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Software developer jobs in Derbyshire

The 2021 census counted 6,989 residents working as information technology professionals living in Derbyshire.

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Published figures for Derbyshire

What the official data says about Derbyshire

At the 2021 census, 6,989 people living in Derbyshire were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.84% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Derbyshire 3rd of 10 areas in the East Midlands, where the middle area recorded 3,879. Leicestershire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Derbyshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,011. That is 5th of 10 in the East Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,878. Work of this kind pays £49,599 across the region, which is £13,588 more than the typical Derbyshire job, about 38% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Derbyshire had 5,250 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 304,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.73% of every job here, that ranks 8th of 10 in the East Midlands, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
6,989
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the East Midlands
£49,599
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
5,250
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
1.73%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,011
Residents of the area in work at the census
379,082
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
304,000

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 Derbyshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Derbyshire?

6,989 residents of Derbyshire were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.84% 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 Derbyshire?

Across the East Midlands, £49,599 is the median for IT professionals. In Derbyshire itself the median across all occupations together is £36,011. 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 Derbyshire?

5,250 of the 304,000 employee jobs in Derbyshire 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.