Software Developer
North West > Merseyside
The median Software Developer salary in Merseyside is £47,000 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 58 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +41 | -38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 23 | 34 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside | 5.44% | 2.63% | 0.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.62% | 2.78% | 1.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 30 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,000 | £36,125 | £40,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,500 | £36,250 | £42,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | £39,000 | £48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.51% | -20.00% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,375 | £70,000 | £54,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,400 | - | £56,375 |
| North West median annual salary | £41,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 302 | 1,223 | 875 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 71.39% | 94.51% | 80.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 196 | 854 | 451 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,625 | £25,150 | £26,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £36,191 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £41,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.43% | -7.78% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £57,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,625 | £75,000 | £70,600 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Merseyside.
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Salary Histogram in Merseyside
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Merseyside over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Merseyside 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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| Southport | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Liverpool | +14 | 2 | £45,500 | +16.67% | 7 |
| Software Developer North West |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Developer 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 Merseyside region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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: