Developer Job Trends in Merseyside

Developer
North West > Merseyside

The median Developer salary in Merseyside is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 4 5
Rank change year-on-year -22 +1 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 35 90 100
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 5.69% 17.61% 17.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.60% 22.22% 18.28%
Number of salaries quoted 33 70 87
10th Percentile - - £32,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -15.79% +10.47%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £70,000
North West median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -6.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 530 405 547
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.18% 79.26% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 307 232 402
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,525 £27,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,188 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,563 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,500 £75,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £50,396
% change year-on-year -1.96% +1.20% -4.91%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Developer
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Merseyside

Developer
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Merseyside over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Merseyside

Developer
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Liverpool -19 35 £50,000 +53.85% 12
Developer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, 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 Merseyside region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 20 (57.14%) Azure
2 15 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 13 (37.14%) CSS
3 13 (37.14%) Git
3 13 (37.14%) HTML
3 13 (37.14%) JavaScript
4 12 (34.29%) AWS
4 12 (34.29%) Python
5 11 (31.43%) AWS Certification
5 11 (31.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 11 (31.43%) Azure Certification
5 11 (31.43%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (31.43%) GitHub
5 11 (31.43%) Internet
5 11 (31.43%) Mentoring
5 11 (31.43%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (28.57%) SQL
7 6 (17.14%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (8.57%) .NET
8 3 (8.57%) C#
8 3 (8.57%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (8.57%) Java
8 3 (8.57%) Power Platform
8 3 (8.57%) REST
9 2 (5.71%) Agile
9 2 (5.71%) AngularJS
9 2 (5.71%) API Integration
9 2 (5.71%) ASP.NET
9 2 (5.71%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (5.71%) Business Intelligence

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.71%) WordPress
2 1 (2.86%) CMS
2 1 (2.86%) Umbraco
Business Applications
1 2 (5.71%) Oracle Applications
1 2 (5.71%) Shopify
2 1 (2.86%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 20 (57.14%) Azure
2 12 (34.29%) AWS
3 11 (31.43%) GitHub
4 3 (8.57%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (8.57%) Power Platform
5 2 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (5.71%) Power Automate
5 2 (5.71%) PowerApps
6 1 (2.86%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 11 (31.43%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.71%) Oracle Database
1 2 (5.71%) Oracle Database 10g
1 2 (5.71%) Oracle Database 11g
1 2 (5.71%) Oracle Database 12c
1 2 (5.71%) Power BI
1 2 (5.71%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.86%) MySQL
2 1 (2.86%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (37.14%) Git
2 2 (5.71%) Oracle Forms
General
1 11 (31.43%) Multimedia
2 3 (8.57%) Public Sector
3 2 (5.71%) Tech for Good
4 1 (2.86%) Finance
4 1 (2.86%) Marketing
4 1 (2.86%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (37.14%) CSS
1 13 (37.14%) HTML
2 3 (8.57%) .NET
2 3 (8.57%) REST
3 2 (5.71%) AngularJS
3 2 (5.71%) ASP.NET
3 2 (5.71%) ASP.NET MVC
3 2 (5.71%) SOAP
4 1 (2.86%) .NET Core
4 1 (2.86%) Ajax
4 1 (2.86%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (2.86%) CSS3
4 1 (2.86%) GraphQL
4 1 (2.86%) HTML5
4 1 (2.86%) jQuery
4 1 (2.86%) Node.js
4 1 (2.86%) OAuth
4 1 (2.86%) OAuth2
4 1 (2.86%) React
4 1 (2.86%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.86%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (2.86%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.86%) Android
1 1 (2.86%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (31.43%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (31.43%) Mentoring
2 2 (5.71%) Agile
2 2 (5.71%) API Integration
2 2 (5.71%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (5.71%) CI/CD
2 2 (5.71%) CRM
2 2 (5.71%) E-Commerce
2 2 (5.71%) MVC
2 2 (5.71%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (5.71%) Software Engineering
3 1 (2.86%) Clean Code
3 1 (2.86%) Computer Science
3 1 (2.86%) Cost Reduction
3 1 (2.86%) Data Protection
3 1 (2.86%) Fintech
3 1 (2.86%) Front End Development
3 1 (2.86%) Software Testing
3 1 (2.86%) Web Development
3 1 (2.86%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 13 (37.14%) JavaScript
2 12 (34.29%) Python
3 10 (28.57%) SQL
4 3 (8.57%) C#
4 3 (8.57%) Java
5 2 (5.71%) PHP
5 2 (5.71%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (31.43%) AWS Certification
1 11 (31.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 11 (31.43%) Azure Certification
1 11 (31.43%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (2.86%) Degree
System Software
1 6 (17.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (2.86%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.71%) HubSpot
2 2 (5.71%) JDA
2 2 (5.71%) Oracle
3 1 (2.86%) MuleSoft
3 1 (2.86%) Talend