Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 143 | 185 | 150 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | -35 | -50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 2,008 | 2,024 | 4,604 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.01% | 2.03% | 2.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.12% | 2.22% | 2.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,757 | 1,643 | 2,319 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £43,750 | £39,124 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.00% | +11.11% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Software Developer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 | +51 | 1,735 | £53,500 | -6.96% | 433 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 1,669 | £50,000 | -2.91% | 376 |
| Work from Home | +13 | 845 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 255 |
| North of England | +104 | 382 | £49,500 | -10.00% | 89 |
| South East | -44 | 374 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 97 |
| South West | +71 | 296 | £50,000 | - | 52 |
| London | -47 | 262 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 105 |
| Midlands | +65 | 252 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 84 |
| North West | +83 | 218 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 47 |
| West Midlands | +82 | 169 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 53 |
| East of England | +62 | 160 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +99 | 126 | £48,500 | -15.65% | 29 |
| Scotland | -41 | 115 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 21 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 82 | £43,000 | -7.53% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 60 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 12 |
| North East | +14 | 38 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 16 |
| Wales | -2 | 30 | £40,000 | -10.11% | 6 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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 featuring Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer 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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