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 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 193 291 166
Rank change year-on-year +98 -125 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer 1,018 501 1,671
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.03% 1.02% 1.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 1.14% 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 895 379 1,263
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,875 £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% -0.75%

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 93,080 44,133 95,805
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.21% 89.80% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 63,762 26,055 68,461
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.12%

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 15 July 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 15 July 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 +88 902 £65,000 +8.33% 223
UK excluding London +107 764 £60,000 +4.35% 245
Work from Home +84 392 £60,000 - 219
North of England +128 253 £65,000 +8.33% 54
South East +72 218 £60,000 +4.35% 64
London -26 195 £80,000 +6.67% 37
North West +72 119 £65,000 +18.18% 25
Midlands +20 107 £60,000 +4.35% 38
Yorkshire +52 103 £75,000 +25.00% 19
South West -7 93 £56,250 -6.25% 16
West Midlands -2 61 £60,000 - 18
East Midlands +4 46 £60,000 +26.32% 20
Scotland +36 40 £55,000 -4.35% 30
East of England -23 39 £80,000 +77.78% 29
North East -30 31 £50,000 -37.50% 10
Wales -57 12 £70,000 +16.67% 11
Northern Ireland -57 2 £60,000 - 10

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

For the 6 months to 15 July 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 1,018 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 337 (33.10%) JavaScript
3 325 (31.93%) React
4 305 (29.96%) TypeScript
5 285 (28.00%) AWS
6 227 (22.30%) Node.js
7 191 (18.76%) .NET
8 184 (18.07%) Python
9 175 (17.19%) Agile
9 175 (17.19%) C#
10 167 (16.40%) CI/CD
11 166 (16.31%) Java
12 152 (14.93%) Azure
13 147 (14.44%) Microservices
14 141 (13.85%) Software Engineering
15 137 (13.46%) AI
16 136 (13.36%) AngularJS
17 126 (12.38%) CSS
18 122 (11.98%) HTML
19 120 (11.79%) Vue
20 109 (10.71%) DevOps
21 104 (10.22%) Serverless
22 103 (10.12%) Docker
23 102 (10.02%) SQL
24 95 (9.33%) SaaS
25 92 (9.04%) Problem-Solving
26 89 (8.74%) Continuous Improvement
26 89 (8.74%) Git
26 89 (8.74%) Web Development
27 84 (8.25%) AWS Lambda

