Backend Developer
UK
The median Backend Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 589 | 642 | 614 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | -28 | -220 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 103 | 257 | 405 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 93 | 226 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £37,500 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £46,250 | £52,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £68,162 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -8.31% | +4.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £97,500 | £109,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Backend Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer.
Backend Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Backend Developer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backend Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +54 | 95 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 88 |
| Work from Home | +146 | 63 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | +123 | 63 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 62 |
| London | +65 | 37 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 39 |
| Midlands | +93 | 29 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +56 | 19 | £60,000 | +29.73% | 7 |
| East of England | +51 | 12 | £66,296 | +55.99% | 6 |
| North of England | +39 | 11 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +55 | 10 | £60,000 | +71.43% | 2 |
| North West | +7 | 8 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 13 |
| South West | +96 | 7 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 13 |
| Wales | +49 | 6 | £65,000 | +62.50% | |
| Scotland | +123 | 5 | £75,000 | +38.89% | 2 |
| South East | +93 | 5 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +56 | 3 | £58,250 | +1.30% | 3 |
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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