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 3 June 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 16 7
Rank change year-on-year -10 -9 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 819 452 1,779
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.18% 9.08% 13.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.63% 9.95% 14.54%
Number of salaries quoted 636 373 1,568
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,700 £32,500
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 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,600 £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 12,362 4,543 12,236
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 91.22% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 7,946 2,618 9,036
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,250 £32,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +1.05% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £60,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.61% +9.52% -13.32%

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 3 June 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 3 June 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 -19 430 £55,000 - 84
East Midlands +30 387 £50,000 -4.76% 70
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 June 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.

1 212 (25.89%) C#
2 203 (24.79%) Full-Stack Development
3 189 (23.08%) .NET
4 161 (19.66%) Azure
5 157 (19.17%) SQL
6 110 (13.43%) JavaScript
7 97 (11.84%) Agile
8 91 (11.11%) Microsoft
9 89 (10.87%) AWS
10 88 (10.74%) PHP
11 85 (10.38%) React
12 83 (10.13%) Python
13 82 (10.01%) Power Platform
14 76 (9.28%) Problem-Solving
15 74 (9.04%) Business Intelligence
16 71 (8.67%) .NET Core
17 67 (8.18%) AI
17 67 (8.18%) HTML
18 62 (7.57%) Power BI
19 61 (7.45%) CSS
20 54 (6.59%) DevOps
20 54 (6.59%) SQL Server
21 52 (6.35%) Node.js
22 51 (6.23%) Mentoring
23 50 (6.11%) Software Engineering
24 49 (5.98%) Analytics
25 48 (5.86%) CI/CD
26 43 (5.25%) TypeScript
27 41 (5.01%) Computer Science
28 39 (4.76%) Logistics

