Developer Jobs in the North West

Developer
England > North West

The median Developer salary in the North West is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 November 2023.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 7 5 3
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 644 1,827 1,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 15.42% 20.42% 21.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.01% 21.26% 22.80%
Number of salaries quoted 507 1,142 1,468
10th Percentile £36,270 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 4,023 8,593 8,115
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.31% 96.06% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2,744 5,231 6,022
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,496 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £84,000 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in the North West

Developer
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in the North West.

Salary trend for Developer in the North West

Developer
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in the North West over the 6 months to 29 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Developer in the North West

Developer
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the North West region over the 6 months to 29 November 2023. 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
Manchester -2 471 £55,000 -4.35% 273
Merseyside -12 56 £50,000 +16.28% 42
Lancashire +17 55 £50,000 +11.11% 38
Cheshire -9 54 £50,000 +5.26% 79
Developer
England

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 29 November 2023, 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 North West region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 218 (33.85%) JavaScript
1 218 (33.85%) Agile
2 204 (31.68%) .NET
3 201 (31.21%) C#
4 167 (25.93%) React
5 160 (24.84%) SQL
6 157 (24.38%) AWS
7 154 (23.91%) Azure
8 144 (22.36%) HTML
9 128 (19.88%) CSS
10 127 (19.72%) Social Skills
11 120 (18.63%) Degree
11 120 (18.63%) TypeScript
12 118 (18.32%) Full Stack Development
13 113 (17.55%) Java
14 112 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
15 100 (15.53%) SQL Server
16 96 (14.91%) DevOps
16 96 (14.91%) Front End Development
17 91 (14.13%) Node.js
18 90 (13.98%) AngularJS
19 84 (13.04%) Git
20 75 (11.65%) Software Engineering
21 73 (11.34%) .NET Core
22 71 (11.02%) Unit Testing
23 66 (10.25%) Docker
24 64 (9.94%) Microservices
24 64 (9.94%) TDD
25 62 (9.63%) Finance
26 61 (9.47%) CI/CD

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.17%) CMS
2 6 (0.93%) Confluence
3 4 (0.62%) JBoss
3 4 (0.62%) Red Hat Fuse
3 4 (0.62%) SAS
3 4 (0.62%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.62%) Sitecore CMS
3 4 (0.62%) WordPress
4 3 (0.47%) nginx
4 3 (0.47%) NServiceBus
4 3 (0.47%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.16%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle 9iAS
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Service Bus
6 1 (0.16%) WebLogic
Applications
1 9 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.31%) Blender
3 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (2.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.55%) Magento
3 6 (0.93%) Exstream
3 6 (0.93%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.62%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.47%) Demantra
5 3 (0.47%) Oracle ASCP
5 3 (0.47%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.47%) Shopify
6 2 (0.31%) FastStats
6 2 (0.31%) FastStats PeopleStage
7 1 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (0.16%) Odoo
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.16%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.16%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 157 (24.38%) AWS
2 154 (23.91%) Azure
3 57 (8.85%) Power Platform
4 48 (7.45%) Azure DevOps
5 44 (6.83%) SaaS
6 33 (5.12%) GCP
7 29 (4.50%) Serverless
8 24 (3.73%) Dynamics 365
9 21 (3.26%) Amazon S3
9 21 (3.26%) AWS Lambda
10 17 (2.64%) Amazon EC2
11 10 (1.55%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
13 7 (1.09%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 7 (1.09%) Azure Functions
13 7 (1.09%) GitHub
14 6 (0.93%) Azure Service Bus
15 5 (0.78%) npm
15 5 (0.78%) Power Automate
15 5 (0.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.55%) Wireless
2 7 (1.09%) Software-Defined Radio
3 5 (0.78%) HTTP
4 2 (0.31%) SSH
4 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.16%) PPP
5 1 (0.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (15.53%) SQL Server
2 52 (8.07%) Power BI
3 48 (7.45%) MySQL
4 46 (7.14%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (3.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 22 (3.42%) MongoDB
7 19 (2.95%) Tableau
8 18 (2.80%) Relational Database
8 18 (2.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 15 (2.33%) Amazon RDS
10 14 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
11 12 (1.86%) Oracle Database
11 12 (1.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 11 (1.71%) Redis
13 10 (1.55%) Oracle Database 11g
14 9 (1.40%) Oracle Reports
15 7 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
15 7 (1.09%) NoSQL
16 6 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
17 5 (0.78%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 84 (13.04%) Git
2 16 (2.48%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.71%) IntelliJ
4 10 (1.55%) JIRA
4 10 (1.55%) JUnit
5 9 (1.40%) Bitbucket
6 7 (1.09%) Gradle
6 7 (1.09%) Grunt
6 7 (1.09%) gulp
6 7 (1.09%) Mockito
6 7 (1.09%) Selenium
6 7 (1.09%) TeamCity
7 6 (0.93%) webpack
8 5 (0.78%) Cypress.io
8 5 (0.78%) git-flow
8 5 (0.78%) Jasmine
9 4 (0.62%) Maven
9 4 (0.62%) Postman
9 4 (0.62%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.62%) Visual Studio
General
1 127 (19.72%) Social Skills
2 62 (9.63%) Finance
3 37 (5.75%) Retail
4 36 (5.59%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (4.04%) Law
6 22 (3.42%) Public Sector
7 20 (3.11%) Marketing
8 17 (2.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (1.86%) Banking
9 12 (1.86%) Legal
9 12 (1.86%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.09%) Games
11 5 (0.78%) Advertising
11 5 (0.78%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.62%) Tech for Good
13 3 (0.47%) Automotive
13 3 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.31%) Health Technology
14 2 (0.31%) Local Government
14 2 (0.31%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 204 (31.68%) .NET
2 167 (25.93%) React
3 144 (22.36%) HTML
4 128 (19.88%) CSS
5 91 (14.13%) Node.js
6 90 (13.98%) AngularJS
7 73 (11.34%) .NET Core
8 58 (9.01%) ASP.NET
9 53 (8.23%) Spring
10 52 (8.07%) Laravel
11 48 (7.45%) RESTful
12 45 (6.99%) REST
13 44 (6.83%) HTML5
14 42 (6.52%) Spring Boot
15 41 (6.37%) ASP.NET Web API
16 33 (5.12%) XML
17 30 (4.66%) Web Services
18 28 (4.35%) JSON
19 27 (4.19%) .NET Framework
20 24 (3.73%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 18 (2.80%) Mobile App
2 17 (2.64%) Data Protection Act
2 17 (2.64%) Greenfield Project
2 17 (2.64%) Legacy Systems
3 16 (2.48%) Product Ownership
4 14 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
4 14 (2.17%) Sports Betting
5 13 (2.02%) Robotics
6 11 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (1.55%) Cloud Native
7 10 (1.55%) Embedded Systems
7 10 (1.55%) Private Cloud
7 10 (1.55%) Virtual Team
8 9 (1.40%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.09%) FPGA
9 7 (1.09%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.09%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.09%) VHDL
9 7 (1.09%) Video\Live Streaming
10 5 (0.78%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 54 (8.39%) Linux
2 18 (2.80%) Windows
3 10 (1.55%) Mac OS
4 9 (1.40%) Android
4 9 (1.40%) Unix
5 4 (0.62%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (33.85%) Agile
2 118 (18.32%) Full Stack Development
3 112 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
4 96 (14.91%) DevOps
4 96 (14.91%) Front End Development
5 75 (11.65%) Software Engineering
6 71 (11.02%) Unit Testing
7 64 (9.94%) Microservices
7 64 (9.94%) TDD
8 61 (9.47%) CI/CD
9 58 (9.01%) Actionable Insight
10 56 (8.70%) Scrum
11 55 (8.54%) Business Intelligence
12 53 (8.23%) MVC
13 52 (8.07%) Artificial Intelligence
13 52 (8.07%) OOP
14 50 (7.76%) Mentoring
15 49 (7.61%) Web Development
16 43 (6.68%) Design Patterns
17 41 (6.37%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 218 (33.85%) JavaScript
2 201 (31.21%) C#
3 160 (24.84%) SQL
4 120 (18.63%) TypeScript
5 113 (17.55%) Java
6 60 (9.32%) Python
7 58 (9.01%) PHP
8 41 (6.37%) T-SQL
9 23 (3.57%) C++
10 18 (2.80%) PL/SQL
11 14 (2.17%) Ruby
12 12 (1.86%) C
13 9 (1.40%) Apex Code
14 8 (1.24%) Go
15 7 (1.09%) MATLAB
16 6 (0.93%) Rust
17 5 (0.78%) PowerShell
18 4 (0.62%) Kotlin
18 4 (0.62%) VB.NET
19 3 (0.47%) VB
Qualifications
1 120 (18.63%) Degree
2 53 (8.23%) Security Cleared
3 40 (6.21%) Computer Science Degree
4 32 (4.97%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.02%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.09%) Master's Degree
6 7 (1.09%) PhD
7 5 (0.78%) AWS Certification
7 5 (0.78%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 4 (0.62%) AWS Certified Developer
8 4 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.16%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.42%) QA
2 6 (0.93%) GDPR
3 5 (0.78%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.62%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.31%) NCSC
5 2 (0.31%) WCAG
6 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 66 (10.25%) Docker
2 6 (0.93%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 42 (6.52%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.40%) Terraform
3 3 (0.47%) Ansible
3 3 (0.47%) MIIS
3 3 (0.47%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.16%) Grafana
Vendors
1 53 (8.23%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.28%) Oracle
3 12 (1.86%) Salesforce
4 9 (1.40%) Google
5 8 (1.24%) Adobe
5 8 (1.24%) Sitecore
6 6 (0.93%) OpenText
6 6 (0.93%) ServiceNow
7 5 (0.78%) SAP
8 4 (0.62%) New Relic
8 4 (0.62%) Software AG
8 4 (0.62%) webMethods
9 3 (0.47%) IBM
9 3 (0.47%) SYSPRO
10 2 (0.31%) Alteryx
10 2 (0.31%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.31%) Blue Prism
10 2 (0.31%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.31%) Splunk
10 2 (0.31%) Virgin Media