Web Developer
UK
The median Web Developer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 636 | 492 | 549 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -144 | +57 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Web Developer | 97 | 475 | 397 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.47% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 86 | 345 | 320 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.53% | -15.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £53,750 | £66,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £62,950 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -11.11% | +9.76% |
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 | 53,646 | 100,958 | 81,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,258 | 71,135 | 54,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,573 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,180 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.74% |
Web Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Web Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Web Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Web Developer.
Web Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Web Developer over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Web Developer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Web Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 July 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 | -139 | 81 | £48,750 | +21.88% | 262 |
| UK excluding London | -120 | 74 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 205 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 36 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 103 |
| East of England | +3 | 23 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 33 |
| London | +91 | 20 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 96 |
| Wales | +21 | 11 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 16 |
| South East | +13 | 11 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 47 |
| North of England | -37 | 11 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 45 |
| South West | +75 | 10 | £37,500 | - | 15 |
| North West | -26 | 9 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 26 |
| Midlands | -21 | 6 | £40,000 | -6.43% | 39 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 3 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 3 | £37,000 | -26.00% | 25 |
| Scotland | +77 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| North East | +37 | 1 | £28,500 | -18.57% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 1 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 14 |
Web Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Web 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 Developer in the job title.
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Web 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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