Backend Developer Jobs in Tyne and Wear

Backend Developer
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Backend Developer salary in Tyne and Wear is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 - 81
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.13% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +40.00%
75th Percentile - - £56,250
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +22.22% -14.29% +40.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 686 1,272 625
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.22% 97.40% 82.13%
Number of salaries quoted 462 1,018 431
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,000 £30,584
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £37,987
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -8.65% +6.12%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,251 £62,750
90th Percentile £72,375 £75,772 £75,000
North East median annual salary £30,000 £45,249 £50,000
% change year-on-year -33.70% -9.50% +11.11%

Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for Backend Developer in Tyne and Wear

Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in Tyne and Wear.

Salary trend for Backend Developer in Tyne and Wear

Backend Developer
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backend Developer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 21 July 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
Sunderland - 1 £55,000 -
Backend Developer
North East

Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 21 July 2025, Backend 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Online Games
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS

Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Online Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Java