Developer Job Trends in Liverpool

Developer
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Developer salary in Liverpool is £46,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 5 10
Rank change year-on-year -21 +5 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 32 73 58
As % of all permanent jobs in Liverpool 6.40% 18.11% 14.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.84% 20.00% 15.10%
Number of salaries quoted 30 57 49
10th Percentile - £30,750 £32,350
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £32,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.31% -35.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £54,688 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £70,000
Merseyside median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% +16.28%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 468 365 384
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.60% 90.57% 94.35%
Number of salaries quoted 265 212 272
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £33,813 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% +1.58% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,397 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,250 £76,825 £77,500
Merseyside median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year - -4.26% -1.05%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Liverpool

Developer
Salary Trend in Liverpool

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Liverpool.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Liverpool

Developer
Salary Histogram in Liverpool

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Liverpool over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Liverpool

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 1 January 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 Liverpool region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 18 (56.25%) Azure
2 15 (46.88%) Microsoft
3 13 (40.63%) CSS
3 13 (40.63%) Git
3 13 (40.63%) HTML
3 13 (40.63%) JavaScript
4 12 (37.50%) AWS
4 12 (37.50%) Python
5 11 (34.38%) AWS Certification
5 11 (34.38%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 11 (34.38%) Azure Certification
5 11 (34.38%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (34.38%) GitHub
5 11 (34.38%) Internet
5 11 (34.38%) Mentoring
5 11 (34.38%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (25.00%) SQL
7 4 (12.50%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (9.38%) .NET
8 3 (9.38%) C#
8 3 (9.38%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (9.38%) Java
8 3 (9.38%) Power Platform
8 3 (9.38%) REST
9 2 (6.25%) Agile
9 2 (6.25%) AngularJS
9 2 (6.25%) API Integration
9 2 (6.25%) ASP.NET
9 2 (6.25%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (6.25%) Business Intelligence

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.25%) WordPress
2 1 (3.13%) CMS
2 1 (3.13%) Umbraco
Business Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Oracle Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Shopify
2 1 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 18 (56.25%) Azure
2 12 (37.50%) AWS
3 11 (34.38%) GitHub
4 3 (9.38%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (9.38%) Power Platform
5 2 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (6.25%) Power Automate
5 2 (6.25%) PowerApps
6 1 (3.13%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 11 (34.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.25%) Oracle Database
1 2 (6.25%) Oracle Database 10g
1 2 (6.25%) Oracle Database 11g
1 2 (6.25%) Oracle Database 12c
1 2 (6.25%) Power BI
1 2 (6.25%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.13%) MySQL
2 1 (3.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (40.63%) Git
2 2 (6.25%) Oracle Forms
General
1 11 (34.38%) Multimedia
2 3 (9.38%) Public Sector
3 2 (6.25%) Tech for Good
4 1 (3.13%) Marketing
4 1 (3.13%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (40.63%) CSS
1 13 (40.63%) HTML
2 3 (9.38%) .NET
2 3 (9.38%) REST
3 2 (6.25%) AngularJS
3 2 (6.25%) ASP.NET
3 2 (6.25%) ASP.NET MVC
3 2 (6.25%) SOAP
4 1 (3.13%) .NET Core
4 1 (3.13%) Ajax
4 1 (3.13%) CSS3
4 1 (3.13%) GraphQL
4 1 (3.13%) HTML5
4 1 (3.13%) jQuery
4 1 (3.13%) Laravel
4 1 (3.13%) Node.js
4 1 (3.13%) OAuth
4 1 (3.13%) Razor View Engine
4 1 (3.13%) React
4 1 (3.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.13%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (3.13%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) Android
1 1 (3.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (34.38%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (34.38%) Mentoring
2 2 (6.25%) Agile
2 2 (6.25%) API Integration
2 2 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (6.25%) CI/CD
2 2 (6.25%) CRM
2 2 (6.25%) E-Commerce
2 2 (6.25%) MVC
2 2 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (3.13%) Clean Code
3 1 (3.13%) Computer Science
3 1 (3.13%) Cost Reduction
3 1 (3.13%) Data Protection
3 1 (3.13%) Front End Development
3 1 (3.13%) Software Engineering
3 1 (3.13%) Software Testing
3 1 (3.13%) Web Development
3 1 (3.13%) Webhook
3 1 (3.13%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 13 (40.63%) JavaScript
2 12 (37.50%) Python
3 8 (25.00%) SQL
4 3 (9.38%) C#
4 3 (9.38%) Java
5 2 (6.25%) PHP
5 2 (6.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (34.38%) AWS Certification
1 11 (34.38%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 11 (34.38%) Azure Certification
1 11 (34.38%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (3.13%) Degree
System Software
1 4 (12.50%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (46.88%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.25%) HubSpot
2 2 (6.25%) JDA
2 2 (6.25%) Oracle
3 1 (3.13%) MuleSoft
3 1 (3.13%) Talend
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