Annual Salary
£20,000 to £60,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Web developers use computer code to create and maintain websites and applications.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: as a contractor / self-employed; as customers demand
There will be
2.4% more Web developer jobs in 2027.
You'll usually work as part of a development team and could:
You could work in an office, at a client's business or from home.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
You'll usually need:
You could do a college course that might help you get a trainee developer job.
Courses include:
You may need:
You could do an apprenticeship such as:
You'll usually need:
You might be able to start as a junior developer and do training on the job.
You could build up your skills and knowledge using free online learning resources for:programming languages; project management; software development methods
You can find free online courses through the Skills Toolkit.
You can get more advice about working in computing from TechSkills and The Chartered Institute for IT.
With experience, you could:become a manager, such as lead programmer or project leader; specialise in an area, such as retail; become a systems analyst or IT project manager in other areas of IT; become a further education teacher
You'll need: