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 12 August 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 20 5
Rank change year-on-year +6 -15 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 990 450 1,438
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.87% 7.83% 13.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.31% 8.59% 14.15%
Number of salaries quoted 785 371 1,151
10th Percentile £35,500 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,750 £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 £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £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 13,538 5,240 10,161
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 91.18% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 9,453 3,370 6,576
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,335 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,011
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 August 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 August 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 +3 565 £60,000 +4.35% 95
East Midlands +26 424 £52,500 - 89
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 August 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.

1 268 (27.07%) C#
2 244 (24.65%) Full-Stack Development
3 231 (23.33%) .NET
4 225 (22.73%) Azure
5 208 (21.01%) SQL
6 172 (17.37%) Microsoft
7 152 (15.35%) Agile
8 118 (11.92%) JavaScript
9 110 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
10 109 (11.01%) Power Platform
11 101 (10.20%) .NET Core
12 100 (10.10%) AWS
13 97 (9.80%) AI
14 88 (8.89%) CI/CD
15 87 (8.79%) Business Intelligence
16 86 (8.69%) React
17 78 (7.88%) DevOps
18 74 (7.47%) ASP.NET
19 72 (7.27%) Python
20 71 (7.17%) CSS
21 69 (6.97%) HTML
21 69 (6.97%) PHP
22 68 (6.87%) ASP.NET Core
23 67 (6.77%) Power Automate
23 67 (6.77%) Power BI
24 66 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
24 66 (6.67%) TypeScript
25 63 (6.36%) Azure SQL Database
25 63 (6.36%) Node.js
25 63 (6.36%) REST

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 16 (1.62%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 11 (1.11%) Documentum
4 6 (0.61%) CMS
5 5 (0.51%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.30%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) IIS
8 1 (0.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.20%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 14 (1.41%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 12 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.01%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.81%) Oracle CRM
5 7 (0.71%) Oracle Applications
6 5 (0.51%) Magento
7 3 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.30%) Shopify
8 2 (0.20%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.10%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.10%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.10%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 225 (22.73%) Azure
2 109 (11.01%) Power Platform
3 100 (10.10%) AWS
4 67 (6.77%) Power Automate
5 57 (5.76%) PowerApps
6 48 (4.85%) Azure DevOps
6 48 (4.85%) Dynamics 365
7 34 (3.43%) SaaS
8 23 (2.32%) GitHub
9 21 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
10 20 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
11 18 (1.82%) Serverless
12 17 (1.72%) Azure Logic Apps
13 15 (1.52%) GitHub Copilot
14 12 (1.21%) Azure AI
14 12 (1.21%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.01%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 10 (1.01%) Copilot Studio
16 8 (0.81%) Azure Service Bus
17 7 (0.71%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.52%) Internet
2 4 (0.40%) SSL
3 3 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
3 3 (0.30%) Network Security
4 2 (0.20%) HTTP
5 1 (0.10%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.10%) Diameter Protocol
5 1 (0.10%) FTP
5 1 (0.10%) RTP
5 1 (0.10%) RTSP
5 1 (0.10%) SCTP
5 1 (0.10%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (0.10%) SS7
5 1 (0.10%) UWB
5 1 (0.10%) VoIP
5 1 (0.10%) VoLTE
5 1 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.10%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (6.77%) Power BI
2 63 (6.36%) Azure SQL Database
3 61 (6.16%) SQL Server
4 53 (5.35%) MongoDB
5 25 (2.53%) Elasticsearch
6 20 (2.02%) MySQL
7 17 (1.72%) Relational Database
8 12 (1.21%) NoSQL
9 11 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (0.61%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 6 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.51%) NonStop SQL
12 5 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.51%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (0.30%) Oracle Database
14 3 (0.30%) Power Query
14 3 (0.30%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 33 (3.33%) Git
2 11 (1.11%) Visual Studio Code
