Developer
North West > Manchester
The median Developer salary in Manchester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 4 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +9 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 227 | 951 | 713 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 9.89% | 18.10% | 14.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.92% | 19.17% | 16.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 177 | 802 | 566 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £43,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £83,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 2,078 | 4,961 | 4,444 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.51% | 94.41% | 92.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,262 | 3,821 | 2,622 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,375 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £40,988 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.41% | -6.09% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,840 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,625 | £82,101 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Developer
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Manchester.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Manchester over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 20 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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| Stockport | +2 | 15 | £55,000 | +9.45% | 26 |
| Altrincham | -11 | 7 | £55,000 | - | 26 |
| Wigan | - | 7 | £43,250 | - | 2 |
| Rochdale | +4 | 4 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| Bolton | -34 | 4 | £47,500 | - | 35 |
| Bury | +2 | 3 | - | - | 29 |
| Oldham | -1 | 2 | £45,000 | -6.25% | |
| Salford | -2 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Sale | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Dukinfield | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Heywood | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Littleborough | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, 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 Manchester region featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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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