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 leading to 6 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 183 | 143 | 183 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | +40 | -37 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 903 | 1,976 | 2,100 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.69% | 2.01% | 2.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.87% | 2.12% | 2.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 357 | 1,717 | 1,676 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,000 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,250 | £42,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £88,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £51,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -1.96% | +4.08% |
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 | 48,283 | 93,229 | 94,684 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.44% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,442 | 66,845 | 59,589 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 6 May 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 6 May 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 | -27 | 860 | £60,000 | +12.15% | 420 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 762 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 394 |
| North of England | +52 | 461 | £41,000 | -17.17% | 115 |
| North West | +61 | 430 | £41,000 | -18.00% | 74 |
| Work from Home | -75 | 252 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 267 |
| South East | -49 | 122 | £56,000 | -6.67% | 81 |
| London | +3 | 116 | £110,000 | +29.41% | 58 |
| Midlands | -100 | 56 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 87 |
| South West | -47 | 52 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 41 |
| East of England | -46 | 42 | £53,000 | +6.00% | 47 |
| West Midlands | -67 | 36 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 46 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 25 | £49,500 | - | 28 |
| Scotland | +37 | 22 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 17 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 20 | £55,000 | +25.00% | 40 |
| North East | +17 | 6 | £81,250 | +80.56% | 14 |
| Wales | +15 | 5 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 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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