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 17 November 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 6 9
Rank change year-on-year -14 +3 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 404 1,166 698
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.04% 13.20% 13.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.63% 14.10% 14.35%
Number of salaries quoted 352 762 595
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 5,298 8,267 4,865
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 93.56% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,615 4,147 3,812
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £53,455 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.04% -4.17% -

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 17 November 2025.

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 17 November 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
West Midlands -10 266 £55,000 +10.00% 196
East Midlands -22 138 £50,000 - 124
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 November 2025, 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.

1 129 (31.93%) C#
2 128 (31.68%) SQL
3 121 (29.95%) Azure
4 120 (29.70%) Agile
5 111 (27.48%) JavaScript
6 109 (26.98%) .NET
7 82 (20.30%) Problem-Solving
8 76 (18.81%) DevOps
8 76 (18.81%) Power Platform
9 69 (17.08%) HTML
10 68 (16.83%) Microsoft
11 65 (16.09%) SQL Server
12 62 (15.35%) CRM
12 62 (15.35%) Dynamics 365
13 60 (14.85%) CSS
14 59 (14.60%) Continuous Improvement
14 59 (14.60%) Python
15 58 (14.36%) React
15 58 (14.36%) REST
16 57 (14.11%) AWS
16 57 (14.11%) Full-Stack Development
17 55 (13.61%) CI/CD
18 52 (12.87%) Business Intelligence
19 48 (11.88%) Power BI
20 47 (11.63%) Git
21 46 (11.39%) Dynamics CRM
22 43 (10.64%) Java
23 42 (10.40%) Mentoring
24 40 (9.90%) Azure DevOps
25 39 (9.65%) TypeScript

