Full-Stack Developer Job Trends in Wales
Full-Stack Developer
UK > Wales
The median Full-Stack Developer salary in Wales is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 131 | 60 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | -9 | +21 |
| Permanent Full-Stack Developer jobs | 12 | 13 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 0.35% | 1.42% | 2.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 1.66% | 2.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | - | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +20.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,938 | - | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | - | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.11% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title | 3,096 | 782 | 1,190 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.14% | 85.65% | 97.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,912 | 582 | 758 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £33,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,619 | £48,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.43% | +7.78% | -2.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £74,637 | £70,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Full-Stack Developer Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Full-Stack Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Full-Stack Developer Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in Wales.
Full-Stack Developer Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for Full-Stack Developer jobs in Wales over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Full-Stack Developer Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Full-Stack Developer jobs within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | -44 | 9 | £55,000 | -8.33% | |
| West Wales | - | 3 | £72,500 | - | |
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Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, Full-Stack Developer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Full-Stack Developer job ads across the Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Development | 100.0% | 12 |
| 2 | Agile | 58.3% | 7 |
| 2 | Java | 58.3% | 7 |
| 4 | Amazon S3 | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | AWS | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | AWS Lambda | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | CI/CD | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | DynamoDB | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | React | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | Serverless | 50.0% | 6 |
| 4 | Terraform | 50.0% | 6 |
| 12 | Clean Code | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | CSS | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Git | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | HTML | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Software Engineering | 33.3% | 4 |
| 17 | AI | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | AIX | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | Analytics | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | AWS CDK | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | BDD | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | Confluence | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | CSS3 | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | Data Pipeline | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | DevOps | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | Docker | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | Generative AI | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | GitHub | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | High Availability | 25.0% | 3 |
| 17 | HTML5 | 25.0% | 3 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Senior Software Developer | 25.0% | 3 |
| 4 | .NET Web Developer | 8.3% | 1 |
| 4 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 8.3% | 1 |
| 4 | Full-Stack PHP Developer | 8.3% | 1 |
| 4 | Full-Stack Web Developer | 8.3% | 1 |