Backend Developer Job Trends in Manchester

Backend Developer
North West > Manchester

The median Backend Developer salary in Manchester is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 148 210
Rank change year-on-year -24 +62 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer 5 11 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.082% 0.49% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.53% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 16
10th Percentile - £48,050 £35,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year - +6.98% -20.37%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,375 £65,000
90th Percentile - £76,000 £71,250
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £51,250
% change year-on-year +4.35% +12.20% -24.07%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 5,730 2,069 5,590
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 91.31% 94.94%
Number of salaries quoted 4,513 1,195 4,260
10th Percentile £31,300 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,157 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £53,159
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +8.17% -7.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,625 £67,968
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £80,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Backend Developer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Backend Developer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Backend Developer job vacancies in Manchester

Backend Developer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer in Manchester over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Backend Developer in Manchester

Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, Backend 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 Manchester region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Investment Management
1 3 (60.00%) Java
2 2 (40.00%) .NET
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) C#
2 2 (40.00%) QA
2 2 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (40.00%) TDD
3 1 (20.00%) AI
3 1 (20.00%) AWS
3 1 (20.00%) Change Control
3 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (20.00%) CRM
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring

Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Investment Management
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (40.00%) TDD
3 1 (20.00%) AI
3 1 (20.00%) Change Control
3 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (20.00%) CRM
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Java
2 2 (40.00%) C#
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) QA