Developer Jobs in Cambridge

Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Developer salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 15 17
Rank change year-on-year +4 +2 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 137 112 198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 13.11% 12.57% 11.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.50% 14.99% 12.34%
Number of salaries quoted 115 58 107
10th Percentile £37,750 £43,200 £33,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,875 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.44% +9.68% +5.71%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,000 - £78,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 1,015 747 1,604
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.13% 83.84% 91.81%
Number of salaries quoted 780 379 557
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £29,550
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £72,688 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £84,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Cambridge

Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Developer in Cambridge

Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in Cambridge

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 Cambridge region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 57 (41.61%) Linux
2 53 (38.69%) Python
3 45 (32.85%) IoT
4 43 (31.39%) Social Skills
5 41 (29.93%) JavaScript
6 36 (26.28%) TypeScript
7 32 (23.36%) C
8 29 (21.17%) Software Engineering
8 29 (21.17%) React
9 28 (20.44%) Problem-Solving
10 27 (19.71%) Agile
11 25 (18.25%) AWS
12 24 (17.52%) C#
13 23 (16.79%) Degree
14 21 (15.33%) Android
15 19 (13.87%) Client/Server
16 18 (13.14%) Automotive
16 18 (13.14%) Apple iOS
16 18 (13.14%) Full Stack Development
16 18 (13.14%) Node.js
17 17 (12.41%) Docker
18 15 (10.95%) C++
18 15 (10.95%) Django
19 14 (10.22%) Blog
19 14 (10.22%) Business Development
19 14 (10.22%) Multithreading
19 14 (10.22%) Customer Engagement
19 14 (10.22%) Internet
19 14 (10.22%) TDD
19 14 (10.22%) Raspberry Pi

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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 1 (0.73%) Confluence
1 1 (0.73%) Drupal
Cloud Services
1 25 (18.25%) AWS
2 12 (8.76%) AWS IoT
3 10 (7.30%) Azure
4 7 (5.11%) GitHub
5 5 (3.65%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (2.92%) Serverless
7 3 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.46%) Amazon EC2
8 2 (1.46%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.46%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (1.46%) SaaS
9 1 (0.73%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.73%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 14 (10.22%) Internet
2 5 (3.65%) Wireless
3 2 (1.46%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.73%) 4G
4 1 (0.73%) 5G
4 1 (0.73%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (10.22%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (7.30%) SQL Server
3 9 (6.57%) MongoDB
4 6 (4.38%) Redis
5 3 (2.19%) NoSQL
5 3 (2.19%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.46%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (5.11%) JIRA
2 6 (4.38%) Trac
3 5 (3.65%) Git
4 4 (2.92%) Cypress.io
5 3 (2.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (2.19%) Visual Studio
5 3 (2.19%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.73%) GitLab
6 1 (0.73%) ScriptRunner
General
1 43 (31.39%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.14%) Automotive
3 14 (10.22%) Presentation Skills
4 8 (5.84%) Finance
4 8 (5.84%) Tech for Good
5 7 (5.11%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (5.11%) Games
6 6 (4.38%) Marketing
7 5 (3.65%) Electronics
7 5 (3.65%) Manufacturing
7 5 (3.65%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.46%) Health Technology
9 1 (0.73%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (21.17%) React
2 18 (13.14%) Node.js
3 15 (10.95%) Django
4 11 (8.03%) .NET
5 10 (7.30%) ASP.NET
5 10 (7.30%) CSS
5 10 (7.30%) HTML
6 9 (6.57%) .NET Framework
6 9 (6.57%) AngularJS
6 9 (6.57%) Vue
7 7 (5.11%) ASP.NET Web API
7 7 (5.11%) REST
8 6 (4.38%) .NET Core
8 6 (4.38%) ASP.NET MVC
8 6 (4.38%) Entity Framework
9 4 (2.92%) HTML5
9 4 (2.92%) Jest
10 3 (2.19%) JSON
10 3 (2.19%) XML
10 3 (2.19%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 45 (32.85%) IoT
2 19 (13.87%) Client/Server
3 14 (10.22%) Blog
3 14 (10.22%) Raspberry Pi
4 13 (9.49%) Algorithms
5 12 (8.76%) Data Structures
6 8 (5.84%) Embedded Systems
7 6 (4.38%) ARM Cortex
7 6 (4.38%) Verilog
8 4 (2.92%) Mobile App
9 3 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (2.19%) Hackathon
10 2 (1.46%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (1.46%) FPGA
10 2 (1.46%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (1.46%) Security Posture
11 1 (0.73%) Device Driver
11 1 (0.73%) Educational Technology
11 1 (0.73%) e-Learning
11 1 (0.73%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 57 (41.61%) Linux
2 21 (15.33%) Android
3 18 (13.14%) Apple iOS
4 4 (2.92%) Embedded Linux
4 4 (2.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (21.17%) Software Engineering
2 28 (20.44%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (19.71%) Agile
4 18 (13.14%) Full Stack Development
5 14 (10.22%) Business Development
5 14 (10.22%) Commercial Awareness
5 14 (10.22%) Customer Engagement
5 14 (10.22%) Multithreaded Programming
5 14 (10.22%) Multithreading
5 14 (10.22%) TDD
6 13 (9.49%) Computer Science
7 11 (8.03%) Machine Learning
8 10 (7.30%) Code Quality
9 9 (6.57%) Artificial Intelligence
9 9 (6.57%) Scrum
9 9 (6.57%) User Experience
10 8 (5.84%) Embedded Software Development
11 7 (5.11%) Fintech
11 7 (5.11%) Front End Development
11 7 (5.11%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 53 (38.69%) Python
2 41 (29.93%) JavaScript
3 36 (26.28%) TypeScript
4 32 (23.36%) C
5 24 (17.52%) C#
6 15 (10.95%) C++
7 11 (8.03%) Embedded C
8 9 (6.57%) Rust
9 8 (5.84%) SQL
10 6 (4.38%) Java
10 6 (4.38%) SystemVerilog
10 6 (4.38%) Tcl
11 5 (3.65%) Kotlin
12 3 (2.19%) Cython
12 3 (2.19%) Shell Script
13 2 (1.46%) Bash
13 2 (1.46%) Go
13 2 (1.46%) Haskell
13 2 (1.46%) Objective-C
13 2 (1.46%) PHP
Qualifications
1 23 (16.79%) Degree
2 8 (5.84%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (3.65%) DV Cleared
3 5 (3.65%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.46%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.73%) Accessibility
System Software
1 17 (12.41%) Docker
2 5 (3.65%) Firmware
3 1 (0.73%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.92%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.46%) Ansible
3 1 (0.73%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (5.84%) F5
2 6 (4.38%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.46%) QNX
4 1 (0.73%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.73%) Intel