Web Application Developer
UK
The median Web Application Developer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 681 | 854 | 960 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +173 | +106 | +119 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Web Applications Developer | 11 | 42 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.043% | 0.028% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.023% | 0.045% | 0.030% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 32 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36,250 | £42,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £37,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £61,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.63% | +6.96% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £65,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £111,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £65,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +23.81% | +19.32% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 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 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Web Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Web Applications Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Web Applications Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Web Applications Developer.
Web Applications Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Web Applications Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Web Applications Developer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Web Applications Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | +146 | 10 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 4 |
| London | +113 | 8 | £73,750 | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | +191 | 4 | £52,500 | +13.51% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +179 | 3 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 2 |
| Midlands | +74 | 2 | £52,500 | -12.50% | |
| East Midlands | +46 | 2 | £52,500 | -19.23% | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - |
Web Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Web Applications 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 Web Applications Developer in the job title.
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Web Applications 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: