
![In a world of vibe coders, the ones who understand code will be the rockstars. [Save this] . Is software development still worth getting into in the UK in 2026? . Yes. But not how it was being sold](https://image.pictame.com/img/659348289_17881057860520351_4260363866362775596_n.jpg?hash=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)
![[Save this if you’re in tech] The best developers aren’t always the highest paid ones. . Technical skill gets you in the room. Understanding the business side keeps you paid. . Knowing when to move, h](https://image.pictame.com/img/660310630_17881056408520351_6411315886762403772_n.jpg?hash=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)
![Everyone quotes a different number. £50k. £70k. £85k. Most of them are wrong. [Comment “pay” and I’ll send you the free salary guide] The real number comes from ONS. Government data. Pulled directl](https://image.pictame.com/img/659638689_17880941619520351_6456614066211693090_n.jpg?hash=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)
![Yes. But not in the way it was five years ago. [Comment “pay” and I’ll send you the free salary guide] Five years ago people acted like you could learn to code in 12 weeks and retire on it. That wa](https://image.pictame.com/img/659027718_17880940371520351_6129992049812856802_n.jpg?hash=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)
![The median UK software developer salary is £56,914. The take home on that is £3,177 a month. [Comment “pay” for the free salary guide or “remote” for the remote job board list] In Manchester your c](https://image.pictame.com/img/657785313_17880500307520351_7909271528198285420_n.jpg?hash=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)
![This is the salary ladder you are working towards as a developer in the UK. [Comment “pay” and I’ll send you the free salary guide] . According to Reed and MRG 2026 salary benchmarks - junior is typi](https://image.pictame.com/img/658780229_17880334689520351_4945255666599926024_n.jpg?hash=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1saHI4LTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS44Mjc4Ny0xNS82NTg3ODAyMjlfMTc4ODAzMzQ2ODk1MjAzNTFfNDk0NTI1NTY2NjU5OTkyNjAyNF9uLmpwZz9zdHA9ZHN0LWpwZ19lMTVfZnJfcDEwODB4MTA4MF90dDYmX25jX2h0PXNjb250ZW50LWxocjgtMi5jZG5pbnN0YWdyYW0uY29tJl9uY19jYXQ9MTA3Jl9uY19vYz1RNmNaMmdGTXhfVTZGVS1RbVROOXNac3ZVVmZqQ09DUk5tVWFPRk9PbHNVUDVQRkFnOEhRSm9ObExzdUE2RHVLME10WHdCdyZfbmNfb2hjPUJmb1RtUS1Qb29FUTdrTnZ3R0xRSmV4Jl9uY19naWQ9WUtHaEJJc0JISExBRXhLa2FVaTZuUSZlZG09QVBVODlGQUJBQUFBJmNjYj03LTUmb2g9MDBfQWYwS25XNVNEdTVGVDZzNk44cjFCbDlXVzk5eTdjUEd6RTQzMlB4OG1LelF6QSZvZT02OURCMUMyQSZfbmNfc2lkPWJjMGMyYw==)
![Trying to get a software dev job? The UK dev market isn’t dead. But it is sorting. [Comment “pay” and I’ll send you the free salary guide] . Software dev postings are up 5% year on year according t](https://image.pictame.com/img/658422829_17880329673520351_7387433163773577691_n.jpg?hash=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)
![Is the UK Software dev job market dying? If the UK dev market is dying, why are salaries going up? [Comment “pay” and I’ll send you the free salary guide] ONS data - straight from HMRC payroll reco](https://image.pictame.com/img/658691454_17880103449520351_5677984761748135431_n.jpg?hash=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)
![[Comment “pay” and I’ll send you the free salary guide] Yes it is. But not in the same way it was five years ago. Five years ago people acted like you could learn to code in 12 weeks and retire on it](https://image.pictame.com/img/657623003_17879843862520351_79542437182324284_n.jpg?hash=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)
![[Comment “pay” for the free salary guide] £85k a year for the average uk dev? . Everyone quotes a different number for UK developer salaries. Most of them are wrong. . I went straight to the source.](https://image.pictame.com/img/659589919_17879808273520351_88645583122143442_n.jpg?hash=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1saHI4LTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS44Mjc4Ny0xNS82NTk1ODk5MTlfMTc4Nzk4MDgyNzM1MjAzNTFfODg2NDU1ODMxMjIxNDM0NDJfbi5qcGc/c3RwPWRzdC1qcGdfZTE1X2ZyX3AxMDgweDEwODBfdHQ2Jl9uY19odD1zY29udGVudC1saHI4LTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbSZfbmNfY2F0PTEwNyZfbmNfb2M9UTZjWjJnRk14X1U2RlUtUW1UTjlzWnN2VVZmakNPQ1JObVVhT0ZPT2xzVVA1UEZBZzhIUUpvTmxMc3VBNkR1SzBNdFh3QncmX25jX29oYz1CVFdrQTBfV3lVOFE3a052d0VNMk9YVyZfbmNfZ2lkPVlLR2hCSXNCSEhMQUV4S2thVWk2blEmZWRtPUFQVTg5RkFCQUFBQSZjY2I9Ny01Jm9oPTAwX0FmMWxDQ2ZEZTlrTU8zcHQ1T1BFeURHSDBvWWpkNWVRLUlBZEtPMnhsbmRHa3cmb2U9NjlEQjM2RUYmX25jX3NpZD1iYzBjMmM=)

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