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 11 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
7 |
1 |
15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
+14 |
-10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer |
14 |
29 |
15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester |
10.45% |
43.28% |
12.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
12.17% |
43.28% |
12.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9 |
18 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52,150 |
£34,500 |
£27,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£38,438 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+30.00% |
-4.76% |
+16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,200 |
- |
£72,000 |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.79% |
-13.64% |
+15.79% |
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 |
115 |
67 |
117 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
85.82% |
100.00% |
95.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
65 |
36 |
92 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,875 |
£26,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£37,500 |
£34,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
+5.26% |
+2.15% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£66,778 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74,000 |
- |
£72,433 |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£46,148 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
+2.93% |
+2.55% |
