Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Developer salary in Birmingham is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +2 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 186 | 439 | 284 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 13.29% | 15.90% | 14.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 14.03% | 16.85% | 15.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 150 | 399 | 239 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,375 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £42,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £55,000 | £57,164 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.45% | -3.78% | +3.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,250 | £71,750 | £73,850 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.91% | -8.18% | +4.76% |
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 | 1,326 | 2,606 | 1,783 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 94.39% | 93.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 775 | 2,118 | 1,363 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £84,964 | £81,450 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Developer
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Birmingham.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, 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 Developer in the job title.
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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:
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