Backend Developer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Backend Developer salary in Chester is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 23 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester | 8.24% | 2.30% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.33% | 2.60% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £64,375 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £68,500 | - | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £67,500 | £60,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title | 84 | 192 | 174 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.82% | 88.48% | 79.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 161 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,425 | £25,500 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,625 | £35,000 | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,750 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.63% | +2.70% | -5.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £61,835 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,375 | £65,000 | £81,274 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £37,500 | £45,048 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.76% | -5.16% | +5.56% |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Chester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in Chester.
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 30 July 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 Chester region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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: