Hire Developers in Manchester
Manchester is the fastest-growing tech city in the UK outside London, with over 10,000 digital businesses and developer salaries averaging £50K-£75K. MediaCityUK, the Northern Powerhouse initiative, and a thriving startup scene are driving demand for developers faster than the local talent pool can grow. Our Gurugram engineers — 4.5 hours ahead of GMT — fill that gap at rates Manchester businesses can actually sustain.
Why Hire Developers Through Us for Manchester?
Manchester's tech sector has doubled in size over the past decade, creating a talent squeeze that pushes salaries higher each year. Companies like Booking.com, Autotrader, and the BBC have large Manchester offices hoovering up developers. Smaller firms and scale-ups struggle to compete. Our model gives Manchester businesses access to engineers who have shipped production software across fintech, media, and e-commerce — without fighting the local hiring war.
- Manchester has over 10,000 digital and tech businesses, making it the UK's second-largest tech cluster after London
- Local developer salaries average £50K-£75K, but senior engineers with cloud or ML experience now command £80K+ in the Manchester market
- Our Gurugram team overlaps with Manchester working hours from 1pm to 5:30pm GMT — enough time for daily syncs, code reviews, and pair programming
- BBC, ITV, Autotrader, and Booking.com all have Manchester engineering offices, creating fierce local competition for developer talent
How We Staff Manchester Teams
Six ways to bring our engineers into your Manchester-based projects, built around the Northern Powerhouse's fastest-growing sectors.
Dedicated Development Teams
Full squads assigned to your product — frontend, backend, QA, and project management. They learn your domain, attend your retros, and ship code under your branching strategy. Ideal for Manchester scale-ups building SaaS products.
Staff Augmentation
Individual developers embedded in your existing Manchester team. They join your standups, use your Jira board, and follow your coding standards. No recruitment fees and no employer NI — just skilled engineers available within 1-2 weeks.
Media and Content Platforms
Manchester is the UK's media capital outside London. Our developers build CMS platforms, streaming backends, and content management systems for media companies. We have worked with headless CMS architectures, video processing pipelines, and high-traffic editorial tools.
Cloud Infrastructure Teams
DevOps and cloud engineers who manage AWS, Azure, and GCP environments for Manchester businesses. Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines — our infrastructure engineers keep your deployments fast and your cloud costs predictable.
E-Commerce Engineering
Manchester has a strong retail heritage and a growing D2C scene. Our developers build Shopify Plus customisations, headless commerce platforms, and inventory management systems that handle the complexity of multi-channel retail.
Data Engineering and Analytics
Data pipelines, warehouse architecture, and business intelligence dashboards for Manchester enterprises. We build on Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow — turning raw data into reports that product and ops teams actually use.
When Manchester Companies Hire Through Us
Four scenarios where our hiring model outperforms the Manchester recruitment market.
MediaCityUK Production Tech
BBC, ITV, and dozens of production companies at MediaCityUK need developers who understand content pipelines, real-time broadcasting tools, and media asset management. Our engineers have built video transcoding services, scheduling systems, and editorial dashboards for media organisations.
Northern Powerhouse Scale-Ups
Manchester's startup ecosystem — backed by funds like GP Bullhound and Praetura — produces fast-growing companies that need to triple their engineering capacity in months, not years. A dedicated team from us costs less than two Manchester-based senior hires.
Retail and E-Commerce Platforms
From Boohoo to THG, Manchester is a major e-commerce hub. Our developers build order management systems, personalisation engines, and warehouse integration APIs that handle Black Friday traffic spikes without a performance collapse.
Financial Services Technology
Manchester's financial district houses major operations for Barclays, AJ Bell, and BNY Mellon. Our engineers build trading platforms, customer portals, and regulatory reporting systems that meet the compliance bar these organisations demand.
How Hiring Works for Manchester Clients
From first conversation to a productive development team, the process takes 10-14 business days. No recruitment agencies, no drawn-out interview rounds.
Discovery Call
A 30-minute call during UK hours to understand your tech stack, project scope, and the specific developer profiles you need. We focus on your actual requirements — not a generic capability pitch.
Candidate Shortlisting
Within 48 hours, we present 2-4 developers who match your stack and industry. Each candidate comes with a CV, code samples, and details on relevant projects they have delivered.
Your Interviews
You interview candidates however your team normally evaluates engineers — live coding, take-home assignments, or conversational technical reviews. All scheduled during UK business hours.
Onboarding Week
Approved developers get access to your codebase, CI/CD pipeline, and communication channels. Our project manager runs a kickoff covering your coding conventions, review process, and sprint rhythm.
Sprint Delivery
Two-week sprints with demos on Friday afternoons (UK time). Daily async standups posted before your 9am. Afternoon overlap from 1pm to 5:30pm GMT for live collaboration and code reviews.
Team Scaling
Monthly check-ins to review velocity and team composition. Add a frontend specialist, swap in a mobile developer, or scale down after a release — adjustments happen with 2 weeks notice.
Ready to get started? Let's discuss your project.
Pricing for Manchester Businesses
Manchester agency rates run £75-£130 per hour. Our model delivers the same quality of engineering at 40-60% less because our team operates from Gurugram, not Spinningfields.
Dedicated Team
A full engineering team — developers, QA, project manager — dedicated to your product. Best for Manchester scale-ups running continuous development cycles. Monthly billing with no recruitment overhead.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Developers working exclusively on your product
- Project manager available during UK business hours
- Fortnightly demos and daily async standup updates
- Scale the team up or down with 2 weeks notice
- 40-60% below Manchester agency billing rates
- Minimum 3-month engagement for team stability
Staff Augmentation
Individual engineers plugged into your Manchester team. They use your tools, attend your ceremonies, and follow your processes. Ideal for filling specific skill gaps quickly.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Engineers embedded in your existing workflows
- Work during UK hours with GMT/BST overlap
- No recruitment agency fees or employer NI costs
- Developers available within 1-2 weeks of approval
- Swap engineers if the match is not right within 2 weeks
- Scale from a single developer to a full squad
Project-Based
Fixed deliverables, fixed timeline, fixed price. We scope the work, agree on milestones, and invoice on delivery. Best for defined projects like MVPs or platform migrations.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Fixed price quoted in GBP or USD
- Milestone payments tied to working deliverables
- Statement of work agreed before development starts
- Full IP ownership transferred on completion
- Clear change request process for scope adjustments
- 30 days of post-launch bug fix support included
Hire Developers in Manchester Questions Answered
Quick answers to the questions we hear most often.
No. Our offices are in Dallas, Texas and Gurugram, India. We serve Manchester businesses remotely with dedicated teams structured around UK time zones. This is precisely why our rates are 40-60% below what Manchester agencies charge — you are not paying for Spinningfields office rent.
You Might Also Need
Services that pair well with what you're already looking at.
Ready to Get Started with Hire Developers in Manchester?
Let's discuss your project and discover how we can help you achieve your business goals with our expert team.