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 31 July 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 288 169
Rank change year-on-year +89 -119 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer 1,029 499 1,378
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.00% 1.01% 1.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 1.12% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 901 377 998
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 96,998 44,483 82,509
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 90.02% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 66,411 26,428 56,723
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £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 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £90,000
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 31 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 31 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 +88 913 £60,000 - 99
UK excluding London +102 783 £60,000 +4.35% 86
Work from Home +88 393 £60,000 - 61
North of England +125 249 £65,000 +8.33% 22
South East +60 223 £60,000 +4.35% 24
London -32 190 £79,250 +5.67% 29
Midlands +19 114 £60,000 +2.13% 14
North West +77 112 £65,000 +13.04% 13
Yorkshire +55 105 £75,000 +25.00% 9
South West -2 97 £56,250 -6.25% 13
West Midlands +12 68 £60,000 - 8
East Midlands +6 46 £60,000 +26.32% 6
East of England -15 44 £70,000 +55.56% 7
Scotland +30 42 £55,000 -4.35% 5
North East -21 32 £47,500 -40.63%
Wales -62 12 £70,000 +16.67% 1
Northern Ireland -65 2 £60,000 - 3

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

For the 6 months to 31 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 1,029 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 347 (33.72%) JavaScript
3 332 (32.26%) React
4 312 (30.32%) TypeScript
5 298 (28.96%) AWS
6 231 (22.45%) Node.js
7 195 (18.95%) .NET
7 195 (18.95%) Agile
8 183 (17.78%) C#
8 183 (17.78%) CI/CD
9 181 (17.59%) Python
10 168 (16.33%) Java
11 163 (15.84%) Azure
12 159 (15.45%) Microservices
13 146 (14.19%) AI
13 146 (14.19%) Software Engineering
14 136 (13.22%) AngularJS
15 130 (12.63%) CSS
16 124 (12.05%) HTML
17 117 (11.37%) Vue
18 115 (11.18%) SQL
19 112 (10.88%) DevOps
20 110 (10.69%) Docker
21 106 (10.30%) Serverless
22 103 (10.01%) SaaS
23 102 (9.91%) Git
24 92 (8.94%) Continuous Improvement
24 92 (8.94%) Problem-Solving
25 90 (8.75%) Web Development
26 89 (8.65%) 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 14 (1.36%) Confluence
2 13 (1.26%) CMS
3 11 (1.07%) WordPress
4 7 (0.68%) ColdFusion
5 5 (0.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.39%) IIS
7 3 (0.29%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.19%) SharePoint
9 1 (0.097%) Apache
9 1 (0.097%) CICS
9 1 (0.097%) Drupal
9 1 (0.097%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.097%) NServiceBus
9 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 (0.49%) Shopify
2 1 (0.097%) CiviCRM
2 1 (0.097%) Magento
2 1 (0.097%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 298 (28.96%) AWS
2 163 (15.84%) Azure
3 106 (10.30%) Serverless
4 103 (10.01%) SaaS
5 87 (8.45%) AWS Lambda
6 79 (7.68%) Amazon S3
7 75 (7.29%) Amazon ECS
8 70 (6.80%) GitHub
9 49 (4.76%) GCP
10 48 (4.66%) Amazon SQS
11 35 (3.40%) Amazon EC2
12 28 (2.72%) AWS CloudFormation
12 28 (2.72%) AWS Step Functions
13 25 (2.43%) GitHub Copilot
14 24 (2.33%) GitHub Actions
15 23 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
16 19 (1.85%) Amazon ECR
16 19 (1.85%) Apigee
17 16 (1.55%) Power Platform
18 15 (1.46%) Snowflake
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%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (8.65%) SQL Server
2 85 (8.26%) PostgreSQL
3 50 (4.86%) MongoDB
4 42 (4.08%) DynamoDB
5 38 (3.69%) MySQL
6 34 (3.30%) NoSQL
7 26 (2.53%) Relational Database
8 20 (1.94%) Redis
9 16 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (1.07%) Power BI
11 8 (0.78%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.39%) MariaDB
13 3 (0.29%) Amazon Athena
13 3 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
13 3 (0.29%) GIS
13 3 (0.29%) Spatial Data
14 2 (0.19%) Amazon Aurora
15 1 (0.097%) ClickHouse
15 1 (0.097%) DocumentDB
15 1 (0.097%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 102 (9.91%) Git
2 52 (5.05%) Jenkins
