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 11 September 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 308 182
Rank change year-on-year +101 -126 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer 1,029 450 1,153
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.91% 0.91% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% 1.01% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 895 329 725
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,500 £95,750
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 106,082 44,571 74,889
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 89.73% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 73,120 26,247 45,923
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 £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

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 11 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Full-Stack Developer in the UK

Full-Stack Developer
Top 16 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 11 September 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 +90 911 £60,000 - 114
UK excluding London +105 793 £60,000 +4.35% 73
Work from Home +84 364 £60,000 - 56
North of England +107 235 £65,000 +8.33% 22
South East +60 229 £60,000 +4.35% 17
London -39 187 £70,000 -11.11% 61
Yorkshire +46 114 £75,000 +25.00% 9
Midlands +20 114 £60,000 +2.13% 12
South West +2 110 £60,000 - 11
North West +38 91 £63,750 +6.25% 12
West Midlands +5 65 £70,000 +16.67% 9
Scotland +43 52 £57,500 -4.17% 5
East Midlands 0 49 £60,000 +26.32% 3
East of England -19 39 £60,000 +41.18% 5
North East -31 30 £46,250 -22.92% 2
Wales -69 14 £62,500 +4.17%

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

For the 6 months to 11 September 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 1,029 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 355 (34.50%) JavaScript
3 312 (30.32%) React
4 306 (29.74%) TypeScript
5 297 (28.86%) AWS
6 222 (21.57%) Node.js
7 192 (18.66%) Agile
8 191 (18.56%) CI/CD
9 190 (18.46%) .NET
10 177 (17.20%) C#
11 172 (16.72%) Azure
12 164 (15.94%) Microservices
13 156 (15.16%) Python
14 152 (14.77%) Java
15 146 (14.19%) AI
16 130 (12.63%) CSS
17 124 (12.05%) HTML
18 121 (11.76%) Software Engineering
19 119 (11.56%) AngularJS
20 113 (10.98%) Docker
21 109 (10.59%) SQL
22 105 (10.20%) SaaS
23 102 (9.91%) Serverless
23 102 (9.91%) SQL Server
24 101 (9.82%) Vue
25 100 (9.72%) Problem-Solving
26 99 (9.62%) DevOps
26 99 (9.62%) Git
27 95 (9.23%) Continuous Improvement
28 89 (8.65%) REST

