Software Engineer/Developer
UK
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in the UK is £110,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 540 | 652 | 552 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | -100 | -138 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 397 | 349 | 925 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.34% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.37% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 311 | 327 | 780 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £59,521 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £81,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -5.26% | +26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £122,500 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £153,750 | £150,500 | £133,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -41.18% | +100.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Developer/Software Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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 | +72 | 316 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 12 |
| London | +99 | 278 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 7 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 166 | £102,500 | +2.50% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +82 | 118 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | +15 | 80 | - | - | |
| South West | -10 | 19 | £71,991 | +25.20% | 1 |
| North of England | +34 | 13 | £42,572 | -14.86% | 1 |
| North West | +8 | 13 | £42,572 | -14.86% | 1 |
| East of England | +18 | 3 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 1 |
| South East | +4 | 2 | £60,000 | -22.58% | |
| West Midlands | +14 | 1 | £52,500 | +40.00% | |
| Midlands | +10 | 1 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 2 |
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 featuring Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer 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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