GUI Developer Jobs

GUI Developer
UK

The median GUI Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 695 874 975
Rank change year-on-year +179 +101 +245
Permanent jobs requiring a GUI Developer 4 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.008% 0.004% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.004% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile £57,000 - -
25th Percentile £60,000 £46,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £47,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +36.84% - -
75th Percentile £73,125 £56,875 -
90th Percentile £78,000 £71,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £47,500 -
% change year-on-year +36.84% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 47,358 93,248 95,013
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.32% 94.63% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,451 66,908 59,769
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year +4.00% -5.21% +5.50%

GUI Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured GUI Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for GUI Developer in the UK

GUI Developer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GUI Developer.

Salary trend for GUI Developer in the UK

GUI Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing GUI Developer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for GUI Developer in the UK

GUI Developer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GUI Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2025. 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 +188 4 £65,000 +36.84%
UK excluding London +204 2 £65,000 +36.84%
London +108 2 £68,750 -11.29%
South East +99 2 £65,000 +36.84%
Work from Home +165 1 - - 1

GUI Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, GUI Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring GUI Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) HTML
2 3 (75.00%) Git
3 2 (50.00%) Java
3 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 2 (50.00%) CSS
3 2 (50.00%) Python
3 2 (50.00%) PhD
3 2 (50.00%) Finance
3 2 (50.00%) C
3 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (50.00%) C++
4 1 (25.00%) Physics
4 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (25.00%) QA
4 1 (25.00%) WPF
4 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (25.00%) Google Maps API
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (25.00%) Multithreading
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Vulkan
4 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (25.00%) C#
4 1 (25.00%) JIRA

GUI Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Git
2 1 (25.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (25.00%) JIRA
2 1 (25.00%) Maven
2 1 (25.00%) Plastic SCM
2 1 (25.00%) Qt Creator
2 1 (25.00%) Subversion
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) HTML
2 2 (50.00%) CSS
3 1 (25.00%) .NET
3 1 (25.00%) .NET Framework
3 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
3 1 (25.00%) ASP.NET
3 1 (25.00%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (25.00%) Google Maps API
3 1 (25.00%) HTML5
3 1 (25.00%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (25.00%) Java EE
3 1 (25.00%) OpenGL
3 1 (25.00%) OpenSceneGraph
3 1 (25.00%) QML
3 1 (25.00%) Qt
3 1 (25.00%) Qt Quick
3 1 (25.00%) React
3 1 (25.00%) Vaadin
3 1 (25.00%) Vulkan
3 1 (25.00%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) 3D Graphics
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (25.00%) Image Processing
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Multithreaded Programming
2 1 (25.00%) Multithreading
2 1 (25.00%) OO
2 1 (25.00%) OOD
2 1 (25.00%) Physics
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) UX Design
2 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C
1 2 (50.00%) C++
1 2 (50.00%) Java
1 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) C#
2 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (50.00%) PhD
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Google
1 1 (25.00%) SAP