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 25 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 25 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 22 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester | 5.19% | 2.21% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.26% | 2.50% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 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 | £57,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £61,250 | £60,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +2.08% | - | - |
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 | 76 | 200 | 170 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.70% | 88.50% | 78.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 170 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,800 | £25,000 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,000 | £30,291 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £47,500 | £44,033 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +7.87% | -9.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £61,835 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £65,000 | £81,274 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £36,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.89% | -5.26% | +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 25 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: