Backend Developer
North West > Cheshire
The median Backend Developer salary in Cheshire is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 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 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 88 | 85 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 1.01% | 0.51% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.36% | 0.53% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55,313 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -22.22% | +35.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 811 | 1,314 | 584 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 74.34% | 95.84% | 86.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 410 | 899 | 405 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,688 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,119 | £88,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in Cheshire.
Backend Developer
Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backend Developer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 2 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Chester | +8 | 7 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 3 |
| Crewe | +3 | 4 | £67,500 | - | 2 |
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 2 August 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 Cheshire region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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: