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Software Developer Apprenticeship in England

Level 4 · 24 months · Funding band: £18,000

Top providers in England by achievement rate

View the full Software Developer provider ranking

Official 2024/25 achievement rates for Software Developer, published by the Department for Education. Learner numbers shown - providers with fewer than 30 leavers are listed separately. The DfE rounds achievement and leaver counts to the nearest 10, so a rate marked * is approximate and the true figure may be lower. Only providers delivering in England are listed; the DfE publishes each provider's rate nationally, not per site. How this table works

#ProviderAchievement ratePass rateLearners
191.5%+11.598.5%70
290.8%+10.8100%120
389.6%+9.6100%80
-National average for this standard(810 leavers nationally)80%
472.9%-7.1100%140
567.6%-12.492%30
Digital Native few learners100%100%20
PETA Ltd few learners100%100%10
Manchester Digital few learners90%100%10
The Development Manager (TDM) few learners87.5%100%10
Leep few learners85%100%20
The Coders Guild few learners83.3%100%10
Intequal few learners83.3%100%10
The Growth Company few learners80%100%10
Founders and Coders few learners58.8%100%20

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education, apprenticeship national achievement rate tables, 2024/25. Rankings are compiled by FATP and are not endorsed by the DfE. Providers with DfE-suppressed data (very few learners) are not shown.

49 providers deliver this apprenticeship in England:

Showing 120 of 49 training providers

Multiverse
Multiverse
91%Employer: 2.0120 learners

Multiverse is an upskilling platform focused on AI, data and technology skills, working with employe...

QA
QA
73%Employer: 3.0140 learners

QA is a technology and digital skills training provider offering a wide portfolio of apprenticeships...

The Open University
The Open University
Employer: 4.0

The Open University is the UK’s largest academic institution and delivers higher and degree‑level ap...

Weston College
Weston College
Employer: 4.0

Weston College is an award‑winning further and higher education college in Weston‑super‑Mare that de...

Ginger Nut Training
Ginger Nut Training
Employer: 4.0

Ginger Nut Training is a UK apprenticeship training provider that grew out of Ginger Nut Media’s exp...

Estio
Estio
68%Employer: 4.030 learners

Estio is a specialist digital apprenticeship training provider focused on developing IT and digital ...

The Growth Company
The Growth Company
80%Employer: 3.010 learners

The Growth Company is an award-winning social enterprise that has delivered high-quality training an...

LearnTech
Employer: 4.0
Yeovil College
Yeovil College
Employer: 3.010 learners

Yeovil College is a further and higher education provider in Somerset offering a broad apprenticeshi...

Firebrand Training
Firebrand Training
92%Employer: 4.070 learners

Firebrand Training is a specialist IT and digital skills provider offering accelerated, certificatio...

TrainPlus
TrainPlus
Employer: 4.0

TrainPlus is a UK training provider delivering bespoke apprenticeship and training solutions for bot...

DN Colleges Group
DN Colleges Group
Employer: 4.0

DN Colleges Group is a major education provider for South Yorkshire, Greater Lincolnshire and the Hu...

University of Suffolk
University of Suffolk

The University of Suffolk delivers Higher and Degree Apprenticeships designed in collaboration with ...

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group
Employer: 4.0

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) is a general further education college and apprenticesh...

Leep
Leep
85%Employer: 4.020 learners

Leep is a collective of specialist training providers — including Just IT and BePro Development — de...

Digital Native
Digital Native
100%Employer: 3.020 learners

Digital Native is a specialist tech apprenticeship provider delivering digital apprenticeships natio...

New College Durham
New College Durham
Employer: 1.0

New College Durham is a further and higher education college that offers a broad apprenticeship and ...

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Employer: 2.0

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS College) delivers a broad apprenticeship offer alongsi...

Grantham College & University Centre
Grantham College & University Centre
Employer: 3.0

Grantham College & University Centre is a further education provider offering a wide range of appren...

Standard Details

Reference
2
Level
Level 4
Typical Duration
24 months
Sector
Digital apprenticeships
Description
Building and testing simple, high-quality code for software.

Funding

Maximum Funding Band
£18,000
Levy Employers
Fund directly from apprenticeship levy account
Non-Levy (Co-Investment)
Employer pays 5% (£900), government funds rest