Developer
North West > Cheshire
The median Developer salary in Cheshire is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 32 | 3 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | +14 | -9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 69 | 297 | 106 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 8.79% | 19.01% | 11.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.40% | 19.64% | 13.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 266 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -8.70% | +21.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,375 | £64,688 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,750 | £76,250 | £96,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | - |
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 | 605 | 1,512 | 810 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 77.07% | 96.80% | 89.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 267 | 1,134 | 478 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,000 | £25,369 |
| 25th Percentile | £23,504 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.05% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £54,375 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,250 | £72,500 | £88,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
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.
Developer
Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Cheshire.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Cheshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Cheshire over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
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 18 May 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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| Warrington | +9 | 22 | £35,000 | -30.00% | 15 |
| Crewe | +11 | 18 | £48,750 | +39.29% | 6 |
| Wilmslow | -2 | 3 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 4 |
| Knutsford | -12 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| Alderley Edge | 0 | 2 | £47,500 | +5.56% | |
| Runcorn | -3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Macclesfield | -4 | 1 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 2 |
| Frodsham | -6 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Chester | -9 | 1 | £30,000 | -33.33% | 11 |
| Widnes | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Lymm | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, 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.
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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:
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