 6 (0.58%) Ansible
4 6 (0.58%) Grafana
5 5 (0.48%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.29%) Kibana
8 2 (0.19%) Argo
8 2 (0.19%) Podman
9 1 (0.097%) Nagios
Vendors
1 62 (5.99%) Microsoft
2 17 (1.64%) Oracle
3 16 (1.55%) Google
4 13 (1.26%) OpenAI
5 9 (0.87%) OneLogin
6 5 (0.48%) Dynatrace
6 5 (0.48%) Peregrine
7 4 (0.39%) Pega
7 4 (0.39%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.19%) Aderant
8 2 (0.19%) AppDynamics
8 2 (0.19%) iManage
8 2 (0.19%) Intapp
8 2 (0.19%) Splunk
8 2 (0.19%) WooCommerce
8 2 (0.19%) WSO2
9 1 (0.097%) Adobe
9 1 (0.097%) Confluent
9 1 (0.097%) Databricks