Salary history

Salary, job title, and tenure for every software job I’ve had, including significant freelance projects. Inspired by https://www.jvt.me/salary/.

Year Company Job title Tenure (Pro-rated) annual salary Actual pay rate, if different
2012 Select Legal Systems Ltd Trainee VB.Net Programmer 7 months £15,000
2013 C. Spencer Ltd PHP Developer 8 months £23,000
2014 Wren Kitchens JavaScript Developer 3 days £30,000
2015 CommuterClub PHP Developer 8 months £22,209 £130/day inside IR35
2015 Easy Internet Solutions Web Developer 2 hours £26,000
2015 Chess.com JavaScript Developer 1 year £62,400 $40/hour self employed
2017 DropPoint Developer 9 months £41,600 £20/hour self employed
2018 Durham University Systems Developer 6 months £67,204 £375/day inside IR35
2021 Financial Times Senior Software Engineer 6 months £90,162 £500/day inside IR35
2022 Marks & Spencer Senior Software Engineer 1 month £75,000 + £5,000 car allowance
2023 Valsys Senior Software Engineer 4 months £80,000
2024 Cambridge University Consultant 6 months £117,113 Fixed-fee projects outside IR35 based on £275/half-day