Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 210 | 122 | 179 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -88 | +57 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 887 | 2,341 | 1,886 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.58% | 2.13% | 2.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.76% | 2.25% | 2.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 323 | 2,061 | 1,546 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £33,750 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £41,250 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,000 | £50,000 | £51,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -1.96% | +2.00% |
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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
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 13 June 2025.
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 13 June 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 |
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| England | -74 | 836 | £62,500 | +19.05% | 523 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 739 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 478 |
| North of England | +24 | 432 | £47,500 | -4.04% | 115 |
| North West | +59 | 399 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 73 |
| Work from Home | -150 | 238 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 358 |
| London | -37 | 125 | £110,000 | +29.41% | 101 |
| South East | -94 | 115 | £60,000 | - | 155 |
| Midlands | -90 | 58 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 64 |
| South West | -49 | 51 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 67 |
| East of England | -56 | 45 | £53,000 | +6.00% | 43 |
| West Midlands | -63 | 42 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 32 |
| Scotland | +10 | 30 | £51,250 | -2.38% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 26 | £56,750 | +19.47% | 28 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 16 | £65,000 | +51.16% | 30 |
| North East | +6 | 7 | £47,500 | -2.56% | 14 |
| Wales | +6 | 5 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 3 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 5 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2025, 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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