Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 147 | 210 | 177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | -33 | -64 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 1,396 | 1,011 | 3,131 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.84% | 1.72% | 2.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.93% | 1.80% | 2.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,265 | 912 | 1,971 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
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 | 72,160 | 56,195 | 134,726 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.93% | 95.71% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,655 | 40,750 | 78,298 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,874 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,900 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.66% | - | +5.00% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 26 October 2024.
Software 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 Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 October 2024. 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 |
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| England | +62 | 1,216 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 318 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 1,100 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 270 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 599 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 246 |
| South East | +30 | 390 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 52 |
| London | +19 | 247 | £82,500 | +6.45% | 56 |
| North of England | +50 | 228 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 92 |
| Midlands | +1 | 145 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 70 |
| South West | +54 | 141 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 102 | £49,500 | -1.00% | 23 |
| North West | -4 | 85 | £51,750 | -10.00% | 51 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 84 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 37 |
| Scotland | +26 | 77 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 61 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 33 |
| East of England | -8 | 57 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 22 |
| Wales | +44 | 41 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 9 |
| North East | -5 | 41 | £50,000 | +8.11% | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 21 | £48,750 | +20.37% | 1 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 October 2024, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software 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:
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