Software Development Analyst Jobs

Software Development Analyst
UK

The median Software Development Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 696 - 923
Rank change year-on-year - - +285
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Analyst 16 0 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.029% - 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% - 0.040%
Number of salaries quoted 16 0 22
10th Percentile - - £45,875
25th Percentile £51,250 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 - £61,250
90th Percentile £66,250 - £66,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 - £57,500
% change year-on-year - - +15.00%

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 50,162 93,945 92,753
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 94.63% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,234 67,289 58,554
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £80,627
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +6.00%

Software Development Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Software Development Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software Development Analyst in the UK

Software Development Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Development Analyst.

Salary trend for Software Development Analyst in the UK

Software Development Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Development Analyst over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Development Analyst in the UK

Software Development Analyst
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
England - 16 £52,500 - 1
Work from Home - 14 £52,500 - 1
UK excluding London - 13 £52,500 - 1
North of England - 13 £52,500 -
North West - 13 £52,500 -
London - 3 £55,000 -

Software Development Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Software Development Analyst 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 Development Analyst in the job title.

1 14 (87.50%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (81.25%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (68.75%) Agile
4 10 (62.50%) QA
4 10 (62.50%) Product Ownership
5 8 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
5 8 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
5 8 (50.00%) Software Testing
5 8 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
5 8 (50.00%) Service Management
5 8 (50.00%) ITSM
5 8 (50.00%) Project Management
6 6 (37.50%) User Stories
7 5 (31.25%) SDLC
8 4 (25.00%) Information Security
8 4 (25.00%) Python
8 4 (25.00%) Java
9 3 (18.75%) JSON
9 3 (18.75%) JIRA
9 3 (18.75%) Confluence
9 3 (18.75%) Data Mapping
9 3 (18.75%) REST
9 3 (18.75%) SQL
9 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
9 3 (18.75%) SOAP
9 3 (18.75%) XML
9 3 (18.75%) Data Modelling
9 3 (18.75%) Workflow
9 3 (18.75%) Logistics
9 3 (18.75%) PMO

Software Development Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (18.75%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) AWS
Development Applications
1 3 (18.75%) JIRA
General
1 14 (87.50%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (18.75%) JSON
1 3 (18.75%) REST
1 3 (18.75%) SOAP
1 3 (18.75%) XML
2 2 (12.50%) GraphQL
2 2 (12.50%) LDAP
2 2 (12.50%) Node.js
2 2 (12.50%) OAuth
2 2 (12.50%) React
Miscellaneous
1 10 (62.50%) Product Ownership
2 2 (12.50%) Algorithms
2 2 (12.50%) Mobile App
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (81.25%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (68.75%) Agile
3 8 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
3 8 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
3 8 (50.00%) ITSM
3 8 (50.00%) Project Management
3 8 (50.00%) Service Management
3 8 (50.00%) Software Testing
3 8 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
4 6 (37.50%) User Stories
5 5 (31.25%) SDLC
6 4 (25.00%) Information Security
7 3 (18.75%) Data Mapping
7 3 (18.75%) Data Modelling
7 3 (18.75%) Logistics
7 3 (18.75%) Workflow
8 2 (12.50%) Incident Management
8 2 (12.50%) OWASP
8 2 (12.50%) Release Management
8 2 (12.50%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 4 (25.00%) Java
1 4 (25.00%) Python
2 3 (18.75%) SQL
3 2 (12.50%) C#
3 2 (12.50%) C++
3 2 (12.50%) Go
3 2 (12.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) CISSP
1 2 (12.50%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (62.50%) QA
2 3 (18.75%) PMO
3 2 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (12.50%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Atlassian