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Software developer jobs in Rochdale

The 2021 census counted 1,561 residents working as information technology professionals living in Rochdale.

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Published figures for Rochdale

What the official data says about Rochdale

At the 2021 census, 1,561 people living in Rochdale were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.65% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Rochdale 16th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 2,210. Tameside was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Rochdale, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,558. That is 19th 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 £17,836 more than the typical Rochdale job, about 53% above it.

Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Rochdale had 830 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 87,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.95% of every job here, that ranks 15th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
1,561
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
830
Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
0.95%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,558
Residents of the area in work at the census
94,458
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
87,000

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 Rochdale: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Rochdale?

1,561 residents of Rochdale were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.65% 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 Rochdale?

Across the North West, £51,394 is the median for IT professionals. In Rochdale itself the median across all occupations together is £33,558. 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 Rochdale?

830 of the 87,000 employee jobs in Rochdale 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.