Region	Salary range (median)
London (indicative) no live adverts yet: baseline range	£55,000 – £95,000 (midpoint £75,000)
Yorkshire (indicative) 1 live advert	£40,000 – £68,000 (midpoint £65,000)
East of England 20 live adverts	£63,750 – £71,250 (£65,000 · 25th–75th pct)
Midlands (indicative) 2 live adverts	£42,000 – £77,500 (midpoint £61,250)
South East 6 live adverts	£52,500 – £71,250 (£60,000 · 25th–75th pct)
North East (indicative) 6 live adverts	£40,000 – £120,000 (midpoint £60,000)
North West 5 live adverts	£57,500 – £60,000 (£57,500 · 25th–75th pct)
Scotland (indicative) no live adverts yet: baseline range	£42,000 – £72,000 (midpoint £57,000)
South West (indicative) 6 live adverts	£40,000 – £60,000 (midpoint £52,500)
Wales (indicative) 5 live adverts	£45,000 – £72,500 (midpoint £47,500)
Northern Ireland (indicative) 5 live adverts	£43,118 – £62,500 (midpoint £45,975)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Stack, seniority and sector move pay more than location: fintech, defence and consultancy pay above e-commerce and the public sector, and senior and lead titles sit well above the top of these bands. Contract day rates (£400–£700) run in parallel to the permanent market.

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What does a software developer earn in the UK?

Indicatively £40,000–£95,000 permanent, with London and senior or lead roles at the top; contract day rates commonly £400–£700.

Which stacks pay most?

Cloud-native back-end (Go, Java, .NET), data platforms and mobile tend to sit at the top; WordPress and general web work at the bottom.

What do employers check?

Right to work, references and a technical assessment or take-home task; security-cleared work adds vetting.

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