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 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 232 | 311 | 199 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | -112 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer | 963 | 430 | 929 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.81% | 0.88% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.87% | 0.98% | 1.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 785 | 312 | 568 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,375 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,500 | £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 | £105,000 | £99,825 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | -6.10% |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 110,105 | 43,964 | 67,208 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.43% | 89.90% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,779 | 25,831 | 38,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,396 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.15% | -2.73% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -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 Salary Trend
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 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 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 | +70 | 853 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 244 |
| UK excluding London | +79 | 715 | £60,000 | - | 155 |
| Work from Home | +73 | 351 | £60,000 | - | 132 |
| London | -29 | 208 | £66,250 | -17.19% | 102 |
| South East | +28 | 199 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 28 |
| North of England | +56 | 198 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 49 |
| Midlands | +35 | 115 | £60,000 | - | 24 |
| South West | +8 | 102 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +46 | 101 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 21 |
| North West | +5 | 69 | £60,000 | - | 24 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 65 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 17 |
| Scotland | +43 | 55 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 50 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 7 |
| East of England | -43 | 33 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 14 |
| North East | -56 | 28 | £46,250 | -7.50% | 5 |
| Wales | -77 | 13 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 5 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Development | 100.0% | 963 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 33.2% | 320 |
| 3 | React | 30.1% | 290 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 29.7% | 286 |
| 5 | AWS | 29.5% | 284 |
| 6 | Node.js | 21.4% | 206 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 20.9% | 201 |
| 8 | .NET | 19.1% | 184 |
| 9 | Agile | 19.0% | 183 |
| 10 | Azure | 18.4% | 177 |
| 11 | C# | 17.7% | 170 |
| 12 | Microservices | 17.1% | 165 |
| 13 | AI | 16.1% | 155 |
| 14 | Java | 15.0% | 144 |
| 15 | Software Engineering | 13.9% | 134 |
| 16 | Docker | 12.8% | 123 |
| 17 | Python | 12.4% | 119 |
| 18 | CSS | 12.3% | 118 |
| 19 | HTML | 11.8% | 114 |
| 20 | AngularJS | 11.4% | 110 |
| 21 | SQL Server | 11.2% | 108 |
| 22 | Problem-Solving | 10.8% | 104 |
| 22 | SaaS | 10.8% | 104 |
| 24 | REST | 10.6% | 102 |
| 25 | Git | 10.5% | 101 |
| 26 | DevOps | 9.9% | 95 |
| 26 | SQL | 9.9% | 95 |
| 28 | Serverless | 9.3% | 90 |
| 29 | Continuous Improvement | 9.2% | 89 |
| 30 | GitHub | 9.0% | 87 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 18.4% | 177 |
| 2 | Software Developer | 14.4% | 139 |
| 3 | Lead Full-Stack Developer | 10.4% | 100 |
| 4 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 9.7% | 93 |
| 5 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 8.0% | 77 |
| 6 | Lead Software Developer | 6.6% | 64 |
| 6 | React Developer | 6.6% | 64 |
| 8 | Full-Stack C# Developer | 4.3% | 41 |
| 9 | Full-Stack Python Developer | 3.4% | 33 |
| 10 | AWS Developer | 3.3% | 32 |
| 11 | Full-Stack Web Developer | 2.9% | 28 |
| 12 | C# .NET Developer | 2.4% | 23 |
| 13 | Senior Java Developer | 2.1% | 20 |
| 14 | Full-Stack Engineer | 2.0% | 19 |
| 15 | Azure Developer | 1.9% | 18 |
| 16 | Angular Developer | 1.8% | 17 |
| 16 | Senior React Developer | 1.8% | 17 |
| 18 | Senior Python Developer | 1.7% | 16 |
| 19 | .NET Software Developer | 1.5% | 14 |
| 19 | Full-Stack PHP Developer | 1.5% | 14 |