Backend Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Backend Developer salary in Cambridge is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 78 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | +14 | +27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 1.17% | 0.50% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.28% | 0.52% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £54,213 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | - | £54,906 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £35,000 | £59,625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -41.30% | +83.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | - | £64,156 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £64,738 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £35,000 | £35,000 | £59,625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -41.30% | +83.46% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Cambridge with a recognized job title | 234 | 963 | 862 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.41% | 97.17% | 85.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 147 | 741 | 405 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,000 | £31,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,445 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,250 | £85,000 | £91,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | +8.00% |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in Cambridge.
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Backend Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: