Software Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Software Engineer salary in Manchester is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 42 | 25 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +46 | -32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 132 | 383 | 234 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 6.19% | 7.49% | 4.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.85% | 7.91% | 5.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 118 | 283 | 148 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,563 | £46,250 | £46,350 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £58,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | +1.74% | -3.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,778 | £71,991 | £67,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £82,500 | £77,715 |
| North West median annual salary | £65,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | - | - |
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 | 1,928 | 4,842 | 4,561 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.70% | 91.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,273 | 3,750 | 2,671 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,143 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.26% | -6.09% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,164 | £81,250 | £83,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Manchester.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Software 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 Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 1 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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| Oldham | +3 | 5 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 1 |
| Stockport | +14 | 2 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 23 |
| Salford | +11 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Rochdale | - | 2 | £53,750 | - | 1 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer 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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