Developer Job Trends in Halifax

Developer
West Yorkshire > Halifax

The median Developer salary in Halifax is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 6 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Halifax 15.00% - 6.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.00% - 6.10%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile - - £42,250
25th Percentile - - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.87%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £50,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -2.91%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Halifax

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Halifax. 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 Halifax with a recognized job title 40 60 82
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 76.92% 98.80%
Number of salaries quoted 31 53 78
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,650 £40,452
25th Percentile £35,000 £52,500 £50,172
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £74,870 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year -26.54% +6.08% +15.36%
75th Percentile £60,000 £97,528 £84,056
90th Percentile £90,000 £136,735 £100,064
West Yorkshire median annual salary £58,446 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.26% +10.00% -9.09%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Halifax

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Halifax.

Developer job vacancy trend in Halifax

Developer
Salary Trend in Halifax

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Halifax.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Halifax

Developer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Halifax

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Halifax region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) PHP
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) AI
2 1 (16.67%) Android
2 1 (16.67%) Android Development
2 1 (16.67%) Android SDK
2 1 (16.67%) Broadband
2 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
2 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
2 1 (16.67%) GraphQL
2 1 (16.67%) Java
2 1 (16.67%) Kotlin
2 1 (16.67%) Observability
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Software Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) SOLID

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Halifax by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Broadband
General
1 1 (16.67%) Games
1 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Android SDK
1 1 (16.67%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (16.67%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Agile
1 1 (16.67%) AI
1 1 (16.67%) Android Development
1 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
1 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
1 1 (16.67%) Observability
1 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (16.67%) Software Architecture
1 1 (16.67%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) PHP
2 1 (16.67%) Java
2 1 (16.67%) Kotlin