Developer Job Trends in the Midlands

Developer
England > Midlands

The median Developer salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 May 2026.

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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 19 6
Rank change year-on-year -8 -13 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 806 415 1,617
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.09% 8.45% 13.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.53% 9.24% 14.06%
Number of salaries quoted 642 339 1,443
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,850
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -11.54%

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 12,335 4,490 11,498
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 91.39% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 7,971 2,535 8,595
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,387 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £60,741
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,250 £57,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -3.91% +8.49% -12.83%

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 24 May 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 24 May 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 -12 435 £55,000 -4.35% 65
East Midlands +30 369 £50,000 -4.76% 73
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 24 May 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.

1 204 (25.31%) C#
2 199 (24.69%) Full-Stack Development
3 181 (22.46%) .NET
4 156 (19.35%) Azure
5 143 (17.74%) SQL
6 105 (13.03%) JavaScript
7 90 (11.17%) Agile
7 90 (11.17%) PHP
8 89 (11.04%) Microsoft
8 89 (11.04%) Power Platform
9 87 (10.79%) AWS
9 87 (10.79%) React
10 82 (10.17%) Business Intelligence
11 73 (9.06%) Problem-Solving
12 70 (8.68%) Power BI
13 66 (8.19%) .NET Core
13 66 (8.19%) HTML
14 64 (7.94%) Python
15 61 (7.57%) CSS
16 58 (7.20%) Node.js
17 57 (7.07%) SQL Server
18 54 (6.70%) DevOps
19 53 (6.58%) AI
20 47 (5.83%) CI/CD
21 46 (5.71%) Analytics
21 46 (5.71%) Software Engineering
22 42 (5.21%) Computer Science
22 42 (5.21%) TypeScript
23 40 (4.96%) Mentoring
24 36 (4.47%) CRM

