Software Developer Jobs in Wales

Software Developer
UK > Wales

The median Software Developer salary in Wales is £43,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 94 101
Rank change year-on-year +43 +7 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 44 35 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 2.63% 2.62% 1.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.80% 2.77% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 42 35 27
10th Percentile - £26,250 £30,900
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,625 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -14.29% +31.25%
75th Percentile £56,875 £57,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

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 1,571 1,262 1,700
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.74% 94.39% 93.25%
Number of salaries quoted 943 753 1,072
10th Percentile £28,125 £26,358 £31,485
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,000 £38,258
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,035 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.08% -9.93% +12.36%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,487 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Wales

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Wales.

Salary trend for Software Developer in Wales

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Wales over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Wales

Software Developer
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
West Wales +18 25 £40,000 -2.94%
South Wales +26 19 £65,000 +30.00% 1
Software Developer
UK

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, Software 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 across the Wales region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 28 (63.64%) C#
2 18 (40.91%) SQL
3 17 (38.64%) JavaScript
4 12 (27.27%) Azure
5 11 (25.00%) Software Engineering
6 10 (22.73%) .NET
7 9 (20.45%) Agile
7 9 (20.45%) Social Skills
8 7 (15.91%) SQL Server
9 6 (13.64%) Test Automation
9 6 (13.64%) AWS
9 6 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (13.64%) TypeScript
9 6 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
10 5 (11.36%) SOLID
10 5 (11.36%) Architectural Design
10 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
10 5 (11.36%) Python
11 4 (9.09%) Scrum
11 4 (9.09%) TDD
11 4 (9.09%) Operations Management
11 4 (9.09%) SaaS
11 4 (9.09%) Node.js
11 4 (9.09%) Docker
11 4 (9.09%) DevOps
12 3 (6.82%) React
12 3 (6.82%) Mentoring
12 3 (6.82%) Coaching
12 3 (6.82%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (6.82%) Public Cloud

Software Developer 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:

Cloud Services
1 12 (27.27%) Azure
2 6 (13.64%) AWS
3 4 (9.09%) SaaS
4 3 (6.82%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (4.55%) dbt
6 1 (2.27%) Amazon ECS
6 1 (2.27%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (15.91%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.55%) NoSQL
3 1 (2.27%) CouchDB
3 1 (2.27%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (2.27%) MongoDB
3 1 (2.27%) MySQL
3 1 (2.27%) Redis
Development Applications
1 3 (6.82%) Git
2 1 (2.27%) Artifactory
2 1 (2.27%) GitKraken
2 1 (2.27%) JetBrains Rider
2 1 (2.27%) ReSharper
2 1 (2.27%) SonarQube
2 1 (2.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (20.45%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (4.55%) Electronics
3 2 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (22.73%) .NET
2 4 (9.09%) Node.js
3 3 (6.82%) React
4 2 (4.55%) .NET Framework
4 2 (4.55%) Django
5 1 (2.27%) .NET Core
5 1 (2.27%) ASP.NET
5 1 (2.27%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (2.27%) Blazor
5 1 (2.27%) CSS
5 1 (2.27%) Entity Framework
5 1 (2.27%) Express.js
5 1 (2.27%) Java EE
5 1 (2.27%) MERN Stack
5 1 (2.27%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (2.27%) REST
5 1 (2.27%) RESTful
5 1 (2.27%) Spring
5 1 (2.27%) Spring Boot
5 1 (2.27%) Xamarin.iOS
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.82%) Public Cloud
2 1 (2.27%) Blockchain
2 1 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.27%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.27%) Android
1 1 (2.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (20.45%) Agile
3 6 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (13.64%) Test Automation
4 5 (11.36%) Architectural Design
4 5 (11.36%) SOLID
5 4 (9.09%) DevOps
5 4 (9.09%) Operations Management
5 4 (9.09%) Scrum
5 4 (9.09%) TDD
6 3 (6.82%) CI/CD
6 3 (6.82%) Clean Code
6 3 (6.82%) Coaching
6 3 (6.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (6.82%) Design Patterns
6 3 (6.82%) Mentoring
6 3 (6.82%) Pair Programming
6 3 (6.82%) Technical Leadership
7 2 (4.55%) Code Quality
7 2 (4.55%) Community of Practice
Programming Languages
1 28 (63.64%) C#
2 18 (40.91%) SQL
3 17 (38.64%) JavaScript
4 6 (13.64%) TypeScript
5 5 (11.36%) Python
6 2 (4.55%) C
7 1 (2.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (4.55%) Degree
1 2 (4.55%) SC Cleared
1 2 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.55%) MISRA
1 2 (4.55%) MISRA C
2 1 (2.27%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (9.09%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.82%) Oracle
3 1 (2.27%) Xamarin