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 15 (1.47%) CMS
2 13 (1.28%) Confluence
3 11 (1.08%) WordPress
4 8 (0.79%) ColdFusion
5 3 (0.29%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.29%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.29%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.20%) Apache
6 2 (0.20%) IIS
6 2 (0.20%) nginx
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.098%) CICS
7 1 (0.098%) Drupal
7 1 (0.098%) NServiceBus
7 1 (0.098%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (0.59%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.20%) Elementor
3 1 (0.098%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (0.29%) Shopify
2 1 (0.098%) CiviCRM
2 1 (0.098%) Magento
2 1 (0.098%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 285 (28.00%) AWS
2 152 (14.93%) Azure
3 104 (10.22%) Serverless
4 95 (9.33%) SaaS
5 84 (8.25%) AWS Lambda
6 75 (7.37%) Amazon S3
7 73 (7.17%) Amazon ECS
8 60 (5.89%) GitHub
9 48 (4.72%) Amazon SQS
10 46 (4.52%) GCP
11 33 (3.24%) Amazon EC2
12 28 (2.75%) AWS Step Functions
13 27 (2.65%) AWS CloudFormation
14 23 (2.26%) GitHub Copilot
15 20 (1.96%) Amazon ECR
15 20 (1.96%) Apigee
15 20 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
15 20 (1.96%) GitHub Actions
16 18 (1.77%) Power Platform
17 13 (1.28%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.79%) Broadband
2 4 (0.39%) DNS
2 4 (0.39%) HTTP
3 2 (0.20%) Firewall
3 2 (0.20%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.098%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (8.15%) PostgreSQL
2 80 (7.86%) SQL Server
3 50 (4.91%) MongoDB
4 43 (4.22%) MySQL
5 37 (3.63%) DynamoDB
6 32 (3.14%) NoSQL
7 27 (2.65%) Relational Database
8 16 (1.57%) Redis
9 12 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
9 12 (1.18%) Power BI
10 8 (0.79%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.39%) MariaDB
12 3 (0.29%) Spatial Data
13 2 (0.20%) Amazon Athena
13 2 (0.20%) ClickHouse
13 2 (0.20%) GIS
13 2 (0.20%) TimescaleDB
14 1 (0.098%) BusinessObjects
14 1 (0.098%) Db2
Development Applications
1 89 (8.74%) Git
2 51 (5.01%) Jenkins
3 40 (3.93%) Cypress.io
4 27 (2.65%) GitLab
5 23 (2.26%) JIRA
6 19 (1.87%) Maven
7 13 (1.28%) Claude Code
7 13 (1.28%) JUnit
8 11 (1.08%) SonarQube
9 7 (0.69%) Mockito
10 4 (0.39%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.39%) Postman
11 3 (0.29%) Selenium
12 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
12 2 (0.20%) CircleCI
12 2 (0.20%) Jasmine
12 2 (0.20%) Karma Test Runner
12 2 (0.20%) Terragrunt
12 2 (0.20%) Vite
12 2 (0.20%) YouTrack
General
1 87 (8.55%) Social Skills
2 67 (6.58%) Finance
3 28 (2.75%) Public Sector
4 25 (2.46%) Retail
5 19 (1.87%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (1.28%) Aviation
7 12 (1.18%) Front Office
8 11 (1.08%) Legal
8 11 (1.08%) Marketing
9 9 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (0.88%) Tech for Good
10 8 (0.79%) Banking
11 7 (0.69%) Advertising
11 7 (0.69%) Games
11 7 (0.69%) Legal Technology
12 5 (0.49%) Law
12 5 (0.49%) Local Government
13 4 (0.39%) Publishing
14 3 (0.29%) Automotive
14 3 (0.29%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 325 (31.93%) React
2 227 (22.30%) Node.js
3 191 (18.76%) .NET
4 136 (13.36%) AngularJS
5 126 (12.38%) CSS
6 122 (11.98%) HTML
7 120 (11.79%) Vue
8 76 (7.47%) REST
9 70 (6.88%) Spring
10 68 (6.68%) Spring Boot
11 63 (6.19%) RESTful
12 46 (4.52%) Jest
12 46 (4.52%) Laravel
12 46 (4.52%) Next.js
13 41 (4.03%) Ruby on Rails
14 40 (3.93%) .NET Core
15 38 (3.73%) GraphQL
16 31 (3.05%) .NET Framework
16 31 (3.05%) ASP.NET
17 30 (2.95%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 72 (7.07%) Cloud Native
2 32 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (1.87%) Distributed Systems
3 19 (1.87%) Greenfield Project
4 18 (1.77%) Product Ownership
5 17 (1.67%) Mobile App
6 12 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (1.08%) Fixed Income
8 7 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (0.69%) IoT
8 7 (0.69%) Sports Betting
9 5 (0.49%) AI Agents
10 4 (0.39%) Augmented Reality
10 4 (0.39%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.39%) Mainframe
10 4 (0.39%) NHS
10 4 (0.39%) PropTech
10 4 (0.39%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.29%) PKI
11 3 (0.29%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.57%) Linux
2 3 (0.29%) AIX
3 2 (0.20%) Windows
4 1 (0.098%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,018 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 175 (17.19%) Agile
3 167 (16.40%) CI/CD
4 147 (14.44%) Microservices
5 141 (13.85%) Software Engineering
6 137 (13.46%) AI
7 109 (10.71%) DevOps
8 92 (9.04%) Problem-Solving
9 89 (8.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 89 (8.74%) Web Development
10 64 (6.29%) Mentoring
11 62 (6.09%) Clean Code
12 54 (5.30%) Front End Development
13 49 (4.81%) E-Commerce
14 48 (4.72%) User Experience
15 46 (4.52%) Computer Science
16 42 (4.13%) SDLC
17 40 (3.93%) Containerisation
17 40 (3.93%) Test Automation
18 39 (3.83%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 337 (33.10%) JavaScript
2 305 (29.96%) TypeScript
3 184 (18.07%) Python
4 175 (17.19%) C#
5 166 (16.31%) Java
6 102 (10.02%) SQL
7 63 (6.19%) PHP
8 41 (4.03%) Ruby
9 20 (1.96%) Groovy
10 17 (1.67%) Bash
11 12 (1.18%) Go
12 9 (0.88%) PL/SQL
13 8 (0.79%) Kotlin
14 6 (0.59%) C++
15 3 (0.29%) C
16 2 (0.20%) Bicep
16 2 (0.20%) Shell Script
17 1 (0.098%) Apex Code
17 1 (0.098%) CFML
17 1 (0.098%) R
Qualifications
1 75 (7.37%) Security Cleared
2 66 (6.48%) SC Cleared
3 49 (4.81%) Degree
4 42 (4.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (1.87%) AWS Certification
6 11 (1.08%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
6 11 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (0.88%) AWS Certified Developer
8 5 (0.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (0.39%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.20%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.098%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 1 (0.098%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (1.18%) Accessibility
2 9 (0.88%) QA
2 9 (0.88%) WCAG
3 1 (0.098%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.098%) HL7
3 1 (0.098%) SLA
3 1 (0.098%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 103 (10.12%) Docker
Systems Management
1 58 (5.70%) Kubernetes
2 34 (3.34%) Terraform
3 11 (1.08%) HP Fortify
4 7 (0.69%) Prometheus
5 6 (0.59%) Ansible
5 6 (0.59%) Grafana
6 5 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.29%) Kibana
8 2 (0.20%) Argo
8 2 (0.20%) Nagios
8 2 (0.20%) Podman
Vendors
1 57 (5.60%) Microsoft
2 16 (1.57%) Oracle
3 14 (1.38%) Google
4 10 (0.98%) OpenAI
5 8 (0.79%) OneLogin
6 5 (0.49%) Dynatrace
6 5 (0.49%) Peregrine
7 4 (0.39%) Pega
8 3 (0.29%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.20%) Aderant
9 2 (0.20%) AppDynamics
9 2 (0.20%) iManage
9 2 (0.20%) Intapp
9 2 (0.20%) Splunk
9 2 (0.20%) WooCommerce
9 2 (0.20%) WSO2
10 1 (0.098%) Adobe
10 1 (0.098%) Confluent
10 1 (0.098%) Databricks