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 11 (1.36%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.74%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 6 (0.74%) Umbraco
3 2 (0.25%) Apache
3 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.25%) CMS
3 2 (0.25%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.87%) Oracle Applications
3 5 (0.62%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 4 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.25%) Maximo
6 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 156 (19.35%) Azure
2 89 (11.04%) Power Platform
3 87 (10.79%) AWS
4 32 (3.97%) SaaS
5 30 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
5 30 (3.72%) Serverless
6 24 (2.98%) Power Automate
6 24 (2.98%) PowerApps
7 23 (2.85%) Amazon S3
7 23 (2.85%) AWS Lambda
8 20 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (2.11%) GitHub
10 11 (1.36%) Azure Data Factory
11 8 (0.99%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (0.74%) GitHub Copilot
12 6 (0.74%) Microsoft 365
13 4 (0.50%) Azure AI
13 4 (0.50%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 4 (0.50%) Azure Functions
13 4 (0.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.49%) Internet
2 3 (0.37%) Network Security
2 3 (0.37%) SSL
3 2 (0.25%) HTTP
4 1 (0.12%) Broadband
4 1 (0.12%) Hyperconnected
4 1 (0.12%) Intranet
4 1 (0.12%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (8.68%) Power BI
2 57 (7.07%) SQL Server
3 25 (3.10%) Azure SQL Database
4 20 (2.48%) MySQL
5 16 (1.99%) MongoDB
6 14 (1.74%) Relational Database
6 14 (1.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 13 (1.61%) Amazon Redshift
8 12 (1.49%) Power Query
9 11 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (1.24%) NoSQL
11 8 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
12 7 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
13 6 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
13 6 (0.74%) Star Schema
14 3 (0.37%) Data Lake
14 3 (0.37%) Redis
14 3 (0.37%) TimescaleDB
15 2 (0.25%) MariaDB
15 2 (0.25%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 28 (3.47%) Git
2 10 (1.24%) Maven
3 9 (1.12%) JUnit
3 9 (1.12%) Mockito
4 8 (0.99%) Visual Studio Code
5 5 (0.62%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.62%) XCUITest
6 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.12%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.12%) GitLab
7 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.12%) JIRA
7 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.12%) Subversion
7 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 87 (10.79%) Finance
2 65 (8.06%) Social Skills
3 32 (3.97%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (2.85%) Manufacturing
5 19 (2.36%) Law
6 16 (1.99%) Retail
7 15 (1.86%) Public Sector
8 12 (1.49%) Games
9 9 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (0.99%) Multimedia
11 7 (0.87%) Marketing
12 6 (0.74%) iGaming
12 6 (0.74%) Legal
13 4 (0.50%) Banking
14 3 (0.37%) Advertising
14 3 (0.37%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.37%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.25%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.25%) Billing
15 2 (0.25%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 181 (22.46%) .NET
2 87 (10.79%) React
3 66 (8.19%) .NET Core
3 66 (8.19%) HTML
4 61 (7.57%) CSS
5 58 (7.20%) Node.js
6 34 (4.22%) REST
7 32 (3.97%) AngularJS
7 32 (3.97%) ASP.NET
7 32 (3.97%) Laravel
8 27 (3.35%) RESTful
9 25 (3.10%) ASP.NET Core
9 25 (3.10%) Blazor
10 20 (2.48%) Vue
11 17 (2.11%) .NET Framework
12 15 (1.86%) XML
13 14 (1.74%) jQuery
14 13 (1.61%) Entity Framework
14 13 (1.61%) WinForms
15 11 (1.36%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 46 (5.71%) Mobile App
2 27 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
2 27 (3.35%) Legacy Systems
3 20 (2.48%) Greenfield Project
4 16 (1.99%) Management Information System
5 14 (1.74%) PropTech
6 12 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (1.24%) Virtual Team
8 8 (0.99%) AS400
9 7 (0.87%) e-Learning
9 7 (0.87%) Product Ownership
10 6 (0.74%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.62%) Legacy Code
12 4 (0.50%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.50%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.50%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (0.50%) Low-Code
13 3 (0.37%) Driving Licence
13 3 (0.37%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.86%) Linux
2 13 (1.61%) Android
3 9 (1.12%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.25%) Windows
5 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (24.69%) Full-Stack Development
2 90 (11.17%) Agile
3 82 (10.17%) Business Intelligence
4 73 (9.06%) Problem-Solving
5 54 (6.70%) DevOps
6 53 (6.58%) AI
7 47 (5.83%) CI/CD
8 46 (5.71%) Analytics
8 46 (5.71%) Software Engineering
9 42 (5.21%) Computer Science
10 40 (4.96%) Mentoring
11 36 (4.47%) CRM
12 35 (4.34%) Data Modelling
12 35 (4.34%) Logistics
12 35 (4.34%) SDLC
13 29 (3.60%) API Development
13 29 (3.60%) Continuous Improvement
14 28 (3.47%) Front End Development
14 28 (3.47%) Web Development
15 26 (3.23%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 204 (25.31%) C#
2 143 (17.74%) SQL
3 105 (13.03%) JavaScript
4 90 (11.17%) PHP
5 64 (7.94%) Python
6 42 (5.21%) TypeScript
7 34 (4.22%) Java
8 22 (2.73%) C++
9 20 (2.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.74%) Go
11 12 (1.49%) Delphi
12 11 (1.36%) Rust
13 10 (1.24%) Bash
14 9 (1.12%) C
14 9 (1.12%) PL/SQL
15 8 (0.99%) RPG
15 8 (0.99%) Swift
16 5 (0.62%) R
16 5 (0.62%) RPG IV
17 4 (0.50%) RPG III
Qualifications
1 33 (4.09%) Degree
2 25 (3.10%) Security Cleared
3 23 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (2.61%) SC Cleared
5 13 (1.61%) Azure Certification
6 10 (1.24%) AWS Certification
6 10 (1.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 10 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (0.50%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.37%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.12%) IBM Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (1.74%) QA
2 13 (1.61%) Data Quality
3 8 (0.99%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.25%) GDPR
4 2 (0.25%) WCAG
5 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.12%) NCSC
5 1 (0.12%) NIST
System Software
1 22 (2.73%) Docker
2 3 (0.37%) Firmware
3 1 (0.12%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 21 (2.61%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.37%) Nagios
2 3 (0.37%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 89 (11.04%) Microsoft
2 35 (4.34%) Oracle
3 19 (2.36%) IBM
4 14 (1.74%) SAP
4 14 (1.74%) Xamarin
5 10 (1.24%) ServiceNow
6 8 (0.99%) Apple
7 6 (0.74%) Cognos
7 6 (0.74%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.62%) Workday
9 3 (0.37%) Databricks
9 3 (0.37%) Epicor
10 2 (0.25%) Facebook
10 2 (0.25%) Google
10 2 (0.25%) iManage
10 2 (0.25%) JDA
10 2 (0.25%) OpenAI
11 1 (0.12%) DevExpress
11 1 (0.12%) Talend
11 1 (0.12%) YouTube