Software Developer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Software Developer salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 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
Rank 116 150 80
Rank change year-on-year +34 -70 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 1,669 1,378 2,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.33% 2.33% 3.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.46% 2.61% 4.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,480 1,125 1,589
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £30,363
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 67,966 52,773 69,497
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 89.23% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 47,979 30,132 42,817
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Software Developer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region 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
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
Midlands +65 252 £47,500 -5.00% 83
North West +83 218 £50,000 -9.09% 48
West Midlands +82 169 £50,000 -4.76% 52
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% 22
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% 15
Wales -2 30 £40,000 -10.11% 6
Software Developer
UK

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 917 (54.94%) C#
2 787 (47.15%) .NET
3 504 (30.20%) JavaScript
4 450 (26.96%) SQL
4 450 (26.96%) Agile
5 353 (21.15%) Software Engineering
6 333 (19.95%) Azure
7 327 (19.59%) SQL Server
7 327 (19.59%) Social Skills
8 317 (18.99%) Degree
9 275 (16.48%) React
10 272 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
11 264 (15.82%) Full Stack Development
12 262 (15.70%) HTML
13 260 (15.58%) DevOps
14 247 (14.80%) .NET Core
15 246 (14.74%) Computer Science
16 241 (14.44%) CSS
17 216 (12.94%) MVC
18 210 (12.58%) Java
19 206 (12.34%) .NET Framework
20 205 (12.28%) ASP.NET
21 202 (12.10%) AngularJS
22 198 (11.86%) AWS
23 195 (11.68%) Microsoft
23 195 (11.68%) TypeScript
24 191 (11.44%) Docker
25 183 (10.96%) Python
26 161 (9.65%) Finance
27 160 (9.59%) Git

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 19 (1.14%) CMS
2 10 (0.60%) Mendix
2 10 (0.60%) Umbraco
3 8 (0.48%) Apache
4 7 (0.42%) IIS
4 7 (0.42%) SharePoint
5 6 (0.36%) Confluence
5 6 (0.36%) WordPress
6 5 (0.30%) ArcGIS
6 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.24%) OpenEdge
7 4 (0.24%) Tomcat
8 3 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.12%) IBM Domino
10 1 (0.060%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.060%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 16 (0.96%) Simulink
2 13 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.060%) Mathematica
Business Applications
1 8 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.42%) BPCS
2 7 (0.42%) Shopify
3 2 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.12%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.12%) ProductWriter
Cloud Services
1 333 (19.95%) Azure
2 198 (11.86%) AWS
3 126 (7.55%) Azure DevOps
4 97 (5.81%) SaaS
5 51 (3.06%) GitHub
6 41 (2.46%) Serverless
7 28 (1.68%) Power Platform
8 25 (1.50%) Microsoft 365
9 20 (1.20%) GCP
10 18 (1.08%) AWS Lambda
11 17 (1.02%) PowerApps
12 12 (0.72%) GitHub Actions
13 11 (0.66%) Amazon S3
14 10 (0.60%) AWS CloudFormation
15 9 (0.54%) PaaS
16 8 (0.48%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 7 (0.42%) Pulumi
18 6 (0.36%) Azure Service Bus
18 6 (0.36%) Azure Storage
19 5 (0.30%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.14%) Internet
2 13 (0.78%) Network Security
2 13 (0.78%) Wireless
3 9 (0.54%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.36%) DNS
5 5 (0.30%) 4G
5 5 (0.30%) 5G
5 5 (0.30%) Firewall
6 4 (0.24%) iSCSI
6 4 (0.24%) LAN
6 4 (0.24%) NAS
6 4 (0.24%) VPN
6 4 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.12%) HTTP
7 2 (0.12%) RS-232
7 2 (0.12%) SSL
8 1 (0.060%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.060%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 327 (19.59%) SQL Server
2 111 (6.65%) MySQL
3 102 (6.11%) NoSQL
4 54 (3.24%) PostgreSQL
5 50 (3.00%) Relational Database
6 31 (1.86%) Redis
7 27 (1.62%) Azure SQL Database
8 21 (1.26%) MongoDB
9 18 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
10 14 (0.84%) Power BI
11 11 (0.66%) GIS
12 9 (0.54%) DynamoDB
13 8 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
13 8 (0.48%) SQLite
14 6 (0.36%) RDBMS
14 6 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 6 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.24%) Amazon Aurora
16 3 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
16 3 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 160 (9.59%) Git
2 96 (5.75%) Visual Studio
3 29 (1.74%) Jenkins
3 29 (1.74%) JIRA
4 19 (1.14%) Bitbucket
4 19 (1.14%) Team Foundation Server
5 18 (1.08%) NUnit
5 18 (1.08%) Selenium
5 18 (1.08%) TeamCity
6 16 (0.96%) Visual Studio Code
7 13 (0.78%) Jasmine
7 13 (0.78%) Maven
8 11 (0.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 10 (0.60%) PHPUnit
10 8 (0.48%) Cypress.io
10 8 (0.48%) Gradle
10 8 (0.48%) Moq
10 8 (0.48%) Octopus Deploy
10 8 (0.48%) Rational Rhapsody
11 7 (0.42%) CircleCI
General
1 327 (19.59%) Social Skills
2 161 (9.65%) Finance
3 71 (4.25%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (3.59%) Public Sector
5 51 (3.06%) Manufacturing
6 50 (3.00%) Marketing
7 46 (2.76%) Law
8 42 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 35 (2.10%) Retail
10 33 (1.98%) Electronics
11 26 (1.56%) Automotive
12 23 (1.38%) Tech for Good
12 23 (1.38%) Telecoms
13 18 (1.08%) Games
14 16 (0.96%) Banking
14 16 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (0.90%) Publishing
16 14 (0.84%) Legal
17 13 (0.78%) Music Industry
17 13 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 787 (47.15%) .NET
2 275 (16.48%) React
3 262 (15.70%) HTML
4 247 (14.80%) .NET Core
5 241 (14.44%) CSS
6 206 (12.34%) .NET Framework
7 205 (12.28%) ASP.NET
8 202 (12.10%) AngularJS
9 134 (8.03%) Entity Framework
10 101 (6.05%) RESTful
11 82 (4.91%) Node.js
12 80 (4.79%) Vue
13 75 (4.49%) REST
14 74 (4.43%) ASP.NET Web API
15 65 (3.89%) ASP.NET MVC
16 62 (3.71%) HTML5
17 56 (3.36%) Laravel
18 54 (3.24%) Blazor
19 52 (3.12%) Web Services
20 50 (3.00%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 59 (3.54%) Algorithms
2 55 (3.30%) Mobile App
3 49 (2.94%) Greenfield Project
4 42 (2.52%) IoT
5 32 (1.92%) Product Ownership
6 27 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
7 24 (1.44%) Client/Server
8 21 (1.26%) Data Structures
8 21 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (1.20%) Embedded Systems
10 15 (0.90%) Cloud Native
10 15 (0.90%) Virtual Team
11 12 (0.72%) Digital Media
11 12 (0.72%) Management Information System
11 12 (0.72%) Public Cloud
12 11 (0.66%) Blog
12 11 (0.66%) Legacy Systems
13 10 (0.60%) CUDA
13 10 (0.60%) NHS
13 10 (0.60%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 113 (6.77%) Linux
2 92 (5.51%) Windows
3 36 (2.16%) Apple iOS
4 34 (2.04%) Android
5 16 (0.96%) Embedded Linux
6 14 (0.84%) Unix
7 5 (0.30%) Windows Mobile
7 5 (0.30%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.18%) VMS
10 2 (0.12%) AIX
11 1 (0.060%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 450 (26.96%) Agile
2 353 (21.15%) Software Engineering
3 272 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
4 264 (15.82%) Full Stack Development
5 260 (15.58%) DevOps
6 246 (14.74%) Computer Science
7 216 (12.94%) MVC
8 147 (8.81%) CI/CD
9 138 (8.27%) Microservices
10 131 (7.85%) Mentoring
11 127 (7.61%) SDLC
12 122 (7.31%) Artificial Intelligence
13 103 (6.17%) Design Patterns
14 98 (5.87%) Unit Testing
15 94 (5.63%) Scrum
15 94 (5.63%) TDD
15 94 (5.63%) Test Automation
16 91 (5.45%) Code Quality
16 91 (5.45%) Front End Development
17 90 (5.39%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 917 (54.94%) C#
2 504 (30.20%) JavaScript
3 450 (26.96%) SQL
4 210 (12.58%) Java
5 195 (11.68%) TypeScript
6 183 (10.96%) Python
7 132 (7.91%) C++
8 122 (7.31%) C
9 98 (5.87%) PHP
10 46 (2.76%) VB.NET
11 33 (1.98%) Ruby
11 33 (1.98%) T-SQL
12 26 (1.56%) PowerShell
13 25 (1.50%) Go
14 19 (1.14%) VB
15 13 (0.78%) Kotlin
16 12 (0.72%) Embedded C
17 10 (0.60%) Bicep
18 9 (0.54%) Perl
19 8 (0.48%) Ada
Qualifications
1 317 (18.99%) Degree
2 151 (9.05%) Computer Science Degree
3 81 (4.85%) Security Cleared
4 30 (1.80%) Master's Degree
5 27 (1.62%) SC Cleared
6 25 (1.50%) DV Cleared
7 20 (1.20%) PhD
8 13 (0.78%) DBS Check
9 9 (0.54%) AWS Certification
10 6 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.24%) CIPD
11 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.18%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.18%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.12%) BC Cleared
13 2 (0.12%) HND
14 1 (0.060%) MCSA
14 1 (0.060%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (4.19%) QA
2 8 (0.48%) GDPR
3 5 (0.30%) SLA
4 4 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.18%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.12%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.060%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.060%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.060%) WCAG
System Software
1 191 (11.44%) Docker
2 15 (0.90%) Firmware
3 9 (0.54%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (0.24%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.060%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 145 (8.69%) Kubernetes
2 29 (1.74%) Terraform
3 12 (0.72%) Ansible
4 8 (0.48%) Kibana
5 7 (0.42%) MIIS
6 5 (0.30%) HP Quality Center
7 4 (0.24%) WSUS
8 1 (0.060%) Grafana
8 1 (0.060%) Kiali
Vendors
1 195 (11.68%) Microsoft
2 34 (2.04%) Google
3 28 (1.68%) Oracle
4 25 (1.50%) Xamarin
5 16 (0.96%) Xilinx
6 12 (0.72%) Facebook
7 9 (0.54%) IBM
7 9 (0.54%) NVIDIA
8 7 (0.42%) JDA
8 7 (0.42%) OpenAI
8 7 (0.42%) Salesforce
9 6 (0.36%) Autodesk
9 6 (0.36%) F5
9 6 (0.36%) VMware
10 5 (0.30%) Databricks
10 5 (0.30%) ESRI
10 5 (0.30%) HP
10 5 (0.30%) Micro Focus
10 5 (0.30%) SAP
10 5 (0.30%) Twitter