Software Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Software Developer salary in Birmingham is £78,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 88 | 118 | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +5 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 24 | 30 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 1.63% | 1.10% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.73% | 1.17% | 1.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 28 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,250 | £32,125 | £48,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,313 | £40,000 | £50,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £78,750 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.18% | - | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,688 | £65,000 | £62,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £103,250 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
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 | 1,388 | 2,572 | 1,864 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.36% | 94.28% | 93.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 799 | 2,098 | 1,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,991 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,800 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.27% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £69,914 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £84,964 | £82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Birmingham.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software 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: