Developer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Developer salary in Chester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
8 |
1 |
20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-7 |
+19 |
-15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer |
14 |
29 |
10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester |
10.85% |
43.28% |
8.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
12.73% |
43.28% |
9.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9 |
18 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52,150 |
£34,500 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£38,438 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+30.00% |
-9.09% |
+22.22% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,200 |
- |
£75,000 |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£47,500 |
£51,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
+21.05% |
-7.32% |
+7.89% |
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 |
110 |
67 |
108 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
85.27% |
100.00% |
95.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
61 |
36 |
84 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,875 |
£28,600 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£37,500 |
£35,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
- |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£67,070 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£66,250 |
£75,000 |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
- |
+5.56% |
