Senior Developer Job Trends in the North West

Senior Developer
England > North West

The median Senior Developer salary in the North West is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 128 62
Rank change year-on-year +56 -66 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 261 107 230
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 2.02% 2.23% 3.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.17% 2.51% 3.39%
Number of salaries quoted 216 91 188
10th Percentile £51,875 £52,500 £48,750
25th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £74,125
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.

6 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 12,002 4,268 6,776
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 88.97% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 8,796 2,291 3,825
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,000 £54,793 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.68% -4.71% -4.17%

Senior Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in the North West

Senior Developer Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the North West

Senior Developer Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in the North West over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in the North West

Senior 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 Senior Developer within the North West region over the 6 months to 17 October 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
Manchester +13 166 £65,000 - 49
Cheshire +7 34 £70,000 +16.67% 5
Lancashire +29 30 £70,000 +7.69% 4
Merseyside +8 28 £70,000 +7.69% 1
Senior Developer
England

Senior Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Senior 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 North West region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1CI/CD25.3%66
2C#23.8%62
3Azure21.8%57
4Agile21.1%55
5DevOps18.4%48
6AWS17.6%46
6Mentoring17.6%46
8.NET17.2%45
9Problem-Solving16.5%43
10Java15.7%41
11Continuous Improvement14.9%39
12AI14.6%38
12Full-Stack Development14.6%38
12Microsoft14.6%38
15Software Engineering14.2%37
16JavaScript13.8%36
16SQL13.8%36
18TypeScript13.0%34
19Python11.9%31
20Front End Development11.1%29
21React10.3%27
21Test Automation10.3%27
23HTML9.6%25
24TDD8.8%23
24Technical Leadership8.8%23
26CSS8.4%22
26REST8.4%22
28Docker7.7%20
29API Development7.3%19
29Power Platform7.3%19

Senior Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Software Developer21.8%57
2Software Developer21.5%56
3Senior C# Developer9.6%25
3Senior Java Developer9.6%25
5Senior .NET Developer9.2%24
6Senior Front-End Developer8.8%23
7Senior C# Software Developer7.3%19
8Senior Full-Stack Developer6.5%17
9Microsoft 365 Developer6.1%16
9Senior Systems Developer6.1%16
11Senior Salesforce Developer4.6%12
12Senior Python Developer3.8%10
13Senior C++ Developer3.4%9
14Analytics Developer3.1%8
15Angular Developer2.3%6
15Senior Mobile Developer2.3%6
15Senior React Developer2.3%6
15Senior UI Developer2.3%6
19Business Developer1.9%5
19SaaS Consultant1.9%5
56 Senior Developer jobs in the North West