Backend Developer Job Trends in Birmingham

Backend Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Backend Developer salary in Birmingham is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 124 101
Rank change year-on-year +22 -23 +57
Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer 2 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.12% 0.16% 0.090%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.17% 0.094%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £28,500 -
25th Percentile - £39,375 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 £60,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +60.00% -43.40%
75th Percentile - £62,500 £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £52,000 £65,000 £48,750
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,555 1,790 1,060
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.23% 94.81% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,113 904 912
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,713 £31,025
25th Percentile £42,080 £44,938 £40,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £88,375 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Backend Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Backend Developer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Backend Developer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Backend Developer job vacancies in Birmingham

Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Backend Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) .NET
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) PHP
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Web Services

Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
1 1 (50.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) PHP
1 1 (50.00%) SQL