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Software developer jobs in Liverpool
The 2021 census counted 3,494 residents working as information technology professionals living in Liverpool.
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What the official data says about Liverpool
At the 2021 census, 3,494 people living in Liverpool were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.7% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Liverpool 8th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,210. Salford was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Liverpool, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,430. That is 9th 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 £12,964 more than the typical Liverpool job, about 34% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Liverpool had 4,300 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 288,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.49% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 3,494
- 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
- 4,300
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.49%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,430
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 205,752
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 288,000
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 Liverpool: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Liverpool?
3,494 residents of Liverpool were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.7% 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 Liverpool?
Across the North West, £51,394 is the median for IT professionals. In Liverpool itself the median across all occupations together is £38,430. 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 Liverpool?
4,300 of the 288,000 employee jobs in Liverpool 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.