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 12 September 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 23 5
Rank change year-on-year +10 -18 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1,054 402 1,341
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.92% 7.10% 13.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.40% 7.74% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 834 344 963
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £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 £61,875
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,867 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.56% +4.78% -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 14,236 5,194 9,566
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 91.77% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 9,959 3,286 5,539
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,500 £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 £77,375 £76,686
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -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 12 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 12 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 +5 584 £62,500 +8.70% 121
East Midlands +29 470 £54,500 +6.86% 85
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 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.

1 259 (24.57%) C#
2 227 (21.54%) .NET
3 226 (21.44%) Azure
4 223 (21.16%) Full-Stack Development
5 211 (20.02%) SQL
6 194 (18.41%) Microsoft
7 172 (16.32%) Agile
8 135 (12.81%) JavaScript
9 121 (11.48%) Power Platform
10 115 (10.91%) Problem-Solving
11 107 (10.15%) AWS
12 104 (9.87%) AI
13 94 (8.92%) .NET Core
14 91 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
14 91 (8.63%) React
15 88 (8.35%) CI/CD
16 84 (7.97%) TypeScript
17 82 (7.78%) Power Automate
18 79 (7.50%) Continuous Improvement
18 79 (7.50%) DevOps
19 74 (7.02%) PowerApps
20 72 (6.83%) ASP.NET
20 72 (6.83%) Python
21 70 (6.64%) Node.js
22 69 (6.55%) Dynamics 365
23 68 (6.45%) Power BI
24 67 (6.36%) CSS
24 67 (6.36%) Mentoring
25 65 (6.17%) ASP.NET Core
26 64 (6.07%) 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 (2.66%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 11 (1.04%) Documentum
4 10 (0.95%) CMS
4 10 (0.95%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.28%) Apache
6 1 (0.095%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.095%) IIS
6 1 (0.095%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.095%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 21 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.33%) 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
1 226 (21.44%) Azure
2 121 (11.48%) Power Platform
3 107 (10.15%) AWS
4 82 (7.78%) Power Automate
5 74 (7.02%) PowerApps
6 69 (6.55%) Dynamics 365
7 57 (5.41%) Azure DevOps
8 38 (3.61%) SaaS
9 24 (2.28%) Microsoft Copilot
9 24 (2.28%) Serverless
10 22 (2.09%) GitHub
10 22 (2.09%) Microsoft 365
11 20 (1.90%) Azure Functions
12 18 (1.71%) Azure Logic Apps
13 14 (1.33%) GitHub Copilot
14 11 (1.04%) Azure AI
15 10 (0.95%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 10 (0.95%) Copilot Studio
16 9 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
17 7 (0.66%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.33%) 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 68 (6.45%) Power BI
2 62 (5.88%) SQL Server
3 60 (5.69%) Azure SQL Database
4 53 (5.03%) MongoDB
5 23 (2.18%) Elasticsearch
6 21 (1.99%) Relational Database
7 20 (1.90%) MySQL
8 14 (1.33%) 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
13 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 3 (0.28%) Power Query
14 3 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 45 (4.27%) 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
5 3 (0.28%) XCUITest
6 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio
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 (14.04%) Finance
2 93 (8.82%) Social Skills
3 65 (6.17%) Manufacturing
4 36 (3.42%) Law
