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 25 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 243 | 311 | 203 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | -108 | -8 |
| Permanent Full-Stack Developer jobs | 945 | 425 | 872 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.78% | 0.86% | 1.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.85% | 0.95% | 1.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 767 | 302 | 542 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,250 | £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 | £98,500 | £107,375 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +9.52% | -4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 111,434 | 44,511 | 65,398 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.17% | 90.16% | 95.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,024 | 26,375 | 37,255 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,250 | £52,500 | £56,509 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.86% | -7.09% | -5.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
Full-Stack Developer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Full-Stack Developer job postings 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 Full-Stack Developer jobs over the 6 months to 25 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 Full-Stack Developer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +56 | 840 | £60,000 | - | 268 |
| UK excluding London | +81 | 708 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 159 |
| Work from Home | +67 | 344 | £60,000 | - | 134 |
| North of England | +50 | 204 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 52 |
| London | -28 | 201 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 118 |
| South East | +12 | 191 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 30 |
| Midlands | +31 | 114 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +48 | 103 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 19 |
| South West | -7 | 101 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 17 |
| North West | +4 | 73 | £61,250 | +2.08% | 28 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 67 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 16 |
| Scotland | +50 | 54 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 10 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 47 | £55,000 | -13.73% | 7 |
| East of England | -37 | 31 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 11 |
| North East | -54 | 28 | £48,750 | -2.50% | 6 |
| Wales | -73 | 13 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 4 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, Full-Stack Developer job ads cited 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 Full-Stack Developer job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Development | 100.0% | 945 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 34.0% | 321 |
| 3 | React | 29.7% | 281 |
| 4 | AWS | 29.4% | 278 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 29.4% | 278 |
| 6 | Node.js | 21.8% | 206 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 21.0% | 198 |
| 8 | Agile | 19.4% | 183 |
| 9 | .NET | 19.2% | 181 |
| 10 | Azure | 18.5% | 175 |
| 11 | C# | 17.5% | 165 |
| 12 | Microservices | 17.2% | 163 |
| 13 | AI | 16.0% | 151 |
| 14 | Java | 14.7% | 139 |
| 15 | Software Engineering | 13.2% | 125 |
| 16 | Docker | 12.7% | 120 |
| 17 | CSS | 12.4% | 117 |
| 18 | HTML | 12.0% | 113 |
| 19 | Python | 11.7% | 111 |
| 20 | SQL Server | 11.5% | 109 |
| 21 | AngularJS | 11.4% | 108 |
| 22 | SaaS | 11.3% | 107 |
| 23 | Git | 11.0% | 104 |
| 24 | REST | 10.7% | 101 |
| 25 | Problem-Solving | 10.6% | 100 |
| 26 | SQL | 9.8% | 93 |
| 27 | DevOps | 9.6% | 91 |
| 28 | Continuous Improvement | 9.4% | 89 |
| 29 | Serverless | 9.3% | 88 |
| 30 | GitHub | 9.1% | 86 |
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 | 20.2% | 191 |
| 2 | Software Developer | 15.0% | 142 |
| 3 | Lead Full-Stack Developer | 10.9% | 103 |
| 4 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 9.6% | 91 |
| 5 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 8.1% | 77 |
| 6 | Lead Software Developer | 7.2% | 68 |
| 6 | React Developer | 7.2% | 68 |
| 8 | Full-Stack C# Developer | 4.3% | 41 |
| 9 | AWS Developer | 3.5% | 33 |
| 10 | Full-Stack Python Developer | 3.2% | 30 |
| 11 | Full-Stack Web Developer | 2.8% | 26 |
| 12 | C# .NET Developer | 2.6% | 25 |
| 13 | Senior React Developer | 2.4% | 23 |
| 14 | Full-Stack Engineer | 2.1% | 20 |
| 14 | Senior Java Developer | 2.1% | 20 |
| 16 | Azure Developer | 2.0% | 19 |
| 17 | Angular Developer | 1.9% | 18 |
| 18 | Senior Python Developer | 1.7% | 16 |
| 19 | .NET Software Developer | 1.5% | 14 |
| 19 | Senior Software Developer | 1.5% | 14 |