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Software developer jobs in Wiltshire
The 2021 census counted 6,566 residents working as information technology professionals living in Wiltshire.
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What the official data says about Wiltshire
At the 2021 census, 6,566 people living in Wiltshire were in work as information technology professionals. It was 2.6% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wiltshire 3rd of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 4,226. Bristol, City of was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Wiltshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,370. That is 8th 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 £17,780 more than the typical Wiltshire job, about 49% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Wiltshire had 6,700 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 212,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.16% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.37%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 6,566
- 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
- 6,700
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 3.16%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,370
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 252,337
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 212,000
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 Wiltshire: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Wiltshire?
6,566 residents of Wiltshire were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 2.6% 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 Wiltshire?
Across the South West, £54,150 is the median for IT professionals. In Wiltshire itself the median across all occupations together is £36,370. 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 Wiltshire?
6,700 of the 212,000 employee jobs in Wiltshire 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.