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Software developer jobs in Stoke-on-Trent

The 2021 census counted 1,485 residents working as information technology professionals living in Stoke-on-Trent.

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Published figures for Stoke-on-Trent

What the official data says about Stoke-on-Trent

At the 2021 census, 1,485 people living in Stoke-on-Trent were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.32% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Stoke-on-Trent 13th of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 2,426. Walsall was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Stoke-on-Trent, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,744. That is 10th of 14 in the West Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,511. Work of this kind pays £53,320 across the region, which is £18,576 more than the typical Stoke-on-Trent job, about 53% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Stoke-on-Trent had 3,750 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 124,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.02% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
1,485
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the West Midlands
£53,320
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
3,750
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
3.02%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,744
Residents of the area in work at the census
112,573
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
124,000

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 Stoke-on-Trent: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Stoke-on-Trent?

1,485 residents of Stoke-on-Trent were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.32% 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

Across the West Midlands, £53,320 is the median for IT professionals. In Stoke-on-Trent itself the median across all occupations together is £34,744. 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

3,750 of the 124,000 employee jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 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.