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Software developer jobs in Manchester
The 2021 census counted 7,187 residents working as information technology professionals living in Manchester.
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Published figures for Manchester
What the official data says about Manchester
At the 2021 census, 7,187 people living in Manchester were in work as information technology professionals. It was 3.07% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Manchester 2nd of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,210. Lancashire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Manchester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £40,479. That is 4th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £51,394 across the region, which is £10,915 more than the typical Manchester job, about 27% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Manchester had 18,250 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 453,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.03% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 7,187
- Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the North West
- £51,394
- Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
- 18,250
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 4.03%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £40,479
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 234,283
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 453,000
The software developer role
Writing software that other people depend on, and staying responsible for it once it is running. Most of the job is reading existing code, understanding why it is the way it is, and changing it without breaking anything.
Software developer jobs in Manchester: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Manchester?
7,187 residents of Manchester were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 3.07% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.
What does this work pay around Manchester?
Across the North West, £51,394 is the median for IT professionals. In Manchester itself the median across all occupations together is £40,479. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.
Is there much of this work based in Manchester?
18,250 of the 453,000 employee jobs in Manchester are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.