Backend Developer
UK
The median Backend Developer salary in the UK is £62,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 654 | 628 | 394 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | -234 | -40 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 261 | 342 | 1,611 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.36% | 0.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.40% | 0.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 225 | 293 | 425 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £39,000 | £42,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | +7.69% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £87,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,000 | £105,000 | £88,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +9.09% | +22.22% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 June 2024.
Backend Developer
Top 16 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 June 2024. 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 | -34 | 224 | £61,250 | -12.50% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 153 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 23 |
| Work from Home | -65 | 113 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 33 |
| London | +24 | 82 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 31 |
| North of England | +57 | 62 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 8 |
| North West | +12 | 39 | £52,500 | -22.22% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 22 | £57,500 | -25.81% | 2 |
| Midlands | -2 | 22 | £45,000 | - | 8 |
| East of England | -1 | 18 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 4 |
| South East | -32 | 18 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| South West | -23 | 17 | £47,500 | -17.39% | |
| West Midlands | -7 | 15 | £45,000 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | -56 | 12 | £54,000 | -34.94% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 7 | £35,000 | -9.09% | 2 |
| Wales | +11 | 4 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| North East | -10 | 1 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 1 |
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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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