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 10 (1.22%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 6 (0.73%) Umbraco
4 3 (0.37%) Apache
4 3 (0.37%) CMS
5 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.24%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.24%) WordPress
6 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 12 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.98%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 8 (0.98%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.24%) Maximo
5 1 (0.12%) Magento
5 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 161 (19.66%) Azure
2 89 (10.87%) AWS
3 82 (10.01%) Power Platform
4 30 (3.66%) Serverless
5 29 (3.54%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (3.42%) SaaS
7 26 (3.17%) Power Automate
7 26 (3.17%) PowerApps
8 24 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (2.69%) Amazon S3
9 22 (2.69%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (1.71%) GitHub
11 10 (1.22%) Azure Data Factory
11 10 (1.22%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (0.98%) Microsoft 365
13 6 (0.73%) Azure Functions
13 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (0.61%) Azure AI
14 5 (0.61%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 5 (0.61%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.47%) Internet
2 3 (0.37%) Network Security
2 3 (0.37%) SSL
3 1 (0.12%) Broadband
3 1 (0.12%) Diameter Protocol
3 1 (0.12%) FTP
3 1 (0.12%) HTTP
3 1 (0.12%) Hyperconnected
3 1 (0.12%) Intranet
3 1 (0.12%) RTP
3 1 (0.12%) RTSP
3 1 (0.12%) SCTP
3 1 (0.12%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (0.12%) SS7
3 1 (0.12%) VoIP
3 1 (0.12%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (7.57%) Power BI
2 54 (6.59%) SQL Server
3 29 (3.54%) Azure SQL Database
4 21 (2.56%) MySQL
5 19 (2.32%) MongoDB
6 14 (1.71%) Relational Database
7 13 (1.59%) Amazon Redshift
8 12 (1.47%) NoSQL
8 12 (1.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 10 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (0.98%) Power Query
11 7 (0.85%) Star Schema
12 6 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.37%) Data Lake
13 3 (0.37%) Semantic Layer
13 3 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (0.24%) MariaDB
14 2 (0.24%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 28 (3.42%) Git
2 9 (1.10%) JUnit
2 9 (1.10%) Maven
2 9 (1.10%) Mockito
3 8 (0.98%) Visual Studio Code
4 5 (0.61%) XCUITest
5 4 (0.49%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.37%) Subversion
7 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.12%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.12%) gulp
8 1 (0.12%) JIRA
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.12%) Vite
8 1 (0.12%) webpack
General
1 111 (13.55%) Finance
2 72 (8.79%) Social Skills
3 31 (3.79%) Manufacturing
4 30 (3.66%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (2.56%) Law
6 18 (2.20%) Retail
7 14 (1.71%) Banking
7 14 (1.71%) Public Sector
8 10 (1.22%) Games
9 9 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (0.85%) Legal
10 7 (0.85%) Marketing
10 7 (0.85%) Multimedia
11 6 (0.73%) iGaming
12 4 (0.49%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.37%) Advertising
13 3 (0.37%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.37%) Social Housing
14 2 (0.24%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.24%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 189 (23.08%) .NET
2 85 (10.38%) React
3 71 (8.67%) .NET Core
4 67 (8.18%) HTML
5 61 (7.45%) CSS
6 52 (6.35%) Node.js
7 37 (4.52%) AngularJS
7 37 (4.52%) ASP.NET
8 36 (4.40%) REST
9 34 (4.15%) Laravel
10 31 (3.79%) ASP.NET Core
11 28 (3.42%) Blazor
12 27 (3.30%) RESTful
13 19 (2.32%) Vue
14 17 (2.08%) .NET Framework
15 15 (1.83%) ASP.NET Web API
15 15 (1.83%) Entity Framework
16 14 (1.71%) jQuery
16 14 (1.71%) XML
17 13 (1.59%) Hugging Face
Miscellaneous
1 45 (5.49%) Mobile App
2 26 (3.17%) Enterprise Software
2 26 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
3 22 (2.69%) Greenfield Project
4 18 (2.20%) Management Information System
5 14 (1.71%) PropTech
6 12 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.34%) AS400
7 11 (1.34%) Virtual Team
8 7 (0.85%) e-Learning
8 7 (0.85%) Product Ownership
9 6 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.73%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (0.61%) Algorithms
10 5 (0.61%) Legacy Code
11 4 (0.49%) Educational Technology
11 4 (0.49%) iSeries
11 4 (0.49%) Legacy Applications
11 4 (0.49%) Low-Code
12 3 (0.37%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.08%) Linux
2 12 (1.47%) Android
3 9 (1.10%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.49%) Windows
5 1 (0.12%) Alpine Linux
5 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (24.79%) Full-Stack Development
2 97 (11.84%) Agile
3 76 (9.28%) Problem-Solving
4 74 (9.04%) Business Intelligence
5 67 (8.18%) AI
6 54 (6.59%) DevOps
7 51 (6.23%) Mentoring
8 50 (6.11%) Software Engineering
9 49 (5.98%) Analytics
10 48 (5.86%) CI/CD
11 41 (5.01%) Computer Science
12 39 (4.76%) Logistics
13 36 (4.40%) SDLC
14 35 (4.27%) Continuous Improvement
15 34 (4.15%) CRM
16 33 (4.03%) Roadmaps
17 32 (3.91%) Machine Learning
18 29 (3.54%) Actionable Insight
18 29 (3.54%) Data Modelling
19 27 (3.30%) API Development
Programming Languages
1 212 (25.89%) C#
2 157 (19.17%) SQL
3 110 (13.43%) JavaScript
4 88 (10.74%) PHP
5 83 (10.13%) Python
6 43 (5.25%) TypeScript
7 32 (3.91%) Java
8 22 (2.69%) C++
9 16 (1.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 16 (1.95%) Go
10 11 (1.34%) RPG
11 10 (1.22%) Bash
11 10 (1.22%) Delphi
11 10 (1.22%) PL/SQL
12 9 (1.10%) Rust
13 8 (0.98%) Swift
14 7 (0.85%) C
15 6 (0.73%) RPG IV
16 5 (0.61%) R
16 5 (0.61%) RPG III
Qualifications
1 34 (4.15%) Degree
2 24 (2.93%) Security Cleared
3 23 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 12 (1.47%) Azure Certification
6 9 (1.10%) AWS Certification
6 9 (1.10%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (0.49%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.37%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.12%) IBM Certification
9 1 (0.12%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (1.83%) QA
2 14 (1.71%) Data Quality
3 7 (0.85%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.37%) GDPR
5 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.12%) NCSC
5 1 (0.12%) NIST
5 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 24 (2.93%) Docker
2 3 (0.37%) Firmware
3 1 (0.12%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 22 (2.69%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.24%) Nagios
3 2 (0.24%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 91 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.03%) Oracle
3 24 (2.93%) IBM
4 14 (1.71%) SAP
4 14 (1.71%) Xamarin
5 10 (1.22%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.10%) Cognos
7 8 (0.98%) Apple
7 8 (0.98%) Workday
8 6 (0.73%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.49%) Epicor
10 3 (0.37%) Databricks
10 3 (0.37%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.24%) Facebook
11 2 (0.24%) Google
11 2 (0.24%) iManage
12 1 (0.12%) Infor
12 1 (0.12%) Pega
12 1 (0.12%) Sage
12 1 (0.12%) Talend