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Software developer jobs in Doncaster

The 2021 census counted 1,529 residents working as information technology professionals living in Doncaster.

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Published figures for Doncaster

What the official data says about Doncaster

At the 2021 census, 1,529 people living in Doncaster were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.11% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Doncaster 11th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 2,304. Rotherham was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Doncaster, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,802. That is 12th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £50,876 across the region, which is £17,074 more than the typical Doncaster job, about 51% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Doncaster had 775 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 131,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.59% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 0.96%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
1,529
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£50,876
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
775
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
0.59%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,802
Residents of the area in work at the census
137,859
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
131,000

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 Doncaster: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Doncaster?

1,529 residents of Doncaster were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.11% 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 Doncaster?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £50,876 is the median for IT professionals. In Doncaster itself the median across all occupations together is £33,802. 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 Doncaster?

775 of the 131,000 employee jobs in Doncaster 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.