Developer Job Trends in the Midlands

Developer
England > Midlands

The median Developer salary in the Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 23 5
Rank change year-on-year +9 -18 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1,058 390 1,324
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.90% 6.98% 13.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.38% 7.59% 14.00%
Number of salaries quoted 833 337 941
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 14,332 5,138 9,458
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.43% 91.93% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 10,004 3,236 5,424
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,984 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Developer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Developer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in the Midlands

Developer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in the Midlands

Developer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 September 2026. 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
West Midlands +4 587 £65,000 +13.04% 199
East Midlands +30 471 £54,000 +2.86% 113
Developer
England

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Developer 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 Midlands region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 256 (24.20%) C#
2 224 (21.17%) .NET
2 224 (21.17%) Azure
3 223 (21.08%) Full-Stack Development
4 213 (20.13%) SQL
5 195 (18.43%) Microsoft
6 173 (16.35%) Agile
7 135 (12.76%) JavaScript
8 121 (11.44%) Power Platform
9 112 (10.59%) Problem-Solving
10 108 (10.21%) AWS
11 103 (9.74%) AI
12 94 (8.88%) .NET Core
12 94 (8.88%) Business Intelligence
13 89 (8.41%) React
14 87 (8.22%) CI/CD
15 85 (8.03%) TypeScript
16 82 (7.75%) Power Automate
17 78 (7.37%) Continuous Improvement
18 77 (7.28%) DevOps
19 73 (6.90%) PowerApps
20 72 (6.81%) Python
21 71 (6.71%) ASP.NET
21 71 (6.71%) Dynamics 365
22 70 (6.62%) Power BI
23 69 (6.52%) Node.js
24 68 (6.43%) Mentoring
25 67 (6.33%) CSS
26 65 (6.14%) ASP.NET Core
27 64 (6.05%) HTML

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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:

