Backend Developer
UK > England
The median Backend Developer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 553 | 607 | 610 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +3 | -166 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 95 | 220 | 360 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.27% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 88 | 192 | 304 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £37,500 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £45,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £68,162 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -8.31% | +4.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £87,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £105,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £68,162 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -8.31% | +4.86% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Backend Developer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in England.
Backend Developer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Backend Developer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backend Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +65 | 37 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 32 |
| Midlands | +93 | 29 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +56 | 19 | £60,000 | +29.73% | 7 |
| East of England | +51 | 12 | £66,296 | +55.99% | 7 |
| North of England | +39 | 11 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +55 | 10 | £60,000 | +71.43% | 2 |
| North West | +7 | 8 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 13 |
| South West | +96 | 7 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 11 |
| South East | +93 | 5 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +56 | 3 | £58,250 | +1.30% | 3 |
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 England region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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