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The median annual salary for a Software Developer was £40,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 17 August 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
17 Aug 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
Same period 2015 |
| Rank |
94 |
117 |
114 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+23 |
-3 |
-15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
5778 |
5414 |
5639 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
3.28% |
2.73% |
2.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.42% |
2.83% |
2.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5181 |
5160 |
5196 |
| UK median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
£25,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in permanent job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| IT Job Roles UK |
| Permanent job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role |
168832 |
191032 |
209595 |
| As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK |
95.90% |
96.49% |
96.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
136334 |
160651 |
172473 |
| 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 |
£77,500 |
£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 17 August 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 17 August 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 |
+22 |
5334 |
£40,000 |
- |
425 |
| UK excluding London |
+9 |
4601 |
£40,000 |
- |
349 |
| South East |
+14 |
1493 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
85 |
| London |
+20 |
1086 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
104 |
| North of England |
+1 |
1067 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
104 |
| Midlands |
+16 |
635 |
£39,000 |
+4.00% |
42 |
| North West |
-4 |
583 |
£40,000 |
- |
56 |
| East of England |
+29 |
569 |
£40,000 |
- |
42 |
| South West |
+18 |
510 |
£35,000 |
-12.50% |
48 |
| West Midlands |
+35 |
429 |
£38,500 |
+10.00% |
25 |
| Yorkshire |
+13 |
424 |
£40,000 |
+8.11% |
42 |
| East Midlands |
+6 |
217 |
£39,000 |
-2.50% |
17 |
| Scotland |
+44 |
208 |
£40,000 |
- |
20 |
| Wales |
-5 |
90 |
£35,000 |
- |
6 |
| North East |
-7 |
60 |
£40,000 |
+14.29% |
6 |
| Northern Ireland |
-3 |
40 |
£33,500 |
-10.67% |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 17 August 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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