Manchester
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United Kingdom · Tech Hub
Manchester is the UK's second tech city with a growing digital sector. MediaCity, home to the BBC and ITV, anchors the media industry. Lower living costs compared to London make it attractive for tech talent.
Median Salary
$42,000.00
CoL Index
55.00
Population
553,230
Timezone
Europe/London
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
55.00
Rent
45.00
Groceries
60.00
Restaurants
55.00
Transport
52.00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $129,067.00 | $90,346.00 | $93,867.00 | $222,933.00 |
| Engineering Manager | $102,667.00 | $71,866.00 | $79,200.00 | $146,667.00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $93,867.00 | $65,706.00 | $64,533.00 | $146,667.00 |
| Cloud Architect | $90,933.00 | $63,653.00 | $67,467.00 | $132,000.00 |
| Tech Lead | $90,933.00 | $63,653.00 | $67,467.00 | $129,067.00 |
| ML Engineer | $82,133.00 | $57,493.00 | $58,667.00 | $123,200.00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $79,200.00 | $55,440.00 | $55,733.00 | $117,333.00 |
| Security Engineer | $76,267.00 | $53,386.00 | $53,973.00 | $114,400.00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $76,267.00 | $53,386.00 | $52,800.00 | $117,333.00 |
| Product Manager | $76,267.00 | $53,386.00 | $52,800.00 | $117,333.00 |
| Data Scientist | $73,333.00 | $51,333.00 | $49,867.00 | $111,467.00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $73,333.00 | $51,333.00 | $51,627.00 | $111,467.00 |
| Data Engineer | $70,400.00 | $49,280.00 | $48,107.00 | $108,533.00 |
| Software Engineer | $70,400.00 | $49,280.00 | $49,867.00 | $108,533.00 |
| Backend Developer | $67,467.00 | $47,226.00 | $46,933.00 | $102,667.00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $65,707.00 | $45,994.00 | $45,760.00 | $99,733.00 |
| Mobile Developer | $64,533.00 | $45,173.00 | $44,000.00 | $98,560.00 |
| Frontend Developer | $61,600.00 | $43,120.00 | $42,240.00 | $93,867.00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $58,667.00 | $41,066.00 | $39,893.00 | $88,000.00 |
| QA Engineer | $49,867.00 | $34,906.00 | $34,027.00 | $73,333.00 |