3 38 (3.69%) Cypress.io
4 28 (2.72%) GitLab
5 24 (2.33%) JIRA
6 21 (2.04%) Maven
7 17 (1.65%) JUnit
8 14 (1.36%) Claude Code
9 10 (0.97%) Mockito
9 10 (0.97%) SonarQube
10 5 (0.49%) Eclipse
10 5 (0.49%) Postman
10 5 (0.49%) Selenium
11 4 (0.39%) Vite
12 3 (0.29%) Storybook
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 94 (9.14%) Social Skills
2 68 (6.61%) Finance
3 30 (2.92%) Public Sector
4 25 (2.43%) Retail
5 17 (1.65%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (1.17%) Legal
6 12 (1.17%) Marketing
7 11 (1.07%) Front Office
7 11 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (0.78%) Banking
8 8 (0.78%) Games
8 8 (0.78%) Legal Technology
8 8 (0.78%) Tech for Good
9 7 (0.68%) Advertising
10 6 (0.58%) Aviation
11 5 (0.49%) Law
11 5 (0.49%) Local Government
12 4 (0.39%) Publishing
13 3 (0.29%) Automotive
13 3 (0.29%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 332 (32.26%) React
2 231 (22.45%) Node.js
3 195 (18.95%) .NET
4 136 (13.22%) AngularJS
5 130 (12.63%) CSS
6 124 (12.05%) HTML
7 117 (11.37%) Vue
8 86 (8.36%) REST
9 74 (7.19%) Spring
10 70 (6.80%) RESTful
11 68 (6.61%) Spring Boot
12 54 (5.25%) Next.js
13 47 (4.57%) Jest
14 43 (4.18%) Ruby on Rails
15 42 (4.08%) .NET Core
16 39 (3.79%) ASP.NET
17 37 (3.60%) .NET Framework
17 37 (3.60%) GraphQL
18 36 (3.50%) Entity Framework
18 36 (3.50%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 77 (7.48%) Cloud Native
2 39 (3.79%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (1.75%) Mobile App
4 18 (1.75%) Product Ownership
5 16 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
6 10 (0.97%) Fixed Income
6 10 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (0.78%) IoT
8 6 (0.58%) AI Agents
8 6 (0.58%) Sports Betting
8 6 (0.58%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.49%) NHS
9 5 (0.49%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.39%) Augmented Reality
10 4 (0.39%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.39%) Mainframe
10 4 (0.39%) PropTech
11 3 (0.29%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.46%) 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
2 195 (18.95%) Agile
3 183 (17.78%) CI/CD
4 159 (15.45%) Microservices
5 146 (14.19%) AI
5 146 (14.19%) Software Engineering
6 112 (10.88%) DevOps
7 92 (8.94%) Continuous Improvement
7 92 (8.94%) Problem-Solving
8 90 (8.75%) Web Development
9 69 (6.71%) Clean Code
10 65 (6.32%) Mentoring
11 55 (5.34%) Front End Development
12 54 (5.25%) E-Commerce
13 53 (5.15%) Computer Science
13 53 (5.15%) User Experience
14 49 (4.76%) SDLC
15 44 (4.28%) Technical Leadership
16 42 (4.08%) Containerisation
16 42 (4.08%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 347 (33.72%) JavaScript
2 312 (30.32%) TypeScript
3 183 (17.78%) C#
4 181 (17.59%) Python
5 168 (16.33%) Java
6 115 (11.18%) SQL
7 57 (5.54%) PHP
8 44 (4.28%) Ruby
9 19 (1.85%) Bash
9 19 (1.85%) Groovy
10 12 (1.17%) Go
11 11 (1.07%) PL/SQL
12 10 (0.97%) Kotlin
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%) CFML
15 1 (0.097%) R
Qualifications
1 73 (7.09%) Security Cleared
2 64 (6.22%) SC Cleared
3 56 (5.44%) Degree
4 48 (4.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (2.04%) AWS Certification
6 11 (1.07%) AWS Certified Developer
7 10 (0.97%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
7 10 (0.97%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (0.68%) 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%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.097%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (1.36%) Accessibility
2 9 (0.87%) QA
2 9 (0.87%) WCAG
3 2 (0.19%) GDPR
3 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.19%) SOC 2
4 1 (0.097%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.097%) HL7
4 1 (0.097%) SLA
4 1 (0.097%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 110 (10.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 67 (6.51%) Kubernetes
2 42 (4.08%) Terraform
3 10 (0.97%) HP Fortify
4 6 (0.58%) Ansible
4 6 (0.58%) Grafana
5 5 (0.49%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.29%) Kibana
7 2 (0.19%) Argo
7 2 (0.19%) Podman
8 1 (0.097%) Nagios
Vendors
1 61 (5.93%) Microsoft
2 17 (1.65%) Oracle
3 16 (1.55%) Google
4 12 (1.17%) OpenAI
5 8 (0.78%) OneLogin
6 5 (0.49%) Dynatrace
6 5 (0.49%) 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