Developer Jobs in Cheshire

Developer
North West > Cheshire

The median Developer salary in Cheshire is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 19 8
Rank change year-on-year +16 -11 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 282 105 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 18.60% 10.97% 14.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 19.17% 12.30% 15.41%
Number of salaries quoted 251 85 96
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% +5.56%
75th Percentile £64,375 £78,750 £53,188
90th Percentile £85,000 £96,250 £59,375
North West median annual salary £52,084 £56,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +2.27% +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,471 854 980
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.03% 89.24% 93.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1,107 479 531
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,230 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £33,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £74,163 £88,750 £72,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Cheshire

Developer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Developer in Cheshire

Developer
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Cheshire over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in Cheshire

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 Developer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Knutsford +7 46 £80,000 -13.51% 3
Chester +23 43 £46,250 -28.85% 18
Warrington +8 43 £50,000 -4.76% 10
Alderley Edge +9 19 £45,000 - 2
Winsford - 14 £47,500 - 3
Northwich - 14 £61,250 - 6
Crewe -9 12 £35,000 -22.22% 6
Macclesfield +2 9 £57,500 -11.54% 1
Wilmslow - 5 £55,000 - 1
Runcorn -2 2 £45,000 -3.23% 3
Frodsham - 1 - - 1
Developer
North West

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, 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 Developer in the job title.

1 110 (39.01%) C#
2 108 (38.30%) JavaScript
3 103 (36.52%) .NET
4 83 (29.43%) Agile
5 76 (26.95%) SQL
6 56 (19.86%) Full Stack Development
7 53 (18.79%) AWS
8 50 (17.73%) Java
9 48 (17.02%) REST
10 47 (16.67%) Azure
10 47 (16.67%) Degree
11 46 (16.31%) ASP.NET
12 44 (15.60%) SQL Server
13 41 (14.54%) HTML
13 41 (14.54%) Microsoft
14 40 (14.18%) PHP
14 40 (14.18%) Docker
15 37 (13.12%) CSS
16 36 (12.77%) React
17 35 (12.41%) AngularJS
17 35 (12.41%) Problem-Solving
18 32 (11.35%) Vue
18 32 (11.35%) Software Engineering
19 30 (10.64%) Git
20 27 (9.57%) TDD
20 27 (9.57%) .NET Core
21 26 (9.22%) Web Development
22 25 (8.87%) Computer Science
23 24 (8.51%) TeamCity
23 24 (8.51%) Linux

