Software Developer Jobs in Cambridgeshire

Software Developer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Software Developer salary in Cambridgeshire 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 40 89 113
Rank change year-on-year +49 +24 -91
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 71 20 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 4.05% 1.62% 2.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.31% 1.90% 2.44%
Number of salaries quoted 62 14 47
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,725 £33,250
25th Percentile £50,500 £44,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% +17.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £64,469 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 1,649 1,053 2,540
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.96% 85.19% 91.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,247 529 962
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £28,700
25th Percentile £35,788 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,641 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.11% +10.00% -0.50%
75th Percentile £68,901 £70,000 £64,688
90th Percentile £80,950 £85,000 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Cambridgeshire

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Salary trend for Software Developer in Cambridgeshire

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

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

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Cambridgeshire

Software Developer
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Cambridgeshire 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
Cambridge +47 59 £60,000 - 6
Software Developer
East of England

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

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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 25 (35.21%) C
1 25 (35.21%) Linux
2 23 (32.39%) IoT
3 17 (23.94%) Python
4 16 (22.54%) Software Engineering
4 16 (22.54%) C#
4 16 (22.54%) Social Skills
5 15 (21.13%) Algorithms
6 14 (19.72%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (18.31%) Internet
8 12 (16.90%) Degree
8 12 (16.90%) Android
8 12 (16.90%) Data Structures
9 11 (15.49%) Embedded C
10 10 (14.08%) Agile
10 10 (14.08%) Apple iOS
11 9 (12.68%) JavaScript
12 8 (11.27%) Client/Server
12 8 (11.27%) Automotive
12 8 (11.27%) TDD
12 8 (11.27%) Embedded Software Development
12 8 (11.27%) Code Quality
13 7 (9.86%) Embedded Systems
13 7 (9.86%) TypeScript
13 7 (9.86%) Games
14 6 (8.45%) C++
14 6 (8.45%) HTML
14 6 (8.45%) Java
14 6 (8.45%) CSS
14 6 (8.45%) Blog

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (5.63%) AWS
2 3 (4.23%) Azure
2 3 (4.23%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.41%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (18.31%) Internet
2 5 (7.04%) Wireless
3 3 (4.23%) 4G
3 3 (4.23%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.45%) Redis
2 3 (4.23%) MongoDB
2 3 (4.23%) NoSQL
2 3 (4.23%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (4.23%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.82%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (4.23%) Cypress.io
1 3 (4.23%) Git
1 3 (4.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 3 (4.23%) Visual Studio
1 3 (4.23%) Visual Studio Code
2 2 (2.82%) GCC
General
1 16 (22.54%) Social Skills
2 8 (11.27%) Automotive
3 7 (9.86%) Games
4 6 (8.45%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (7.04%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.23%) Electronics
7 2 (2.82%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.41%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.45%) CSS
1 6 (8.45%) HTML
1 6 (8.45%) React
2 3 (4.23%) .NET
2 3 (4.23%) .NET Framework
2 3 (4.23%) ASP.NET
2 3 (4.23%) ASP.NET Core
2 3 (4.23%) Django
2 3 (4.23%) HTML5
2 3 (4.23%) Jest
2 3 (4.23%) JSON
2 3 (4.23%) Protocol Buffers
2 3 (4.23%) RabbitMQ
2 3 (4.23%) REST
2 3 (4.23%) XML
2 3 (4.23%) XSLT
3 2 (2.82%) iOS SDK
4 1 (1.41%) FFmpeg
4 1 (1.41%) GStreamer
4 1 (1.41%) WebKit
Miscellaneous
1 23 (32.39%) IoT
2 15 (21.13%) Algorithms
3 12 (16.90%) Data Structures
4 8 (11.27%) Client/Server
5 7 (9.86%) Embedded Systems
6 6 (8.45%) Blog
6 6 (8.45%) Raspberry Pi
7 4 (5.63%) Mobile App
8 3 (4.23%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (4.23%) Hackathon
9 1 (1.41%) Cloud Native
9 1 (1.41%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 25 (35.21%) Linux
2 12 (16.90%) Android
3 10 (14.08%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.82%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (22.54%) Software Engineering
2 14 (19.72%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (14.08%) Agile
4 8 (11.27%) Code Quality
4 8 (11.27%) Embedded Software Development
4 8 (11.27%) TDD
5 6 (8.45%) Business Development
5 6 (8.45%) Commercial Awareness
5 6 (8.45%) Customer Engagement
5 6 (8.45%) Multithreaded Programming
5 6 (8.45%) Multithreading
6 5 (7.04%) Functional Testing
6 5 (7.04%) Scrum
7 4 (5.63%) Power Management
8 3 (4.23%) DevOps
8 3 (4.23%) Extreme Programming
8 3 (4.23%) Integration Testing
8 3 (4.23%) SOLID
8 3 (4.23%) Unit Testing
8 3 (4.23%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 25 (35.21%) C
2 17 (23.94%) Python
3 16 (22.54%) C#
4 11 (15.49%) Embedded C
5 9 (12.68%) JavaScript
6 7 (9.86%) TypeScript
7 6 (8.45%) C++
7 6 (8.45%) Java
8 5 (7.04%) Rust
9 4 (5.63%) Kotlin
10 3 (4.23%) Cython
10 3 (4.23%) Shell Script
10 3 (4.23%) SQL
11 2 (2.82%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 12 (16.90%) Degree
2 6 (8.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (2.82%) PhD
System Software
1 6 (8.45%) Docker
2 4 (5.63%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (7.04%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.41%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (8.45%) F5
2 2 (2.82%) QNX