Technology in East of England
Software developer jobs in Essex
The 2021 census counted 15,902 residents working as information technology professionals living in Essex.
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Published figures for Essex
What the official data says about Essex
At the 2021 census, 15,902 people living in Essex were in work as information technology professionals. It was 2.23% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Essex 2nd of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 4,184. Hertfordshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Essex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,098. That is 4th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £55,852 across the region, which is £17,754 more than the typical Essex job, about 47% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Essex had 10,450 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 616,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.7% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 1.7%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 15,902
- Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the East of England
- £55,852
- Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
- 10,450
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.7%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,098
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 713,792
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 616,000
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.
Software developer jobs in Essex: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Essex?
15,902 residents of Essex were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 2.23% 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 Essex?
Across the East of England, £55,852 is the median for IT professionals. In Essex itself the median across all occupations together is £38,098. 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 Essex?
10,450 of the 616,000 employee jobs in Essex 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.