Software Developer
England > South East
The median Software Developer salary in the South East is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 115 | 77 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | -4 | -18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 425 | 507 | 902 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 2.39% | 3.69% | 4.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.53% | 4.10% | 4.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 389 | 439 | 603 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £39,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +9.52% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,250 | £81,000 |
| England median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +15.79% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title | 16,769 | 12,374 | 19,894 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.15% | 89.99% | 96.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,915 | 7,936 | 12,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,331 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.98% | +0.55% | +9.09% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in the South East
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the South East.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Software Developer
Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| Thames Valley | -16 | 166 | £66,250 | +10.42% | 21 |
| Berkshire | +24 | 111 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 9 |
| Hampshire | -45 | 107 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 17 |
| East Sussex | +12 | 61 | £55,000 | +7.84% | 21 |
| Surrey | -29 | 50 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | -13 | 48 | £55,000 | -5.17% | 8 |
| Kent | -7 | 28 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | -46 | 7 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 4 |
| West Sussex | +22 | 5 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 1 |
| Sussex | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 1 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 South East region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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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