Software Development Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Software Development Engineer salary in Manchester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 130 | - | 138 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +107 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Engineer | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.12% | - | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | - | 0.049% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £65,000 | - | - |
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 | 2,321 | 2,720 | 2,040 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.27% | 94.09% | 95.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,447 | 1,349 | 1,644 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,750 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,000 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,309 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.61% | -8.53% | +4.76% |
Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Development Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Software Development Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for Software Development Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.
Software Development Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 15 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadle | - | 3 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| Software Development Engineer North West |
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