Software Engineer/Developer
UK > Wales
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in Wales is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 0.20% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £110,000 | £110,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +22.22% | -5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 849 | 1,877 | 1,440 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.28% | 92.60% | 85.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 495 | 1,271 | 824 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,104 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.12% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer in Wales.
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Developer/Software Engineer 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 across the Wales region featuring Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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: