Code Quality (Software Quality)
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Code Quality skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 75 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +9 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs citing Code Quality | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | - | 0.59% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.69% | 1.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £43,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £41,594 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £44,344 | £52,686 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.83% | -18.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £47,094 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £76,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.33% | +15.38% | -7.14% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales
Code Quality falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 806 | 729 | 971 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 74.98% | 85.36% | 89.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 539 | 338 | 738 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £31,250 | £28,290 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £36,250 | £35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £49,104 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.25% | +3.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,000 | £61,445 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,790 | £75,000 | £72,433 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.35% | -8.00% |
Code Quality
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Code Quality relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Code Quality
Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Code Quality.
