Software Developer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Software Developer salary in Chester is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
19 |
- |
31 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester |
0.72% |
- |
0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.85% |
- |
0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
- |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+170.83% |
| 75th Percentile |
£42,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
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 |
118 |
61 |
143 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
84.89% |
100.00% |
94.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
73 |
34 |
120 |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,000 |
£31,625 |
£23,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£37,500 |
£33,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
-1.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72,250 |
- |
£68,750 |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£45,974 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.21% |
- |
+5.56% |
