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Software developer jobs in Bath and North East Somerset

The 2021 census counted 2,778 residents working as information technology professionals living in Bath and North East Somerset.

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Published figures for Bath and North East Somerset

What the official data says about Bath and North East Somerset

At the 2021 census, 2,778 people living in Bath and North East Somerset were in work as information technology professionals. It was 3.09% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bath and North East Somerset 10th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 4,226. Dorset was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bath and North East Somerset, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,040. That is 4th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £54,150 across the region, which is £16,110 more than the typical Bath and North East Somerset job, about 42% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Bath and North East Somerset had 3,675 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 97,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.79% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.37%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
2,778
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the South West
£54,150
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
3,675
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
3.79%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,040
Residents of the area in work at the census
89,814
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
97,000

The software developer role

Writing software that other people depend on, and staying responsible for it once it is running. Most of the job is reading existing code, understanding why it is the way it is, and changing it without breaking anything.

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Software developer jobs in Bath and North East Somerset: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bath and North East Somerset?

2,778 residents of Bath and North East Somerset were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 3.09% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Bath and North East Somerset?

Across the South West, £54,150 is the median for IT professionals. In Bath and North East Somerset itself the median across all occupations together is £38,040. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Bath and North East Somerset?

3,675 of the 97,000 employee jobs in Bath and North East Somerset are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.