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Software developer jobs in North Yorkshire

The 2021 census counted 5,029 residents working as information technology professionals living in North Yorkshire.

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Published figures for North Yorkshire

What the official data says about North Yorkshire

At the 2021 census, 5,029 people living in North Yorkshire were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.71% of everyone in work in the area. That count put North Yorkshire 3rd of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 2,304. Sheffield was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in North Yorkshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,785. That is 9th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £50,876 across the region, which is £16,091 more than the typical North Yorkshire job, about 46% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: North Yorkshire had 3,625 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 282,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.29% of every job here, that ranks 5th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 0.96%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
5,029
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£50,876
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
3,625
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
1.29%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,785
Residents of the area in work at the census
293,538
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
282,000

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 North Yorkshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in North Yorkshire?

5,029 residents of North Yorkshire were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.71% 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 North Yorkshire?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £50,876 is the median for IT professionals. In North Yorkshire itself the median across all occupations together is £34,785. 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 North Yorkshire?

3,625 of the 282,000 employee jobs in North Yorkshire 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.