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 (2.72%) CMS
1 11 (2.72%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.49%) Appian
3 5 (1.24%) IIS
3 5 (1.24%) WordPress
4 3 (0.74%) Apache
4 3 (0.74%) Confluence
4 3 (0.74%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.50%) JBoss
5 2 (0.50%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.50%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.25%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 13 (3.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.25%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 46 (11.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (3.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.24%) Maximo
4 4 (0.99%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.74%) SAP Business One
5 3 (0.74%) Shopify
6 2 (0.50%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.50%) Magento
6 2 (0.50%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.25%) Infor CloudSuite
7 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 121 (29.95%) Azure
2 76 (18.81%) Power Platform
3 62 (15.35%) Dynamics 365
4 57 (14.11%) AWS
5 40 (9.90%) Azure DevOps
6 33 (8.17%) PowerApps
7 29 (7.18%) Power Automate
8 25 (6.19%) SaaS
9 17 (4.21%) GitHub
10 14 (3.47%) GCP
11 13 (3.22%) Serverless
12 11 (2.72%) Snowflake
13 10 (2.48%) Azure Logic Apps
14 9 (2.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 7 (1.73%) Microsoft Copilot
16 6 (1.49%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 6 (1.49%) Azure Functions
16 6 (1.49%) Azure Service Bus
16 6 (1.49%) Figma
16 6 (1.49%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.98%) Internet
2 4 (0.99%) HTTP
3 3 (0.74%) Intranet
4 1 (0.25%) 3G
4 1 (0.25%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.25%) GPRS
4 1 (0.25%) GSM
4 1 (0.25%) Modbus
4 1 (0.25%) Network Security
4 1 (0.25%) RS-232
4 1 (0.25%) RS-485
4 1 (0.25%) SSL
4 1 (0.25%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.25%) UWB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (16.09%) SQL Server
2 48 (11.88%) Power BI
3 24 (5.94%) MySQL
4 20 (4.95%) Relational Database
5 18 (4.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 16 (3.96%) PostgreSQL
7 15 (3.71%) NoSQL
8 13 (3.22%) Tableau
9 12 (2.97%) Azure SQL Database
10 11 (2.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 9 (2.23%) Data Lake
12 8 (1.98%) BigQuery
13 6 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
13 6 (1.49%) MongoDB
14 5 (1.24%) DynamoDB
14 5 (1.24%) RDBMS
15 4 (0.99%) Amazon Aurora
15 4 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
15 4 (0.99%) BusinessObjects
15 4 (0.99%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 47 (11.63%) Git
2 16 (3.96%) JUnit
3 12 (2.97%) Mockito
4 11 (2.72%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.72%) JIRA
4 11 (2.72%) Maven
5 5 (1.24%) webpack
6 4 (0.99%) Bitbucket Server
6 4 (0.99%) DbUnit
6 4 (0.99%) GitLab
6 4 (0.99%) jMock
6 4 (0.99%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.74%) Babel
7 3 (0.74%) git-flow
8 2 (0.50%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.50%) Gradle
8 2 (0.50%) NUnit
8 2 (0.50%) Selenium
8 2 (0.50%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.50%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 91 (22.52%) Social Skills
2 52 (12.87%) Finance
3 40 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (8.66%) Law
5 32 (7.92%) Public Sector
6 30 (7.43%) Retail
7 24 (5.94%) Marketing
8 11 (2.72%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.98%) Multimedia
11 7 (1.73%) Electronics
12 6 (1.49%) Automotive
13 5 (1.24%) Police
14 4 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.74%) Games
15 3 (0.74%) Legal
16 2 (0.50%) Back Office
17 1 (0.25%) Documentation Skills
17 1 (0.25%) iGaming
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (26.98%) .NET
2 69 (17.08%) HTML
3 60 (14.85%) CSS
4 58 (14.36%) React
4 58 (14.36%) REST
5 36 (8.91%) AngularJS
6 28 (6.93%) RESTful
6 28 (6.93%) Spring
7 24 (5.94%) .NET Framework
7 24 (5.94%) ASP.NET
8 23 (5.69%) Spring Boot
9 22 (5.45%) SOAP
10 18 (4.46%) JSON
11 17 (4.21%) Middleware
12 16 (3.96%) OAuth
13 15 (3.71%) .NET Core
13 15 (3.71%) ASP.NET MVC
14 14 (3.47%) IBM Integration Bus
14 14 (3.47%) Laravel
14 14 (3.47%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.69%) Enterprise Software
2 16 (3.96%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (2.72%) Product Ownership
4 10 (2.48%) Operational Technology
4 10 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.23%) Cloud Native
6 8 (1.98%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (1.73%) AI Agents
7 7 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (0.99%) Embedded Systems
9 3 (0.74%) Animation
9 3 (0.74%) Distributed Architecture
9 3 (0.74%) IoT
9 3 (0.74%) Legacy Code
9 3 (0.74%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.74%) W3C
10 2 (0.50%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (0.50%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.70%) Linux
2 4 (0.99%) Android
2 4 (0.99%) Apple iOS
2 4 (0.99%) Windows
3 3 (0.74%) Unix
3 3 (0.74%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.50%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (29.70%) Agile
2 82 (20.30%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (18.81%) DevOps
4 62 (15.35%) CRM
5 59 (14.60%) Continuous Improvement
6 57 (14.11%) Full-Stack Development
7 55 (13.61%) CI/CD
8 52 (12.87%) Business Intelligence
9 42 (10.40%) Mentoring
10 38 (9.41%) Migration
11 35 (8.66%) Microservices
12 33 (8.17%) TDD
13 32 (7.92%) MVC
14 29 (7.18%) Clean Code
15 28 (6.93%) Front End Development
15 28 (6.93%) User Experience
16 27 (6.68%) AI
16 27 (6.68%) Web Development
17 26 (6.44%) Customer Experience
17 26 (6.44%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 129 (31.93%) C#
2 128 (31.68%) SQL
3 111 (27.48%) JavaScript
4 59 (14.60%) Python
5 43 (10.64%) Java
6 39 (9.65%) TypeScript
7 27 (6.68%) PHP
8 21 (5.20%) T-SQL
9 20 (4.95%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.73%) Apex Code
10 7 (1.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (1.49%) ABAP
11 6 (1.49%) C
11 6 (1.49%) C++
11 6 (1.49%) Delphi
12 5 (1.24%) Bicep
12 5 (1.24%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.99%) Perl
13 4 (0.99%) R
13 4 (0.99%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 34 (8.42%) Degree
2 23 (5.69%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (4.46%) SC Cleared
5 11 (2.72%) AWS Certification
5 11 (2.72%) Azure Certification
5 11 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.98%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 8 (1.98%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (0.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 3 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.50%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.50%) IBM Certification
9 1 (0.25%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.25%) PhD
9 1 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.47%) QA
2 9 (2.23%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.49%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.49%) GDPR
4 1 (0.25%) COBIT
4 1 (0.25%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (0.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.25%) MISRA
4 1 (0.25%) WCAG
System Software
1 24 (5.94%) Docker
2 4 (0.99%) Firmware
3 2 (0.50%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.25%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 16 (3.96%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.49%) Terraform
3 4 (0.99%) Grafana
4 2 (0.50%) Kibana
4 2 (0.50%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 68 (16.83%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.95%) SAP
3 19 (4.70%) IBM
4 17 (4.21%) Salesforce
5 13 (3.22%) Databricks
5 13 (3.22%) Oracle
6 6 (1.49%) Guidewire
7 4 (0.99%) Atlassian
7 4 (0.99%) ServiceNow
7 4 (0.99%) UiPath
8 3 (0.74%) OpenAI
8 3 (0.74%) Splunk
8 3 (0.74%) Zoho
9 2 (0.50%) Adobe
9 2 (0.50%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.50%) Cognos
9 2 (0.50%) Infor
9 2 (0.50%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.50%) Pardot
9 2 (0.50%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud