Software Developer Jobs in Berkshire

Software Developer
South East > Berkshire

The median Software Developer salary in Berkshire is £70,000 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 62 89 105
Rank change year-on-year +27 +16 -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 118 93 89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 3.52% 3.18% 2.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.68% 3.45% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 111 88 47
10th Percentile £45,000 £35,838 £18,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,188 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +19.27% +9.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £97,500 £93,500
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
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 3,209 2,693 3,557
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.59% 92.19% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,177 1,575 2,178
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +0.88% +3.64%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £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 Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Berkshire

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Software Developer in Berkshire

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

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

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Berkshire

Software Developer
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Berkshire 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
Bracknell +14 75 £75,000 -16.67% 5
Reading -2 39 £50,000 -13.04% 4
Newbury +11 2 £45,000 -35.71%
Software Developer
South East

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

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 Berkshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 79 (66.95%) C#
2 66 (55.93%) .NET
3 64 (54.24%) Propensity Modelling
4 60 (50.85%) JavaScript
5 57 (48.31%) TypeScript
6 51 (43.22%) React
7 50 (42.37%) Docker
7 50 (42.37%) Degree
7 50 (42.37%) Computer Science
8 49 (41.53%) Artificial Intelligence
9 48 (40.68%) Agile
9 48 (40.68%) NoSQL
9 48 (40.68%) Kubernetes
10 47 (39.83%) Computer Science Degree
11 27 (22.88%) Git
12 24 (20.34%) SQL Server
13 22 (18.64%) Azure
14 14 (11.86%) QA
14 14 (11.86%) DevOps
15 12 (10.17%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (10.17%) Web Services
16 11 (9.32%) SQL
16 11 (9.32%) Software Engineering
17 10 (8.47%) Test Automation
17 10 (8.47%) .NET Core
18 9 (7.63%) Algorithms
18 9 (7.63%) Machine Learning
18 9 (7.63%) Mathematics
18 9 (7.63%) Social Skills
19 8 (6.78%) CI/CD

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 (0.85%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 22 (18.64%) Azure
2 12 (10.17%) Azure DevOps
3 7 (5.93%) GitHub
4 4 (3.39%) ChatGPT
5 1 (0.85%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (40.68%) NoSQL
2 24 (20.34%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.69%) GIS
3 2 (1.69%) MySQL
3 2 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.69%) Redis
3 2 (1.69%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 27 (22.88%) Git
2 5 (4.24%) Bugzilla
2 5 (4.24%) Cypress.io
2 5 (4.24%) Jenkins
2 5 (4.24%) JIRA
2 5 (4.24%) Zephyr
3 1 (0.85%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.85%) JUnit
3 1 (0.85%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.85%) Selenium
3 1 (0.85%) TestNG
3 1 (0.85%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.85%) WebDriver
General
1 9 (7.63%) Social Skills
2 7 (5.93%) Back Office
2 7 (5.93%) Finance
2 7 (5.93%) Police
2 7 (5.93%) Retail
3 3 (2.54%) Health Technology
3 3 (2.54%) Tech for Good
4 2 (1.69%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (55.93%) .NET
2 51 (43.22%) React
3 12 (10.17%) Web Services
4 10 (8.47%) .NET Core
5 7 (5.93%) CSS
6 5 (4.24%) Playwright
7 4 (3.39%) SpaCy
8 3 (2.54%) Blazor
9 2 (1.69%) Celery
9 2 (1.69%) Dask
9 2 (1.69%) Django
9 2 (1.69%) Flask
9 2 (1.69%) NumPy
9 2 (1.69%) OpenLayers
10 1 (0.85%) .NET Framework
10 1 (0.85%) Entity Framework
10 1 (0.85%) jQuery
10 1 (0.85%) LINQ
10 1 (0.85%) PhoneGap
10 1 (0.85%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.63%) Algorithms
2 5 (4.24%) Client/Server
2 5 (4.24%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (1.69%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.85%) Mobile App
4 1 (0.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.69%) Linux
2 1 (0.85%) Android
2 1 (0.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (54.24%) Propensity Modelling
2 50 (42.37%) Computer Science
3 49 (41.53%) Artificial Intelligence
4 48 (40.68%) Agile
5 14 (11.86%) DevOps
6 11 (9.32%) Software Engineering
7 10 (8.47%) Test Automation
8 9 (7.63%) Machine Learning
8 9 (7.63%) Mathematics
9 8 (6.78%) CI/CD
9 8 (6.78%) Fintech
10 7 (5.93%) CRM
10 7 (5.93%) E-business
10 7 (5.93%) Full Stack Development
10 7 (5.93%) Progressive Web App
10 7 (5.93%) SDET
10 7 (5.93%) Software Testing
11 5 (4.24%) Test Management
12 4 (3.39%) Microservices
12 4 (3.39%) Natural Language Processing
Programming Languages
1 79 (66.95%) C#
2 60 (50.85%) JavaScript
3 57 (48.31%) TypeScript
4 11 (9.32%) SQL
5 5 (4.24%) Python
6 2 (1.69%) Go
7 1 (0.85%) Java
7 1 (0.85%) PHP
Qualifications
1 50 (42.37%) Degree
2 47 (39.83%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (5.93%) DBS Check
4 2 (1.69%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.69%) Numerate Degree
4 2 (1.69%) PhD
4 2 (1.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (11.86%) QA
System Software
1 50 (42.37%) Docker
Systems Management
1 48 (40.68%) Kubernetes
2 5 (4.24%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 8 (6.78%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.24%) HP