Development Engineer Job Trends in the East Midlands

Development Engineer
England > East Midlands

The median Development Engineer salary in the East Midlands is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 October 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 155 116
Rank change year-on-year +14 -39 +53
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Engineer 4 6 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.18% 0.17% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.18% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £42,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +52.94% - -
England median annual salary £57,500 £51,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.20% -14.58% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,077 3,292 1,602
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 94.84% 97.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,240 1,580 1,146
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Development Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Development Engineer job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Development Engineer
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Development Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Development Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands

Development Engineer
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Engineer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derbyshire - 4 £65,000 - 1
Development Engineer
England

Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 29 October 2025, Development Engineer 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 East Midlands region featuring Development Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Clean Code
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Data Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (75.00%) PHP
1 3 (75.00%) Python
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (75.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (75.00%) Test Strategy
1 3 (75.00%) VBA
2 1 (25.00%) LabVIEW

Development Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Clean Code
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (75.00%) Data Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (75.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (75.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) PHP
1 3 (75.00%) Python
1 3 (75.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Degree