Backend Developer Jobs in Birmingham

Backend Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Backend Developer salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 143 136 177
Rank change year-on-year -7 +41 -45
Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer 3 2 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.11% 0.099% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.11% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 13
10th Percentile £40,500 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £56,875 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £46,250 £66,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £47,000 £68,000 £72,000
West Midlands median annual salary £46,250 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% -9.09% -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 2,563 1,879 3,013
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 93.34% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 2,089 1,428 2,335
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,914 £70,700 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%

Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Backend Developer in Birmingham

Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Backend Developer in Birmingham

Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Backend Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
1 3 (100.00%) .NET
1 3 (100.00%) .NET Core
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Vue
3 1 (33.33%) Power BI
3 1 (33.33%) NUnit
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Git
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) SaaS
3 1 (33.33%) Moq
3 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) IoT
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) API Development

Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure AKS
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
1 1 (33.33%) Moq
1 1 (33.33%) NUnit
1 1 (33.33%) Sourcetree
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Healthcare
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) .NET
1 3 (100.00%) .NET Core
2 1 (33.33%) FHIR
2 1 (33.33%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (33.33%) IoT
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
1 1 (33.33%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) API Development
2 1 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Secure Coding
2 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft