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 6 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 632 | 649 | 606 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -43 | -190 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 101 | 264 | 322 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.26% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 85 | 214 | 270 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,800 | £37,500 | £43,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £45,313 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -14.29% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £83,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £97,125 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £61,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -18.03% | +8.44% |
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 | 53,646 | 100,958 | 81,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,258 | 71,135 | 54,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,573 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,180 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.74% |
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 6 July 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 6 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 |
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| England | +19 | 92 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 187 |
| UK excluding London | +81 | 54 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 63 |
| Work from Home | +70 | 51 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 117 |
| London | +58 | 38 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 128 |
| Midlands | +73 | 17 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 7 |
| North of England | -5 | 15 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 21 |
| North West | -20 | 13 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +64 | 12 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| East of England | +27 | 11 | £66,296 | +55.99% | 4 |
| South East | +63 | 6 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 14 |
| South West | +98 | 5 | £65,000 | +40.54% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +49 | 5 | £60,000 | +71.43% | 5 |
| Wales | +33 | 4 | £65,000 | +136.36% | 3 |
| Scotland | +86 | 2 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +36 | 2 | £60,000 | +6.67% | 2 |
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 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 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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