3 10 (1.01%) JUnit
3 10 (1.01%) Maven
3 10 (1.01%) Mockito
4 4 (0.40%) XCUITest
5 3 (0.30%) JIRA
5 3 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.30%) Subversion
6 2 (0.20%) GitLab
6 2 (0.20%) Storybook
6 2 (0.20%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.10%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.10%) gulp
7 1 (0.10%) NUnit
7 1 (0.10%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.10%) Vite
7 1 (0.10%) webpack
General
1 145 (14.65%) Finance
2 87 (8.79%) Social Skills
3 46 (4.65%) Manufacturing
4 30 (3.03%) Law
5 23 (2.32%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (2.12%) Retail
7 19 (1.92%) Legal
8 16 (1.62%) Banking
9 13 (1.31%) Marketing
10 11 (1.11%) Advertising
11 10 (1.01%) Games
12 9 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (0.91%) Public Sector
13 6 (0.61%) iGaming
14 4 (0.40%) Automotive
14 4 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.30%) Back Office
16 2 (0.20%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.20%) Billing
16 2 (0.20%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 231 (23.33%) .NET
2 101 (10.20%) .NET Core
3 86 (8.69%) React
4 74 (7.47%) ASP.NET
5 71 (7.17%) CSS
6 69 (6.97%) HTML
7 68 (6.87%) ASP.NET Core
8 63 (6.36%) Node.js
8 63 (6.36%) REST
9 47 (4.75%) Blazor
10 42 (4.24%) AngularJS
11 35 (3.54%) Entity Framework
12 34 (3.43%) RESTful
13 33 (3.33%) ASP.NET Web API
14 26 (2.63%) LINQ
14 26 (2.63%) Vue
15 25 (2.53%) Laravel
16 18 (1.82%) .NET Framework
17 15 (1.52%) jQuery
17 15 (1.52%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (3.94%) Greenfield Project
2 32 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
4 19 (1.92%) Management Information System
4 19 (1.92%) Mobile App
4 19 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.11%) AS400
5 11 (1.11%) Embedded Systems
5 11 (1.11%) Virtual Team
6 8 (0.81%) Algorithms
6 8 (0.81%) e-Learning
6 8 (0.81%) Low-Code
7 6 (0.61%) Driving Licence
7 6 (0.61%) Product Ownership
7 6 (0.61%) PropTech
8 5 (0.51%) AI Agents
8 5 (0.51%) Robotics
9 4 (0.40%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (0.40%) iSeries
9 4 (0.40%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.32%) Linux
2 8 (0.81%) Windows
3 7 (0.71%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.51%) Android
5 2 (0.20%) Unix
5 2 (0.20%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.10%) Alpine Linux
6 1 (0.10%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (24.65%) Full-Stack Development
2 152 (15.35%) Agile
3 110 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 97 (9.80%) AI
5 88 (8.89%) CI/CD
6 87 (8.79%) Business Intelligence
7 78 (7.88%) DevOps
8 66 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
9 61 (6.16%) Mentoring
10 60 (6.06%) Software Engineering
11 59 (5.96%) Analytics
12 47 (4.75%) Microservices
13 44 (4.44%) E-Commerce
13 44 (4.44%) SDLC
14 43 (4.34%) Machine Learning
15 42 (4.24%) Logistics
16 39 (3.94%) Scrum
17 38 (3.84%) CRM
18 36 (3.64%) Web Development
19 35 (3.54%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 268 (27.07%) C#
2 208 (21.01%) SQL
3 118 (11.92%) JavaScript
4 72 (7.27%) Python
5 69 (6.97%) PHP
6 66 (6.67%) TypeScript
7 50 (5.05%) Java
8 21 (2.12%) C++
9 18 (1.82%) Go
10 16 (1.62%) PL/SQL
11 15 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 11 (1.11%) Bash
12 11 (1.11%) RPG
13 10 (1.01%) ABAP
14 8 (0.81%) Rust
15 6 (0.61%) Delphi
15 6 (0.61%) RPG IV
15 6 (0.61%) Swift
15 6 (0.61%) T-SQL
16 5 (0.51%) C
Qualifications
1 48 (4.85%) Security Cleared
2 38 (3.84%) SC Cleared
3 20 (2.02%) Degree
4 13 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.01%) DV Cleared
6 7 (0.71%) Azure Certification
7 6 (0.61%) Oracle Certification
8 4 (0.40%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.40%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 3 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.10%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (1.72%) QA
2 13 (1.31%) Accessibility
3 8 (0.81%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.20%) GDPR
4 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.10%) JTAG
System Software
1 39 (3.94%) Docker
2 3 (0.30%) Firmware
3 1 (0.10%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 34 (3.43%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.20%) Terraform
4 1 (0.10%) Ansible
4 1 (0.10%) Nagios
4 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 172 (17.37%) Microsoft
2 40 (4.04%) Oracle
3 27 (2.73%) IBM
4 19 (1.92%) SAP
5 15 (1.52%) Cognos
6 14 (1.41%) Workday
7 13 (1.31%) Epicor
7 13 (1.31%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.01%) Facebook
8 10 (1.01%) OpenText
9 9 (0.91%) iManage
9 9 (0.91%) Salesforce
10 8 (0.81%) Foundry
11 6 (0.61%) Apple
11 6 (0.61%) Xamarin
12 5 (0.51%) Google
12 5 (0.51%) YouTube
13 4 (0.40%) Databricks
13 4 (0.40%) Zoho
14 3 (0.30%) Infor