Software Developer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Software Developer salary in the Thames Valley is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 86 121
Rank change year-on-year -9 +35 -43
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 180 194 203
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.43% 3.48% 2.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.57% 3.89% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 167 177 129
10th Percentile £44,000 £36,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 7,014 4,983 7,202
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 89.46% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 4,713 3,046 4,156
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £41,132
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Software Developer in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in the Thames Valley

Software Developer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Berkshire +27 118 £70,000 +7.69% 10
Oxfordshire -18 54 £50,000 -18.70% 12
Buckinghamshire -39 8 £50,000 -9.09% 2
Software Developer
South East

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 Thames Valley region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 97 (53.89%) C#
2 86 (47.78%) .NET
3 71 (39.44%) JavaScript
4 64 (35.56%) Propensity Modelling
5 62 (34.44%) Agile
6 60 (33.33%) Degree
7 58 (32.22%) TypeScript
8 54 (30.00%) Docker
8 54 (30.00%) Computer Science
9 53 (29.44%) React
10 50 (27.78%) Artificial Intelligence
11 48 (26.67%) NoSQL
11 48 (26.67%) Kubernetes
12 47 (26.11%) Computer Science Degree
13 38 (21.11%) Azure
14 31 (17.22%) SQL Server
15 28 (15.56%) Git
16 22 (12.22%) Microsoft
17 20 (11.11%) Software Engineering
18 18 (10.00%) Social Skills
19 17 (9.44%) DevOps
20 16 (8.89%) .NET Core
20 16 (8.89%) Chemistry
20 16 (8.89%) Python
20 16 (8.89%) SQL
21 14 (7.78%) Mathematics
21 14 (7.78%) QA
22 13 (7.22%) Web Services
22 13 (7.22%) Azure DevOps
22 13 (7.22%) Algorithms

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.22%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.22%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.67%) IBM Domino
3 1 (0.56%) Apache
Applications
1 4 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 38 (21.11%) Azure
2 13 (7.22%) Azure DevOps
3 11 (6.11%) GitHub
4 10 (5.56%) SaaS
5 9 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (2.78%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.22%) ChatGPT
8 2 (1.11%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (26.67%) NoSQL
2 31 (17.22%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.78%) Power BI
3 5 (2.78%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.67%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (1.11%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (1.11%) GIS
5 2 (1.11%) MySQL
5 2 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.11%) Redis
Development Applications
1 28 (15.56%) Git
2 5 (2.78%) Bugzilla
2 5 (2.78%) Cypress.io
2 5 (2.78%) Jenkins
2 5 (2.78%) JIRA
2 5 (2.78%) Zephyr
3 4 (2.22%) GitLab
4 3 (1.67%) Visual Studio
5 2 (1.11%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.56%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.56%) JUnit
6 1 (0.56%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.56%) Selenium
6 1 (0.56%) TestNG
6 1 (0.56%) WebDriver
General
1 18 (10.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (5.00%) Public Sector
4 7 (3.89%) Back Office
4 7 (3.89%) Finance
4 7 (3.89%) Police
4 7 (3.89%) Retail
5 6 (3.33%) Tech for Good
6 4 (2.22%) Marketing
7 3 (1.67%) Health Technology
8 1 (0.56%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (47.78%) .NET
2 53 (29.44%) React
3 16 (8.89%) .NET Core
4 13 (7.22%) Web Services
5 10 (5.56%) CSS
6 5 (2.78%) ASP.NET
6 5 (2.78%) Playwright
7 4 (2.22%) SpaCy
8 3 (1.67%) Blazor
8 3 (1.67%) Flutter
8 3 (1.67%) HTML
8 3 (1.67%) jQuery
9 2 (1.11%) ASP.NET MVC 5
9 2 (1.11%) CSS3
9 2 (1.11%) Dask
9 2 (1.11%) Django
9 2 (1.11%) LESS
9 2 (1.11%) NumPy
9 2 (1.11%) OpenLayers
9 2 (1.11%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.22%) Algorithms
2 5 (2.78%) Client/Server
2 5 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (1.67%) Data Structures
3 3 (1.67%) Management Information System
3 3 (1.67%) Mobile App
4 2 (1.11%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.56%) CUDA
5 1 (0.56%) Grid Computing
5 1 (0.56%) Linux Command Line
5 1 (0.56%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.11%) Linux
2 1 (0.56%) Android
2 1 (0.56%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (35.56%) Propensity Modelling
2 62 (34.44%) Agile
3 54 (30.00%) Computer Science
4 50 (27.78%) Artificial Intelligence
5 20 (11.11%) Software Engineering
6 17 (9.44%) DevOps
7 16 (8.89%) Chemistry
8 14 (7.78%) Mathematics
9 12 (6.67%) Data Science
10 11 (6.11%) Software Testing
11 10 (5.56%) CI/CD
11 10 (5.56%) Machine Learning
11 10 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
11 10 (5.56%) Test Automation
12 9 (5.00%) Full Stack Development
13 8 (4.44%) Fintech
13 8 (4.44%) Mentoring
13 8 (4.44%) SOLID
14 7 (3.89%) SDET
14 7 (3.89%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 97 (53.89%) C#
2 71 (39.44%) JavaScript
3 58 (32.22%) TypeScript
4 16 (8.89%) Python
4 16 (8.89%) SQL
5 8 (4.44%) Java
6 6 (3.33%) C
7 5 (2.78%) PHP
7 5 (2.78%) T-SQL
8 4 (2.22%) C++
8 4 (2.22%) Fortran
9 2 (1.11%) Go
10 1 (0.56%) Julia
10 1 (0.56%) R
10 1 (0.56%) Rust
Qualifications
1 60 (33.33%) Degree
2 47 (26.11%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (4.44%) DBS Check
4 6 (3.33%) Master's Degree
4 6 (3.33%) PhD
5 2 (1.11%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (1.11%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.78%) QA
System Software
1 54 (30.00%) Docker
2 2 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 48 (26.67%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.78%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 22 (12.22%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.78%) HP
3 2 (1.11%) VMware
4 1 (0.56%) Sun
4 1 (0.56%) YouTube