The median Backend Developer salary in Sheffield is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
43 |
61 |
63 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+18 |
+2 |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield |
0.51% |
0.38% |
0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.52% |
0.40% |
0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,500 |
- |
£62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£35,000 |
- |
£65,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£37,500 |
- |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£35,000 |
- |
£65,000 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title |
388 |
749 |
411 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
98.23% |
95.78% |
94.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
280 |
410 |
330 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£33,975 |
£24,900 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£40,000 |
£32,050 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£46,750 |
£52,500 |
£44,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.95% |
+18.64% |
-11.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,250 |
£65,603 |
£60,800 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£81,250 |
£70,000 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£52,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.05% |
+16.67% |
-10.00% |
