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The median annual salary for a Software Developer was £45,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 4 July 2020. 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
4 Jul 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
86 |
83 |
86 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+3 |
+3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
2,756 |
5,180 |
6,351 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
3.49% |
3.53% |
3.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.67% |
3.68% |
3.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,486 |
4,639 |
5,872 |
| Median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£68,750 |
£67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
- |
+6.25% |
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 |
75,040 |
140,792 |
170,979 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.10% |
95.89% |
96.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
60,375 |
112,378 |
138,885 |
| Median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
- |
+5.88% |
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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 4 July 2020.
Software Developer
Top 18 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 4 July 2020.
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 |
+4 |
2,420 |
£45,000 |
- |
358 |
| UK excluding London |
+7 |
2,221 |
£45,000 |
+5.88% |
325 |
| South East |
+4 |
825 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
59 |
| North of England |
+16 |
493 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
92 |
| London |
-35 |
448 |
£60,000 |
- |
64 |
| North West |
+38 |
306 |
£45,000 |
+5.88% |
49 |
| South West |
+26 |
296 |
£40,000 |
- |
50 |
| Midlands |
+15 |
215 |
£42,000 |
+5.00% |
63 |
| Work from Home |
+20 |
202 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
61 |
| East of England |
-14 |
139 |
£46,158 |
+2.26% |
29 |
| Yorkshire |
-5 |
134 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
29 |
| Scotland |
0 |
126 |
£45,000 |
+5.88% |
16 |
| West Midlands |
+7 |
121 |
£42,000 |
+5.00% |
36 |
| East Midlands |
+25 |
93 |
£40,000 |
- |
27 |
| Wales |
0 |
65 |
£40,000 |
+18.30% |
9 |
| Northern Ireland |
+2 |
62 |
£47,500 |
+35.71% |
7 |
| North East |
+7 |
53 |
£37,500 |
-15.73% |
14 |
| Isle of Man |
+4 |
1 |
- |
- |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 4 July 2020, Software Developer job roles required the following IT skills 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.
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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