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Software developer jobs in East Sussex

The 2021 census counted 4,124 residents working as information technology professionals living in East Sussex.

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Published figures for East Sussex

What the official data says about East Sussex

At the 2021 census, 4,124 people living in East Sussex were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.71% of everyone in work in the area. That count put East Sussex 11th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 4,980. Brighton and Hove was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in East Sussex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,557. That is 18th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £58,157 across the region, which is £22,600 more than the typical East Sussex job, about 64% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: East Sussex had 2,625 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 186,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.41% of every job here, that ranks 18th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 4.32%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
4,124
Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the South East
£58,157
Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
2,625
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
1.41%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,557
Residents of the area in work at the census
241,718
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 East Sussex: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in East Sussex?

4,124 residents of East Sussex were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.71% 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 East Sussex?

Across the South East, £58,157 is the median for IT professionals. In East Sussex itself the median across all occupations together is £35,557. 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 East Sussex?

2,625 of the 186,000 employee jobs in East Sussex 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.