Backend Developer Jobs in Cardiff

Backend Developer
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 29 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Backend Developer salary in Cardiff.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 62 65
Rank change year-on-year +34 +3 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer 1 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.57% 0.41% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.44% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,000 -
South Wales median annual salary £65,000 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +62.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 174 686 504
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.43% 94.10% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 118 594 388
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £30,313 £37,101 £40,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,037 £50,000 £52,746
Median % change year-on-year -1.93% -5.21% +0.47%
75th Percentile £63,881 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,065 £76,750 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £47,500 £46,425 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.32% -2.26% -5.00%

Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for Backend Developer in Cardiff

Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in Cardiff.

Salary trend for Backend Developer in Cardiff

Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 29 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 Cardiff region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) iGaming
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD

Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) iGaming
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft