Software Engineer/Developer
UK
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in the UK is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 527 | 511 | 584 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +73 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 192 | 448 | 370 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.41% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.43% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 163 | 377 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £61,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £75,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £137,500 | £142,500 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £158,250 | £151,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | - | -35.29% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.
Developer/Software Engineer
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 2025. 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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| England | -13 | 172 | £125,000 | +13.64% | 41 |
| London | -29 | 169 | £125,000 | +13.64% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +69 | 139 | £125,000 | +19.05% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | +106 | 19 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 26 |
| Scotland | +63 | 14 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | +67 | 2 | £60,000 | +40.94% | 8 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| South West | +102 | 1 | £85,253 | +17.59% | 5 |
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2025, Developer/Software Engineer 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 featuring Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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