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 14 (1.36%) WordPress
2 12 (1.17%) Confluence
3 11 (1.07%) CMS
4 7 (0.68%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.58%) ColdFusion
6 4 (0.39%) IIS
7 3 (0.29%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.097%) Apache
8 1 (0.097%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.097%) nginx
8 1 (0.097%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (0.49%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.19%) Elementor
3 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (0.49%) Shopify
2 1 (0.097%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 297 (28.86%) AWS
2 172 (16.72%) Azure
3 105 (10.20%) SaaS
4 102 (9.91%) Serverless
5 85 (8.26%) AWS Lambda
6 81 (7.87%) Amazon S3
7 79 (7.68%) GitHub
8 76 (7.39%) Amazon ECS
9 51 (4.96%) Amazon SQS
10 47 (4.57%) GCP
11 39 (3.79%) Amazon EC2
12 29 (2.82%) GitHub Actions
13 28 (2.72%) AWS Step Functions
13 28 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
14 26 (2.53%) AWS CloudFormation
15 24 (2.33%) GitHub Copilot
16 23 (2.24%) Snowflake
17 19 (1.85%) Amazon ECR
18 18 (1.75%) Apigee
19 17 (1.65%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.78%) 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%) Internet
4 1 (0.097%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (9.91%) SQL Server
2 86 (8.36%) PostgreSQL
3 55 (5.34%) MongoDB
4 44 (4.28%) DynamoDB
5 32 (3.11%) MySQL
6 30 (2.92%) NoSQL
7 26 (2.53%) Relational Database
8 25 (2.43%) Redis
9 17 (1.65%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (1.07%) Power BI
11 8 (0.78%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.39%) GIS
13 3 (0.29%) Amazon Athena
13 3 (0.29%) MariaDB
13 3 (0.29%) Spatial Data
14 2 (0.19%) Amazon Aurora
15 1 (0.097%) Data Warehouse
15 1 (0.097%) DocumentDB
Development Applications
1 99 (9.62%) Git
2 54 (5.25%) Jenkins
3 44 (4.28%) Cypress.io
4 28 (2.72%) GitLab
5 22 (2.14%) Maven
6 20 (1.94%) JUnit
7 17 (1.65%) JIRA
8 14 (1.36%) Claude Code
9 13 (1.26%) Mockito
10 10 (0.97%) SonarQube
11 8 (0.78%) Storybook
12 7 (0.68%) Visual Studio
13 6 (0.58%) Postman
13 6 (0.58%) Vite
14 5 (0.49%) Selenium
15 4 (0.39%) Eclipse
15 4 (0.39%) NUnit
15 4 (0.39%) Subversion
15 4 (0.39%) TeamCity
16 3 (0.29%) webpack
General
1 99 (9.62%) Social Skills
2 67 (6.51%) Public Sector
3 55 (5.34%) Finance
4 18 (1.75%) Retail
5 13 (1.26%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (1.26%) Marketing
6 12 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (1.07%) Legal
8 7 (0.68%) Legal Technology
9 5 (0.49%) Advertising
9 5 (0.49%) Banking
10 4 (0.39%) Aviation
10 4 (0.39%) Games
10 4 (0.39%) Local Government
11 3 (0.29%) Automotive
11 3 (0.29%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.29%) Law
11 3 (0.29%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.29%) Tech for Good
12 2 (0.19%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 312 (30.32%) React
2 222 (21.57%) Node.js
3 190 (18.46%) .NET
4 130 (12.63%) CSS
5 124 (12.05%) HTML
6 119 (11.56%) AngularJS
7 101 (9.82%) Vue
8 89 (8.65%) REST
9 75 (7.29%) Spring
10 70 (6.80%) RESTful
11 67 (6.51%) Spring Boot
12 55 (5.34%) Next.js
13 53 (5.15%) Jest
13 53 (5.15%) Ruby on Rails
14 43 (4.18%) .NET Core
14 43 (4.18%) Terraform
15 40 (3.89%) ASP.NET
16 39 (3.79%) .NET Framework
17 37 (3.60%) Entity Framework
18 33 (3.21%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 80 (7.77%) Cloud Native
2 50 (4.86%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (2.04%) Mobile App
4 20 (1.94%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (1.75%) Product Ownership
6 16 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
7 9 (0.87%) IoT
8 8 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (0.68%) AI Agents
9 7 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (0.68%) Virtual Team
10 6 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (0.49%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.39%) NHS
12 4 (0.39%) Sports Betting
13 3 (0.29%) Learning Management System
13 3 (0.29%) Mainframe
13 3 (0.29%) Onboarding
13 3 (0.29%) PKI
13 3 (0.29%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.36%) Linux
2 3 (0.29%) AIX
3 1 (0.097%) Windows
3 1 (0.097%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,029 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 192 (18.66%) Agile
3 191 (18.56%) CI/CD
4 164 (15.94%) Microservices
5 146 (14.19%) AI
6 121 (11.76%) Software Engineering
7 100 (9.72%) Problem-Solving
8 99 (9.62%) DevOps
9 95 (9.23%) Continuous Improvement
10 79 (7.68%) Web Development
11 77 (7.48%) Clean Code
12 66 (6.41%) Mentoring
13 57 (5.54%) User Experience
14 56 (5.44%) Computer Science
14 56 (5.44%) E-Commerce
15 53 (5.15%) SDLC
16 51 (4.96%) Front End Development
17 49 (4.76%) Technical Leadership
18 48 (4.66%) Test Automation
19 43 (4.18%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 355 (34.50%) JavaScript
2 306 (29.74%) TypeScript
3 177 (17.20%) C#
4 156 (15.16%) Python
5 152 (14.77%) Java
6 109 (10.59%) SQL
7 55 (5.34%) Ruby
8 52 (5.05%) PHP
9 40 (3.89%) Kotlin
10 21 (2.04%) Bash
11 19 (1.85%) Groovy
12 10 (0.97%) PL/SQL
13 7 (0.68%) C++
14 3 (0.29%) Go
14 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.19%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.19%) Perl
16 1 (0.097%) Bicep
16 1 (0.097%) CFML
16 1 (0.097%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 68 (6.61%) Security Cleared
2 58 (5.64%) Degree
2 58 (5.64%) SC Cleared
3 51 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (1.94%) AWS Certification
5 10 (0.97%) AWS Certified Developer
5 10 (0.97%) ITIL Certification
6 9 (0.87%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
7 6 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 6 (0.58%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.19%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.097%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.04%) Accessibility
2 12 (1.17%) QA
3 11 (1.07%) WCAG
4 4 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.39%) SOC 2
5 3 (0.29%) GDPR
6 1 (0.097%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.097%) GRC
6 1 (0.097%) SLA
System Software
1 113 (10.98%) Docker
Systems Management
1 70 (6.80%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.97%) HP Fortify
3 6 (0.58%) Ansible
4 5 (0.49%) Grafana
5 4 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.29%) Kibana
6 3 (0.29%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.19%) Argo
7 2 (0.19%) Podman
Vendors
1 67 (6.51%) Microsoft
2 22 (2.14%) Oracle
3 18 (1.75%) Google
4 15 (1.46%) OpenAI
5 9 (0.87%) OneLogin
6 6 (0.58%) Dynatrace
7 5 (0.49%) OutSystems
7 5 (0.49%) Peregrine
7 5 (0.49%) Red Hat
8 4 (0.39%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.29%) Splunk
10 2 (0.19%) AppDynamics
10 2 (0.19%) Pega
10 2 (0.19%) WooCommerce
10 2 (0.19%) WSO2
11 1 (0.097%) Adobe
11 1 (0.097%) Confluent
11 1 (0.097%) Mistral