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Software developer jobs in Gateshead

The 2021 census counted 1,770 residents working as information technology professionals living in Gateshead.

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Published figures for Gateshead

What the official data says about Gateshead

At the 2021 census, 1,770 people living in Gateshead were in work as information technology professionals. It was 2.02% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Gateshead 5th of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 1,559. Northumberland was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Gateshead, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,670. That is 8th of 12 in the North East, against a regional middle of £33,920. Work of this kind pays £53,152 across the region, which is £19,482 more than the typical Gateshead job, about 58% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Gateshead had 2,250 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 95,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.37% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
1,770
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the North East
£53,152
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
2,250
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
2.37%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,670
Residents of the area in work at the census
87,516
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
95,000

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 Gateshead: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Gateshead?

1,770 residents of Gateshead were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 2.02% 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 Gateshead?

Across the North East, £53,152 is the median for IT professionals. In Gateshead itself the median across all occupations together is £33,670. 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 Gateshead?

2,250 of the 95,000 employee jobs in Gateshead 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.