Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 201 | 182 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -57 | -31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 948 | 2,691 | 3,871 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.75% | 2.14% | 3.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.83% | 2.24% | 3.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 828 | 1,869 | 2,762 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £33,750 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £41,250 | £37,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +11.11% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 51,668 | 119,945 | 122,710 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.49% | 95.32% | 95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,837 | 75,409 | 83,805 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 29 November 2023.
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 29 November 2023. 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 | -30 | 806 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 371 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 652 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 336 |
| Work from Home | -37 | 472 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 218 |
| London | +27 | 238 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 99 |
| South East | -30 | 199 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 66 |
| Midlands | +39 | 124 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 49 |
| North of England | -28 | 119 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 92 |
| South West | -60 | 86 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 64 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 72 | £47,500 | - | 17 |
| North West | -7 | 60 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 56 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 52 | £50,000 | - | 32 |
| Yorkshire | +29 | 46 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 43 | £42,500 | -8.11% | 11 |
| Scotland | -15 | 40 | £52,500 | - | 18 |
| East of England | +37 | 23 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 26 |
| Wales | +4 | 20 | £50,000 | +8.01% | 23 |
| North East | +18 | 13 | £46,250 | -7.50% | 10 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 November 2023, 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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