Software Developer Jobs in Cheshire

Software Developer
North West > Cheshire

The median Software Developer salary in Cheshire is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 68 46
Rank change year-on-year +20 -22 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 53 26 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 3.47% 2.73% 5.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.58% 3.06% 5.98%
Number of salaries quoted 48 18 18
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £35,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £58,750 £88,438 £57,563
90th Percentile £109,000 £96,250 £63,750
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +12.24% +8.89%

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 1,481 850 986
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.05% 89.29% 93.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,114 483 529
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,170 £24,925
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,824 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.42% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,375 £88,750 £72,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Cheshire

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Software Developer in Cheshire

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Cheshire over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Cheshire

Software 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 Software Developer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 23 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
Winsford - 7 £52,500 - 1
Knutsford -8 6 £105,000 +13.51% 1
Northwich - 5 £55,000 - 2
Crewe +5 3 £26,000 -52.73% 3
Chester - 3 £50,000 - 4
Runcorn -2 2 £45,000 -3.23% 2
Alderley Edge - 2 £45,000 -
Macclesfield - 1 £55,000 - 1
Software Developer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.

1 34 (64.15%) C#
2 32 (60.38%) .NET
3 21 (39.62%) Full Stack Development
4 20 (37.74%) Agile
5 19 (35.85%) JavaScript
6 17 (32.08%) AWS
7 15 (28.30%) Degree
8 14 (26.42%) Docker
8 14 (26.42%) Kubernetes
9 12 (22.64%) Java
9 12 (22.64%) Facebook
10 11 (20.75%) Node.js
10 11 (20.75%) React
10 11 (20.75%) Unix
10 11 (20.75%) Linux
11 10 (18.87%) SQL
11 10 (18.87%) TeamCity
11 10 (18.87%) Problem-Solving
12 9 (16.98%) Serverless
12 9 (16.98%) .NET Core
12 9 (16.98%) Git
12 9 (16.98%) ASP.NET
13 8 (15.09%) Python
13 8 (15.09%) Microsoft
13 8 (15.09%) MySQL
13 8 (15.09%) SQL Server
13 8 (15.09%) Perl
13 8 (15.09%) JIRA
13 8 (15.09%) Software Engineering
13 8 (15.09%) Ruby

Software 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 4 (7.55%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 17 (32.08%) AWS
2 9 (16.98%) Serverless
3 5 (9.43%) NuGet
4 1 (1.89%) Azure
4 1 (1.89%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.66%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (15.09%) MySQL
1 8 (15.09%) NoSQL
1 8 (15.09%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.77%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (18.87%) TeamCity
2 9 (16.98%) Git
3 8 (15.09%) JIRA
4 5 (9.43%) JetBrains Rider
5 4 (7.55%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (11.32%) Manufacturing
2 5 (9.43%) Finance
3 4 (7.55%) Social Skills
4 1 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (60.38%) .NET
2 11 (20.75%) Node.js
2 11 (20.75%) React
3 9 (16.98%) .NET Core
3 9 (16.98%) ASP.NET
4 7 (13.21%) REST
5 6 (11.32%) .NET Framework
6 5 (9.43%) AngularJS
6 5 (9.43%) CSS
6 5 (9.43%) HTML
6 5 (9.43%) Vue
6 5 (9.43%) Web Services
7 2 (3.77%) Laravel
8 1 (1.89%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.66%) Mobile App
2 2 (3.77%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 11 (20.75%) Linux
1 11 (20.75%) Unix
2 1 (1.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (39.62%) Full Stack Development
2 20 (37.74%) Agile
3 10 (18.87%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (15.09%) CI/CD
4 8 (15.09%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (15.09%) Mentoring
4 8 (15.09%) Risk Register
4 8 (15.09%) Software Engineering
5 6 (11.32%) Collaborative Working
5 6 (11.32%) TDD
6 5 (9.43%) Continuous Integration
6 5 (9.43%) Front End Development
6 5 (9.43%) Sprint Planning
7 4 (7.55%) API Development
7 4 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (7.55%) Pair Programming
7 4 (7.55%) SDLC
7 4 (7.55%) Test Automation
7 4 (7.55%) Unit Testing
7 4 (7.55%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 34 (64.15%) C#
2 19 (35.85%) JavaScript
3 12 (22.64%) Java
4 10 (18.87%) SQL
5 8 (15.09%) Perl
5 8 (15.09%) PowerShell
5 8 (15.09%) Python
5 8 (15.09%) Ruby
6 4 (7.55%) VB.NET
7 2 (3.77%) C++
7 2 (3.77%) PHP
8 1 (1.89%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (28.30%) Degree
2 8 (15.09%) AWS Certification
3 2 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.89%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.89%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.89%) Accessibility
1 1 (1.89%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 14 (26.42%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (26.42%) Kubernetes
2 6 (11.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 12 (22.64%) Facebook
2 8 (15.09%) Microsoft
3 5 (9.43%) Google
4 2 (3.77%) Twitter
5 1 (1.89%) Oracle