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Software developer jobs in Cambridgeshire
The 2021 census counted 13,712 residents working as information technology professionals living in Cambridgeshire.
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What the official data says about Cambridgeshire
At the 2021 census, 13,712 people living in Cambridgeshire were in work as information technology professionals. It was 4.08% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cambridgeshire 3rd of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 4,184. Essex was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Cambridgeshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,323. That is 2nd of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £55,852 across the region, which is £13,529 more than the typical Cambridgeshire job, about 32% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Cambridgeshire had 14,225 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 359,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.96% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 1.7%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 13,712
- Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the East of England
- £55,852
- Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
- 14,225
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 3.96%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £42,323
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 336,052
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 359,000
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 Cambridgeshire: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Cambridgeshire?
13,712 residents of Cambridgeshire were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 4.08% 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 Cambridgeshire?
Across the East of England, £55,852 is the median for IT professionals. In Cambridgeshire itself the median across all occupations together is £42,323. 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 Cambridgeshire?
14,225 of the 359,000 employee jobs in Cambridgeshire 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.