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The median annual salary for a Software Developer was £40,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 26 September 2017. The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| Software Developer UK |
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6 months to
26 Sep 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
Same period 2015 |
| Rank |
96 |
110 |
122 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+14 |
+12 |
-20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
5743 |
5381 |
5538 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
3.24% |
2.79% |
2.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.38% |
2.89% |
2.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5139 |
5125 |
5121 |
| UK median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£26,456 |
£25,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.67% |
- |
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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.
| All Permanent IT Job Vacancies UK |
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title |
169960 |
185940 |
211328 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.80% |
96.46% |
96.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
136136 |
156251 |
175094 |
| UK median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.56% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£26,750 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.25% |
- |
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Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Developer
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 26 September 2017.
Software 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 Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 September 2017.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
+11 |
5265 |
£40,500 |
+1.25% |
257 |
| UK excluding London |
+10 |
4467 |
£40,000 |
- |
216 |
| South East |
+6 |
1414 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
47 |
| London |
+28 |
1179 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
51 |
| North of England |
-7 |
994 |
£40,000 |
+5.26% |
70 |
| Midlands |
+10 |
605 |
£39,000 |
+4.00% |
31 |
| East of England |
+25 |
567 |
£40,000 |
- |
32 |
| North West |
-14 |
559 |
£40,000 |
- |
42 |
| South West |
+32 |
534 |
£35,000 |
-10.26% |
26 |
| West Midlands |
+24 |
417 |
£39,000 |
+11.43% |
15 |
| Yorkshire |
+3 |
374 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
20 |
| Scotland |
+42 |
238 |
£40,000 |
- |
5 |
| East Midlands |
-5 |
199 |
£39,000 |
-2.50% |
16 |
| Wales |
-5 |
85 |
£36,250 |
+3.57% |
1 |
| North East |
-14 |
61 |
£40,000 |
+14.29% |
8 |
| Northern Ireland |
-8 |
41 |
£34,000 |
-5.56% |
4 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 26 September 2017, Software Developer job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads featuring Software Developer in the job title.
Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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