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Software developer jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The 2021 census counted 5,087 residents working as information technology professionals living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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Published figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

What the official data says about Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

At the 2021 census, 5,087 people living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work as information technology professionals. It was 2.73% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 4,226. Devon was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,241. That is 6th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £54,150 across the region, which is £16,909 more than the typical Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole job, about 45% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had 6,450 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 186,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.47% of every job here, that ranks 5th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.37%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
5,087
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the South West
£54,150
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
6,450
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
3.47%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,241
Residents of the area in work at the census
186,030
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
186,000

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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

5,087 residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 2.73% 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

Across the South West, £54,150 is the median for IT professionals. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole itself the median across all occupations together is £37,241. 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

6,450 of the 186,000 employee jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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.