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Software developer jobs in Lancashire

The 2021 census counted 9,735 residents working as information technology professionals living in Lancashire.

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Published figures for Lancashire

What the official data says about Lancashire

At the 2021 census, 9,735 people living in Lancashire were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.75% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Lancashire 1st of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,210. Manchester was the next area down.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Lancashire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,779. That is 13th 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 £15,615 more than the typical Lancashire job, about 44% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Lancashire had 6,225 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 528,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.18% of every job here, that ranks 12th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
9,735
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
6,225
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
1.18%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,779
Residents of the area in work at the census
556,869
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
528,000

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.

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Software developer jobs in Lancashire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Lancashire?

9,735 residents of Lancashire were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.75% 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 Lancashire?

Across the North West, £51,394 is the median for IT professionals. In Lancashire itself the median across all occupations together is £35,779. 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 Lancashire?

6,225 of the 528,000 employee jobs in Lancashire 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.