Software Engineer/Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in Birmingham is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
130 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.055% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.058% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£75,000 |
- |
£60,000 |
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 |
3,432 |
1,125 |
2,120 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.95% |
94.86% |
95.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,554 |
791 |
1,172 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£30,500 |
£35,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£70,774 |
£70,688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£83,750 |
£85,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£51,196 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-2.34% |
+2.39% |
