Software Developer Jobs in Chester

Software Developer
Cheshire > Chester

As of 24 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Developer salary in Chester.

6 months to
24 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 17 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 3 10 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 3.90% 4.39% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.95% 4.98% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 10 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £43,750 -
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -12.00% +25.00%

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 76 201 169
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.70% 88.16% 78.60%
Number of salaries quoted 39 172 86
10th Percentile £25,800 £25,050 £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%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Chester

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Chester

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

Salary trend for Software Developer in Chester

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 24 July 2025, 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 Chester region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
1 3 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 3 (100.00%) REST
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Bitbucket
1 3 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) GitLab
1 3 (100.00%) SonarQube
1 3 (100.00%) API Development
1 3 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 3 (100.00%) Sonatype Nexus
1 3 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Camunda
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Code Quality

Software 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (100.00%) Camunda
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Bitbucket
1 3 (100.00%) GitLab
1 3 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 3 (100.00%) SonarQube
1 3 (100.00%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) API Development
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 3 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) SQL