Developer
Lancashire > Preston
The median Developer salary in Preston is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 20 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +14 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston | 3.10% | 6.22% | 2.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.21% | 7.14% | 3.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,125 | £28,225 | £35,120 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,938 | £30,250 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £40,000 | £42,667 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.88% | -6.25% | -22.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,438 | £57,500 | £53,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,375 | £58,625 | £58,250 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £42,384 | £52,397 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.11% | +4.79% | +17.65% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title | 249 | 182 | 231 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.51% | 87.08% | 84.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 208 | 150 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,450 | £23,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £35,000 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £48,000 | £43,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.28% | +9.59% | +16.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,845 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,081 | £70,000 | £68,250 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £50,055 | £47,500 | £47,886 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.38% | -0.81% | +8.54% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Developer
Salary Trend in Preston
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Preston.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Preston
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Preston over the 6 months to 28 July 2025.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 28 July 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 Preston region featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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: