iOS Developer Job Trends in Manchester

iOS Developer
North West > Manchester

The median iOS Developer salary in Manchester is £73,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 164 194
Rank change year-on-year -10 +30 +32
Permanent jobs requiring an iOS Developer 7 3 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.11% 0.13% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.14% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 21
10th Percentile - £59,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.67% +7.14% +23.89%
75th Percentile £83,750 £76,875 £80,000
90th Percentile - £78,000 -
North West median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +7.14% +23.89%

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 5,766 2,081 5,636
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 91.31% 94.96%
Number of salaries quoted 4,546 1,210 4,296
10th Percentile £31,375 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,111 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +6.48% -6.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £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%

iOS Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

iOS Developer job vacancy trend in Manchester

iOS Developer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for iOS Developer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for iOS Developer job vacancies in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 19 June 2026, iOS 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 iOS Developer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 7 (100.00%) iOS Development
2 6 (85.71%) CI/CD
2 6 (85.71%) Swift
3 5 (71.43%) Coaching
3 5 (71.43%) SwiftUI
4 3 (42.86%) Android
4 3 (42.86%) Android Development
4 3 (42.86%) Kotlin
4 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) Agile
5 2 (28.57%) AI
5 2 (28.57%) Async-Await
5 2 (28.57%) B2B
5 2 (28.57%) ChatGPT
5 2 (28.57%) Clean Code
5 2 (28.57%) Code Quality
5 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Git
5 2 (28.57%) GitHub
5 2 (28.57%) GitHub Copilot
5 2 (28.57%) SDLC
5 2 (28.57%) TDD
5 2 (28.57%) UIKit
5 2 (28.57%) XCUITest
6 1 (14.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (14.29%) E-Commerce
6 1 (14.29%) fastlane

iOS 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 2 (28.57%) ChatGPT
1 2 (28.57%) GitHub
1 2 (28.57%) GitHub Copilot
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Git
1 2 (28.57%) XCUITest
2 1 (14.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
2 1 (14.29%) fastlane
General
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (71.43%) SwiftUI
2 2 (28.57%) UIKit
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Apple iOS
2 3 (42.86%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) iOS Development
2 6 (85.71%) CI/CD
3 5 (71.43%) Coaching
4 3 (42.86%) Android Development
4 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) Agile
5 2 (28.57%) AI
5 2 (28.57%) Async-Await
5 2 (28.57%) B2B
5 2 (28.57%) Clean Code
5 2 (28.57%) Code Quality
5 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) SDLC
5 2 (28.57%) TDD
6 1 (14.29%) E-Commerce
6 1 (14.29%) Information Security
6 1 (14.29%) Mobile Development
6 1 (14.29%) Test Automation
6 1 (14.29%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) Swift
2 3 (42.86%) Kotlin