5 30 (2.85%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (2.37%) Retail
7 19 (1.80%) Legal
8 16 (1.52%) Banking
9 14 (1.33%) Public Sector
10 12 (1.14%) Games
10 12 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (1.04%) Marketing
12 10 (0.95%) Advertising
13 6 (0.57%) iGaming
14 4 (0.38%) Automotive
14 4 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.28%) Back Office
15 3 (0.28%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.19%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.19%) Legal Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 227 (21.54%) .NET
2 94 (8.92%) .NET Core
3 91 (8.63%) React
4 72 (6.83%) ASP.NET
5 70 (6.64%) Node.js
6 67 (6.36%) CSS
7 65 (6.17%) ASP.NET Core
8 64 (6.07%) HTML
8 64 (6.07%) REST
9 42 (3.98%) Blazor
10 39 (3.70%) AngularJS
11 35 (3.32%) RESTful
12 34 (3.23%) Entity Framework
13 33 (3.13%) ASP.NET Web API
14 26 (2.47%) LINQ
15 25 (2.37%) Vue
16 19 (1.80%) Laravel
17 16 (1.52%) XML
18 15 (1.42%) SOAP
19 14 (1.33%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 36 (3.42%) Greenfield Project
2 33 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
3 24 (2.28%) Management Information System
4 19 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
4 19 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (1.61%) Mobile App
6 14 (1.33%) Virtual Team
7 12 (1.14%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.04%) AS400
9 8 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
9 8 (0.76%) Robotics
10 7 (0.66%) Algorithms
10 7 (0.66%) e-Learning
10 7 (0.66%) Product Ownership
11 6 (0.57%) Driving Licence
11 6 (0.57%) PropTech
11 6 (0.57%) Taxonomies
12 5 (0.47%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.47%) IoT
12 5 (0.47%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.37%) Linux
2 8 (0.76%) Windows
3 5 (0.47%) Android
3 5 (0.47%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.19%) Unix
4 2 (0.19%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.095%) Alpine Linux
5 1 (0.095%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (21.16%) Full-Stack Development
2 172 (16.32%) Agile
3 115 (10.91%) Problem-Solving
4 104 (9.87%) AI
5 91 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
6 88 (8.35%) CI/CD
7 79 (7.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 79 (7.50%) DevOps
8 67 (6.36%) Mentoring
9 63 (5.98%) Analytics
10 62 (5.88%) E-Commerce
11 57 (5.41%) Software Engineering
12 47 (4.46%) ERP
12 47 (4.46%) SDLC
13 46 (4.36%) CRM
14 43 (4.08%) Logistics
15 42 (3.98%) Microservices
15 42 (3.98%) Roadmaps
15 42 (3.98%) Scrum
16 41 (3.89%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 259 (24.57%) C#
2 211 (20.02%) SQL
3 135 (12.81%) JavaScript
4 84 (7.97%) TypeScript
5 72 (6.83%) Python
6 60 (5.69%) Java
7 46 (4.36%) PHP
8 19 (1.80%) C++
9 16 (1.52%) PL/SQL
10 15 (1.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 15 (1.42%) Go
11 12 (1.14%) Bash
12 11 (1.04%) RPG
13 10 (0.95%) ABAP
14 6 (0.57%) RPG IV
14 6 (0.57%) Rust
14 6 (0.57%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.47%) C
15 5 (0.47%) RPG III
16 4 (0.38%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 57 (5.41%) Security Cleared
2 45 (4.27%) SC Cleared
3 20 (1.90%) Degree
4 11 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (0.95%) DV Cleared
6 8 (0.76%) 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 24 (2.28%) 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 (3.80%) Docker
2 3 (0.28%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.28%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 32 (3.04%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.19%) Ansible
Vendors
1 194 (18.41%) Microsoft
2 36 (3.42%) Oracle
3 27 (2.56%) IBM
4 20 (1.90%) SAP
5 19 (1.80%) ServiceNow
6 15 (1.42%) Cognos
7 14 (1.33%) Workday
8 13 (1.23%) Epicor
9 10 (0.95%) OpenText
10 9 (0.85%) Facebook
10 9 (0.85%) HP
10 9 (0.85%) iManage
11 8 (0.76%) Databricks
11 8 (0.76%) Foundry
12 7 (0.66%) Salesforce
13 6 (0.57%) Xamarin
14 5 (0.47%) Google
14 5 (0.47%) YouTube
15 4 (0.38%) Apple
15 4 (0.38%) Zoho