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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.90%) IIS
2 9 (3.19%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.71%) WordPress
4 1 (0.35%) CMS
4 1 (0.35%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 14 (4.96%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.42%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (1.06%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 53 (18.79%) AWS
2 47 (16.67%) Azure
3 20 (7.09%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (6.03%) Power Platform
5 16 (5.67%) Serverless
6 12 (4.26%) SaaS
7 9 (3.19%) Power Automate
7 9 (3.19%) PowerApps
8 8 (2.84%) Azure Functions
9 7 (2.48%) Azure API Management
9 7 (2.48%) Azure Logic Apps
9 7 (2.48%) Azure Service Bus
9 7 (2.48%) IBM Cloud
10 6 (2.13%) GCP
10 6 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
11 5 (1.77%) NuGet
12 4 (1.42%) GitHub
12 4 (1.42%) npm
13 3 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.71%) AWS Fargate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.06%) Internet
1 3 (1.06%) Intranet
2 1 (0.35%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (15.60%) SQL Server
2 22 (7.80%) MySQL
3 15 (5.32%) NoSQL
4 10 (3.55%) Relational Database
5 9 (3.19%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (2.84%) Power BI
7 7 (2.48%) DB2
7 7 (2.48%) MongoDB
8 6 (2.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (1.06%) NonStop SQL
11 1 (0.35%) ArangoDB
Development Applications
1 30 (10.64%) Git
2 24 (8.51%) TeamCity
3 16 (5.67%) IntelliJ
3 16 (5.67%) JUnit
3 16 (5.67%) Mockito
4 13 (4.61%) Gradle
5 8 (2.84%) JIRA
6 7 (2.48%) Jasmine
6 7 (2.48%) Karma Test Runner
7 5 (1.77%) JetBrains Rider
8 4 (1.42%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.35%) GitLab
9 1 (0.35%) NUnit
General
1 22 (7.80%) Finance
2 21 (7.45%) Manufacturing
3 20 (7.09%) Social Skills
4 13 (4.61%) Public Sector
5 9 (3.19%) Banking
6 5 (1.77%) Marketing
7 4 (1.42%) Publishing
7 4 (1.42%) Retail
8 3 (1.06%) Advertising
8 3 (1.06%) Back Office
8 3 (1.06%) Law
8 3 (1.06%) Police
9 2 (0.71%) Local Government
10 1 (0.35%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.35%) Automotive
10 1 (0.35%) Games
10 1 (0.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.35%) Legal
10 1 (0.35%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (36.52%) .NET
2 48 (17.02%) REST
3 46 (16.31%) ASP.NET
4 41 (14.54%) HTML
5 37 (13.12%) CSS
6 36 (12.77%) React
7 35 (12.41%) AngularJS
8 32 (11.35%) Vue
9 27 (9.57%) .NET Core
10 23 (8.16%) Web Services
11 22 (7.80%) Laravel
12 21 (7.45%) Node.js
13 17 (6.03%) .NET Framework
14 15 (5.32%) ASP.NET MVC
14 15 (5.32%) ASP.NET Web API
15 14 (4.96%) Sass
16 12 (4.26%) RESTful
16 12 (4.26%) Spring
16 12 (4.26%) Spring Boot
17 11 (3.90%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.38%) Enterprise Software
2 14 (4.96%) Mobile App
3 10 (3.55%) Greenfield Project
4 9 (3.19%) Algorithms
4 9 (3.19%) Data Structures
5 7 (2.48%) Blockchain
5 7 (2.48%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.06%) BBC
6 3 (1.06%) Client/Server
6 3 (1.06%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.06%) Social Media
7 2 (0.71%) Legacy Applications
7 2 (0.71%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.35%) Graphic Design
8 1 (0.35%) IoT
8 1 (0.35%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.35%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.51%) Linux
2 14 (4.96%) Android
2 14 (4.96%) Apple iOS
3 11 (3.90%) Unix
4 9 (3.19%) Windows
5 1 (0.35%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (29.43%) Agile
2 56 (19.86%) Full Stack Development
3 35 (12.41%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (11.35%) Software Engineering
5 27 (9.57%) TDD
6 26 (9.22%) Web Development
7 25 (8.87%) Computer Science
8 23 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
8 23 (8.16%) DevOps
8 23 (8.16%) MVC
9 21 (7.45%) Mentoring
10 19 (6.74%) OO
11 17 (6.03%) Pair Programming
12 16 (5.67%) Fintech
13 15 (5.32%) Design Patterns
13 15 (5.32%) User Experience
14 14 (4.96%) Microservices
14 14 (4.96%) OOP
14 14 (4.96%) Unit Testing
15 13 (4.61%) API Development
Programming Languages
1 110 (39.01%) C#
2 108 (38.30%) JavaScript
3 76 (26.95%) SQL
4 50 (17.73%) Java
5 40 (14.18%) PHP
6 16 (5.67%) T-SQL
7 15 (5.32%) Python
8 14 (4.96%) TypeScript
8 14 (4.96%) VB.NET
9 9 (3.19%) Ruby
10 8 (2.84%) Perl
10 8 (2.84%) PowerShell
11 7 (2.48%) VB
11 7 (2.48%) VB6
12 3 (1.06%) C++
13 1 (0.35%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.35%) Swift
Qualifications
1 47 (16.67%) Degree
2 16 (5.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (2.84%) AWS Certification
4 6 (2.13%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.96%) QA
2 2 (0.71%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.35%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 40 (14.18%) Docker
Systems Management
1 20 (7.09%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (14.54%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.38%) Facebook
3 16 (5.67%) Google
4 7 (2.48%) IBM
4 7 (2.48%) MuleSoft
4 7 (2.48%) Red Hat
4 7 (2.48%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.77%) Alteryx
6 3 (1.06%) Apple
6 3 (1.06%) Sony
6 3 (1.06%) Yahoo!
7 2 (0.71%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.71%) Twitter
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle