Developer Jobs in the North West

Developer
England > North West

The median Developer salary in the North West is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 3 15
Rank change year-on-year -21 +12 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 700 1,776 961
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.01% 17.37% 12.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.79% 18.35% 14.08%
Number of salaries quoted 274 1,525 751
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £65,188 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,375 £75,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 7,153 9,681 6,823
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 94.70% 89.36%
Number of salaries quoted 3,787 7,427 4,039
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £78,500 £80,650
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

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 28 May 2025.

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 28 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
Lancashire -22 331 £42,134 -15.73% 137
Manchester -23 213 £60,000 +9.09% 379
Cheshire -30 65 £46,250 -11.90% 67
Merseyside -10 60 £32,500 -35.00% 54
Cumbria -78 31 £41,000 -18.00% 2
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, 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.

1 515 (73.57%) Agile
2 442 (63.14%) OOP
3 432 (61.71%) Java
4 424 (60.57%) OO
5 414 (59.14%) Docker
6 410 (58.57%) Python
7 408 (58.29%) Finance
8 404 (57.71%) Design Patterns
9 395 (56.43%) Linux
10 393 (56.14%) Line Management
11 391 (55.86%) Analytical Skills
12 386 (55.14%) Security Cleared
13 385 (55.00%) Android
14 384 (54.86%) C++
15 383 (54.71%) Android Development
16 382 (54.57%) Go
17 379 (54.14%) Ansible
17 379 (54.14%) Cyberattack
17 379 (54.14%) VPN
17 379 (54.14%) DNS
17 379 (54.14%) DV Cleared
17 379 (54.14%) Mathematics
17 379 (54.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 130 (18.57%) C#
19 112 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
20 111 (15.86%) SQL Server
21 106 (15.14%) .NET
22 100 (14.29%) SQL
23 97 (13.86%) JavaScript
24 85 (12.14%) Degree

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 28 (4.00%) CMS
2 18 (2.57%) Umbraco
3 7 (1.00%) Apache
4 6 (0.86%) IIS
5 5 (0.71%) WordPress
6 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.43%) SharePoint
7 2 (0.29%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.29%) nginx
Applications
1 7 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.00%) Magento
2 5 (0.71%) Shopify
3 1 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 78 (11.14%) Azure
2 74 (10.57%) AWS
3 27 (3.86%) Power Platform
4 20 (2.86%) SaaS
5 16 (2.29%) Serverless
6 13 (1.86%) AWS Lambda
7 9 (1.29%) GCP
8 8 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.00%) GitHub
9 7 (1.00%) Power Automate
10 6 (0.86%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.57%) Azure Service Bus
11 4 (0.57%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.57%) Firebase
11 4 (0.57%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.43%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.43%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.43%) MailChimp
12 3 (0.43%) NuGet
Communications & Networking
1 379 (54.14%) DNS
1 379 (54.14%) VPN
2 18 (2.57%) Intranet
3 4 (0.57%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.43%) HTTP
5 1 (0.14%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.14%) Broadband
5 1 (0.14%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (15.86%) SQL Server
2 31 (4.43%) MySQL
3 24 (3.43%) PostgreSQL
4 21 (3.00%) Power BI
5 19 (2.71%) MongoDB
6 13 (1.86%) NoSQL
7 9 (1.29%) DynamoDB
8 8 (1.14%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.71%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.43%) Data Hub
11 3 (0.43%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.43%) Event Store
11 3 (0.43%) GIS
11 3 (0.43%) Metadata
11 3 (0.43%) SQL CLR
11 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.29%) Power Query
12 2 (0.29%) Redis
Development Applications
1 32 (4.57%) Git
2 7 (1.00%) Babel
2 7 (1.00%) webpack
3 4 (0.57%) GitLab
3 4 (0.57%) Jasmine
4 3 (0.43%) JIRA
4 3 (0.43%) JMeter
4 3 (0.43%) Karma Test Runner
4 3 (0.43%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.29%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.29%) NUnit
6 1 (0.14%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.14%) Maven
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.14%) PHPUnit
6 1 (0.14%) Selenium
6 1 (0.14%) Subversion
6 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 408 (58.29%) Finance
2 391 (55.86%) Analytical Skills
3 379 (54.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 61 (8.71%) Social Skills
5 17 (2.43%) Games
6 16 (2.29%) Law
7 14 (2.00%) Retail
8 9 (1.29%) Back Office
9 7 (1.00%) Automotive
9 7 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (0.86%) Marketing
11 4 (0.57%) Legal
11 4 (0.57%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.43%) Advertising
12 3 (0.43%) Mandarin Language
12 3 (0.43%) Tech for Good
13 2 (0.29%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.29%) Banking
14 1 (0.14%) Electronics
14 1 (0.14%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 106 (15.14%) .NET
2 70 (10.00%) CSS
3 65 (9.29%) HTML
4 62 (8.86%) React
5 47 (6.71%) .NET Core
6 32 (4.57%) HTML5
7 28 (4.00%) RESTful
8 27 (3.86%) jQuery
9 25 (3.57%) Node.js
10 24 (3.43%) .NET Framework
11 23 (3.29%) AngularJS
12 22 (3.14%) ASP.NET
13 20 (2.86%) REST
14 18 (2.57%) ASP.NET Web API
14 18 (2.57%) WinForms
15 17 (2.43%) Kafka
16 12 (1.71%) Blazor
17 11 (1.57%) Entity Framework
17 11 (1.57%) Middleware
17 11 (1.57%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 379 (54.14%) Cyberattack
2 26 (3.71%) Management Information System
3 18 (2.57%) NHS
4 16 (2.29%) Mobile App
5 11 (1.57%) Cloud Native
5 11 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
6 9 (1.29%) Data Structures
7 7 (1.00%) Product Ownership
8 5 (0.71%) e-Learning
8 5 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (0.71%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (0.57%) Blog
9 4 (0.57%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (0.57%) Social Media
9 4 (0.57%) Sports Betting
10 3 (0.43%) Clustering
10 3 (0.43%) Motion Graphics
10 3 (0.43%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.29%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.29%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 395 (56.43%) Linux
2 385 (55.00%) Android
3 7 (1.00%) Windows
4 3 (0.43%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 515 (73.57%) Agile
2 442 (63.14%) OOP
3 424 (60.57%) OO
4 404 (57.71%) Design Patterns
5 393 (56.14%) Line Management
6 383 (54.71%) Android Development
7 379 (54.14%) Mathematics
8 112 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
9 62 (8.86%) Full-Stack Development
10 58 (8.29%) DevOps
10 58 (8.29%) Software Engineering
11 56 (8.00%) CI/CD
12 43 (6.14%) Clean Code
13 42 (6.00%) Front End Development
14 37 (5.29%) TDD
15 36 (5.14%) Microservices
16 32 (4.57%) Web Development
17 31 (4.43%) Business Analysis
18 30 (4.29%) Computer Science
18 30 (4.29%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 432 (61.71%) Java
2 410 (58.57%) Python
3 384 (54.86%) C++
4 382 (54.57%) Go
5 130 (18.57%) C#
6 100 (14.29%) SQL
7 97 (13.86%) JavaScript
8 54 (7.71%) TypeScript
9 36 (5.14%) PHP
10 16 (2.29%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.71%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.57%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.43%) PowerShell
14 2 (0.29%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.29%) Ruby
14 2 (0.29%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.14%) VB6
15 1 (0.14%) VBA
15 1 (0.14%) X++
Qualifications
1 386 (55.14%) Security Cleared
2 379 (54.14%) DV Cleared
3 85 (12.14%) Degree
4 25 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (0.86%) SC Cleared
6 3 (0.43%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.14%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (2.86%) Accessibility
2 18 (2.57%) GDPR
2 18 (2.57%) WCAG
3 5 (0.71%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.57%) QA
5 1 (0.14%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.14%) GRC
5 1 (0.14%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.14%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 414 (59.14%) Docker
2 3 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 379 (54.14%) Ansible
2 20 (2.86%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.00%) Terraform
4 3 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.14%) Grafana
5 1 (0.14%) HAProxy
5 1 (0.14%) Kibana
Vendors
1 49 (7.00%) Microsoft
2 34 (4.86%) Oracle
3 18 (2.57%) HP
4 6 (0.86%) Google
4 6 (0.86%) Splunk
5 5 (0.71%) ServiceNow
6 4 (0.57%) SAP
7 3 (0.43%) New Relic
7 3 (0.43%) Sage
7 3 (0.43%) Twitter
7 3 (0.43%) VMware
8 2 (0.29%) AppDynamics
8 2 (0.29%) Bloomberg
8 2 (0.29%) IBM
8 2 (0.29%) Moogsoft
8 2 (0.29%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe
9 1 (0.14%) Informatica
9 1 (0.14%) Intel
9 1 (0.14%) MicroStrategy