Application Platforms
1 28 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 11 (1.04%) CMS
3 11 (1.04%) Documentum
3 11 (1.04%) Headless CMS
4 3 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.095%) IIS
5 1 (0.095%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (1.70%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 21 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.23%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 10 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.76%) Oracle CRM
5 7 (0.66%) Magento
5 7 (0.66%) Oracle Applications
6 4 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.28%) Shopify
8 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.19%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.095%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.095%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 224 (21.17%) Azure
2 121 (11.44%) Power Platform
3 108 (10.21%) AWS
4 82 (7.75%) Power Automate
5 73 (6.90%) PowerApps
6 71 (6.71%) Dynamics 365
7 56 (5.29%) Azure DevOps
8 38 (3.59%) SaaS
9 24 (2.27%) Microsoft Copilot
9 24 (2.27%) Serverless
10 23 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
11 22 (2.08%) GitHub
12 20 (1.89%) Azure Functions
13 18 (1.70%) Azure Logic Apps
14 14 (1.32%) GitHub Copilot
15 11 (1.04%) Azure AI
16 10 (0.95%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 10 (0.95%) Azure Service Bus
16 10 (0.95%) Copilot Studio
17 7 (0.66%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.32%) Internet
2 3 (0.28%) Network Security
3 2 (0.19%) HTTP
3 2 (0.19%) Hyperconnected
4 1 (0.095%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.095%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (0.095%) FTP
4 1 (0.095%) RTP
4 1 (0.095%) RTSP
4 1 (0.095%) SCTP
4 1 (0.095%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (0.095%) SS7
4 1 (0.095%) SSL
4 1 (0.095%) UWB
4 1 (0.095%) VoIP
4 1 (0.095%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.095%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.095%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.62%) Power BI
2 63 (5.95%) SQL Server
3 59 (5.58%) Azure SQL Database
4 53 (5.01%) MongoDB
5 23 (2.17%) Elasticsearch
6 21 (1.98%) Relational Database
7 20 (1.89%) MySQL
8 14 (1.32%) NoSQL
9 11 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
9 11 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 9 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 6 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.47%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.47%) NonStop SQL
12 5 (0.47%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database
14 3 (0.28%) Power Query
14 3 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 43 (4.06%) Git
2 10 (0.95%) JUnit
2 10 (0.95%) Maven
2 10 (0.95%) Mockito
2 10 (0.95%) Visual Studio Code
3 6 (0.57%) GitLab
4 4 (0.38%) Storybook
5 3 (0.28%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.28%) JIRA
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.28%) Subversion
6 2 (0.19%) XCUITest
7 1 (0.095%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.095%) gulp
7 1 (0.095%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.095%) NUnit
7 1 (0.095%) Vite
7 1 (0.095%) webpack
General
1 148 (13.99%) Finance
2 92 (8.70%) Social Skills
3 66 (6.24%) Manufacturing
4 33 (3.12%) Law
5 30 (2.84%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (2.36%) Retail
7 19 (1.80%) Legal
8 16 (1.51%) Banking
8 16 (1.51%) Public Sector
9 12 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (1.04%) Games
11 10 (0.95%) Advertising
11 10 (0.95%) Marketing
12 6 (0.57%) iGaming
13 4 (0.38%) Automotive
13 4 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.28%) Back Office
15 2 (0.19%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.19%) Legal Technology
15 2 (0.19%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 224 (21.17%) .NET
2 94 (8.88%) .NET Core
3 89 (8.41%) React
4 71 (6.71%) ASP.NET
5 69 (6.52%) Node.js
6 67 (6.33%) CSS
7 65 (6.14%) ASP.NET Core
8 64 (6.05%) HTML
9 63 (5.95%) REST
10 42 (3.97%) Blazor
11 38 (3.59%) AngularJS
12 34 (3.21%) Entity Framework
12 34 (3.21%) RESTful
13 33 (3.12%) ASP.NET Web API
14 26 (2.46%) LINQ
15 25 (2.36%) Vue
16 19 (1.80%) Laravel
17 16 (1.51%) XML
18 15 (1.42%) SOAP
19 14 (1.32%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 36 (3.40%) Greenfield Project
2 33 (3.12%) Enterprise Software
3 23 (2.17%) Management Information System
4 18 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (1.51%) Mobile App
7 14 (1.32%) Virtual Team
8 12 (1.13%) Low-Code
9 11 (1.04%) AS400
10 8 (0.76%) Robotics
11 7 (0.66%) e-Learning
11 7 (0.66%) Embedded Systems
12 6 (0.57%) Algorithms
12 6 (0.57%) Driving Licence
12 6 (0.57%) Mainframe
12 6 (0.57%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.57%) PropTech
12 6 (0.57%) Taxonomies
13 5 (0.47%) AI Agents
13 5 (0.47%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.27%) Linux
2 7 (0.66%) Windows
3 5 (0.47%) Android
4 4 (0.38%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.19%) Unix
5 2 (0.19%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.095%) Alpine Linux
6 1 (0.095%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (21.08%) Full-Stack Development
2 173 (16.35%) Agile
3 112 (10.59%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (9.74%) AI
5 94 (8.88%) Business Intelligence
6 87 (8.22%) CI/CD
7 78 (7.37%) Continuous Improvement
8 77 (7.28%) DevOps
9 68 (6.43%) Mentoring
10 63 (5.95%) E-Commerce
11 62 (5.86%) Analytics
12 56 (5.29%) Software Engineering
13 47 (4.44%) ERP
14 46 (4.35%) SDLC
15 45 (4.25%) CRM
16 42 (3.97%) Logistics
16 42 (3.97%) Microservices
16 42 (3.97%) Roadmaps
17 41 (3.88%) Machine Learning
17 41 (3.88%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 256 (24.20%) C#
2 213 (20.13%) SQL
3 135 (12.76%) JavaScript
4 85 (8.03%) TypeScript
5 72 (6.81%) Python
6 61 (5.77%) Java
7 45 (4.25%) PHP
8 18 (1.70%) C++
9 16 (1.51%) PL/SQL
10 15 (1.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 15 (1.42%) Go
11 12 (1.13%) Bash
12 11 (1.04%) RPG
13 10 (0.95%) ABAP
14 6 (0.57%) RPG IV
14 6 (0.57%) Rust
15 5 (0.47%) RPG III
15 5 (0.47%) T-SQL
16 4 (0.38%) RPG/400
16 4 (0.38%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 57 (5.39%) Security Cleared
2 45 (4.25%) SC Cleared
3 19 (1.80%) Degree
4 11 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (0.95%) DV Cleared
6 9 (0.85%) Azure Certification
7 7 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (0.57%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.095%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (2.17%) Accessibility
2 17 (1.61%) QA
3 9 (0.85%) WCAG
4 8 (0.76%) GDPR
5 6 (0.57%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.38%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.095%) JTAG
System Software
1 40 (3.78%) Docker
2 3 (0.28%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 33 (3.12%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.19%) Ansible
Vendors
1 195 (18.43%) Microsoft
2 36 (3.40%) Oracle
3 26 (2.46%) IBM
4 21 (1.98%) SAP
5 19 (1.80%) ServiceNow
6 14 (1.32%) Cognos
7 13 (1.23%) Epicor
7 13 (1.23%) Workday
8 10 (0.95%) OpenText
9 9 (0.85%) Facebook
9 9 (0.85%) HP
9 9 (0.85%) iManage
10 8 (0.76%) Databricks
10 8 (0.76%) Foundry
11 7 (0.66%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.57%) Xamarin
13 5 (0.47%) Google
13 5 (0.47%) YouTube
14 4 (0.38%) Zoho
15 3 (0.28%) OpenAI