Software developer
Computer Science, Statistics and Business Studies at GCSE, then a Level 4 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, one step above A levels · 5 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 4 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Computer Science leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: debugging, data structure, algorithm, sequence.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Computer Science | 1.00 | debugging, data structure, algorithm, sequence, iteration |
| GCSE Statistics | 0.42 | perform data cleansing, conclusion, data processing, evaluation, data visualisation |
| A level Business Studies | 0.35 | business problems, qualitative method, organisational change, quantitative method, product life-cycle |
| A level Mathematics | 0.34 | integration, sequence, kinematics, perform data cleansing, data presentation |
| A level Geography | 0.28 | coding, qualitative method, data analysis technique, data presentation, data collection |
| A level Computer Science | 0.28 | data structure, modularity, test data, database |
| A level Biology | 0.26 | interference, conclusion, data processing, data presentation |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.25 | iteration, sequence, kinematics, construction |
| GCSE Geography | 0.22 | conclusion, analysis, data interpretation, data collection, reliability |
| GCSE Biology | 0.20 | conclusion, data extraction, data presentation, data interpretation |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Computer Science, Statistics and Business Studies, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.