Software Engineering Job Trends in Cheadle

Software Engineering
Manchester > Cheadle

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheadle requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 6 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 2 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheadle 4.17% 27.27% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.90% 27.27% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,775 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 - -
75th Percentile £36,225 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +20.83% -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheadle

Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cheadle.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 29 22 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheadle 60.42% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 26 1 17
10th Percentile - - £34,444
25th Percentile £35,000 £72,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £75,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +66.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £77,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £65,625 - £57,500
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,159
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.46% -8.05%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheadle

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheadle.

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Cheadle

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Cheadle

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheadle citing Software Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheadle citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheadle by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Web Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) API Integration
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile First
1 2 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
1 2 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree