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Software developer jobs in West Sussex
The 2021 census counted 11,361 residents working as information technology professionals living in West Sussex.
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Published figures for West Sussex
What the official data says about West Sussex
At the 2021 census, 11,361 people living in West Sussex were in work as information technology professionals. It was 2.7% of everyone in work in the area. That count put West Sussex 4th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 4,980. Kent was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in West Sussex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,916. That is 15th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £58,157 across the region, which is £20,241 more than the typical West Sussex job, about 53% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: West Sussex had 7,700 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 389,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.98% of every job here, that ranks 14th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 4.32%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 11,361
- Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the South East
- £58,157
- Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
- 7,700
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.98%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,916
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 420,570
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 389,000
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.
Software developer jobs in West Sussex: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in West Sussex?
11,361 residents of West Sussex were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 2.7% 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 West Sussex?
Across the South East, £58,157 is the median for IT professionals. In West Sussex itself the median across all occupations together is £37,916. 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 West Sussex?
7,700 of the 389,000 employee jobs in West Sussex 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.