Senior Systems Developer Job Trends in Manchester

Senior System Developer
North West > Manchester

The median Senior System Developer salary in Manchester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 170 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Developer 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.031% 0.080% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.087% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 -
North West median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 -

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 6,019 2,288 5,216
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 91.59% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 4,747 1,365 3,886
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -6.09%
75th Percentile £76,000 £72,777 £67,968
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £81,250
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -9.09%

Senior Systems Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior Systems Developer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Systems Developer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Developer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Developer job vacancies in Manchester