Developer Job Trends in the Midlands

Developer
England > Midlands

The median Developer salary in the Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 February 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 12 8
Rank change year-on-year -15 -4 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 549 704 1,155
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.63% 11.37% 14.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.29% 12.17% 15.05%
Number of salaries quoted 456 419 1,035
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 7,530 5,785 7,676
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.92% 93.43% 94.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,586 2,705 6,330
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,603 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 2 February 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 2 February 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 -17 307 £50,000 -9.09% 130
East Midlands -2 241 £52,500 +5.00% 99
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 February 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.

1 146 (26.59%) C#
2 142 (25.87%) .NET
3 138 (25.14%) SQL
4 133 (24.23%) Azure
5 117 (21.31%) JavaScript
6 116 (21.13%) Full-Stack Development
7 95 (17.30%) Agile
8 89 (16.21%) Power Platform
9 87 (15.85%) AWS
10 80 (14.57%) React
11 79 (14.39%) Problem-Solving
12 78 (14.21%) Microsoft
13 73 (13.30%) Business Intelligence
13 73 (13.30%) Python
14 71 (12.93%) HTML
15 68 (12.39%) Power BI
16 65 (11.84%) SQL Server
17 60 (10.93%) CSS
18 52 (9.47%) CRM
19 50 (9.11%) DevOps
20 49 (8.93%) Dynamics 365
20 49 (8.93%) REST
21 44 (8.01%) Mentoring
21 44 (8.01%) Software Engineering
22 43 (7.83%) Continuous Improvement
22 43 (7.83%) PHP
23 41 (7.47%) Git
24 39 (7.10%) CI/CD
25 38 (6.92%) .NET Core
26 36 (6.56%) MVC

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 18 (3.28%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.64%) Umbraco
3 8 (1.46%) CMS
4 6 (1.09%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.73%) WordPress
6 3 (0.55%) Apache
6 3 (0.55%) IIS
7 2 (0.36%) Appian
8 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.18%) CICS
8 1 (0.18%) WebSphere
Applications
1 13 (2.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 30 (5.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.28%) Maximo
3 7 (1.28%) Oracle Applications
4 3 (0.55%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 133 (24.23%) Azure
2 89 (16.21%) Power Platform
3 87 (15.85%) AWS
4 49 (8.93%) Dynamics 365
5 32 (5.83%) PowerApps
5 32 (5.83%) SaaS
5 32 (5.83%) Serverless
6 29 (5.28%) Power Automate
7 27 (4.92%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (4.01%) GitHub
9 21 (3.83%) Amazon S3
9 21 (3.83%) AWS Lambda
10 9 (1.64%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
11 6 (1.09%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (0.91%) Figma
12 5 (0.91%) GCP
12 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.73%) Azure Functions
13 4 (0.73%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.55%) Internet
2 5 (0.91%) Intranet
3 2 (0.36%) HTTP
4 1 (0.18%) 3G
4 1 (0.18%) Broadband
4 1 (0.18%) GPRS
4 1 (0.18%) GSM
4 1 (0.18%) Modbus
4 1 (0.18%) PuTTY
4 1 (0.18%) RS-232
4 1 (0.18%) RS-485
4 1 (0.18%) SSL
4 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (12.39%) Power BI
2 65 (11.84%) SQL Server
3 24 (4.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 20 (3.64%) Relational Database
4 20 (3.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (2.91%) MySQL
6 10 (1.82%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (1.82%) Tableau
7 9 (1.64%) Amazon Redshift
7 9 (1.64%) Power Query
8 8 (1.46%) Azure SQL Database
8 8 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.09%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.73%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.55%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.55%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.55%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.36%) MS Access
12 2 (0.36%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 41 (7.47%) Git
2 12 (2.19%) JUnit
3 10 (1.82%) Mockito
4 9 (1.64%) Maven
5 4 (0.73%) GitLab
5 4 (0.73%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.73%) JIRA
6 3 (0.55%) git-flow
6 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.36%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.36%) Selenium
7 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.36%) webpack
8 1 (0.18%) Babel
8 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.18%) PHPUnit
8 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.18%) Vite
8 1 (0.18%) XCUITest
General
1 76 (13.84%) Social Skills
2 46 (8.38%) Finance
3 43 (7.83%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (4.37%) Public Sector
5 20 (3.64%) Law
6 17 (3.10%) Manufacturing
7 14 (2.55%) Marketing
7 14 (2.55%) Multimedia
7 14 (2.55%) Retail
8 8 (1.46%) Games
9 6 (1.09%) Legal
10 5 (0.91%) Police
11 3 (0.55%) Automotive
11 3 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.36%) Electronics
13 1 (0.18%) Banking
13 1 (0.18%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.18%) Local Government
13 1 (0.18%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (25.87%) .NET
2 80 (14.57%) React
3 71 (12.93%) HTML
4 60 (10.93%) CSS
5 49 (8.93%) REST
6 38 (6.92%) .NET Core
7 34 (6.19%) Node.js
8 33 (6.01%) AngularJS
9 22 (4.01%) Laravel
10 21 (3.83%) ASP.NET
11 17 (3.10%) .NET Framework
12 16 (2.91%) ASP.NET MVC
12 16 (2.91%) JSON
13 14 (2.55%) Razor View Engine
13 14 (2.55%) XML
14 13 (2.37%) Spring
15 12 (2.19%) RESTful
15 12 (2.19%) SOAP
16 11 (2.00%) OAuth
16 11 (2.00%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.28%) Mobile App
2 23 (4.19%) Enterprise Software
3 16 (2.91%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (2.55%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.37%) Onboarding
6 12 (2.19%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (1.82%) Management Information System
7 10 (1.82%) Operational Technology
8 8 (1.46%) PropTech
8 8 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.09%) 3D Graphics
9 6 (1.09%) Data Structures
10 5 (0.91%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.73%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (0.73%) Legacy Code
11 4 (0.73%) Low-Code
12 3 (0.55%) AI Agents
12 3 (0.55%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.55%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.19%) Linux
2 11 (2.00%) Android
3 5 (0.91%) Windows
4 3 (0.55%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.18%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (21.13%) Full-Stack Development
2 95 (17.30%) Agile
3 79 (14.39%) Problem-Solving
4 73 (13.30%) Business Intelligence
5 52 (9.47%) CRM
6 50 (9.11%) DevOps
7 44 (8.01%) Mentoring
7 44 (8.01%) Software Engineering
8 43 (7.83%) Continuous Improvement
9 39 (7.10%) CI/CD
10 36 (6.56%) MVC
11 30 (5.46%) AI
11 30 (5.46%) SDLC
11 30 (5.46%) Web Development
12 28 (5.10%) User Experience
13 27 (4.92%) Analytics
14 26 (4.74%) Computer Science
15 25 (4.55%) API Development
16 24 (4.37%) Microservices
16 24 (4.37%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 146 (26.59%) C#
2 138 (25.14%) SQL
3 117 (21.31%) JavaScript
4 73 (13.30%) Python
5 43 (7.83%) PHP
6 36 (6.56%) TypeScript
7 35 (6.38%) Java
8 19 (3.46%) PowerShell
9 14 (2.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 14 (2.55%) T-SQL
10 12 (2.19%) C
10 12 (2.19%) Delphi
11 8 (1.46%) PL/SQL
12 7 (1.28%) Bash
12 7 (1.28%) R
13 5 (0.91%) ABAP
13 5 (0.91%) C++
13 5 (0.91%) Rust
13 5 (0.91%) VBA
14 2 (0.36%) Perl
Qualifications
1 29 (5.28%) Degree
2 19 (3.46%) Azure Certification
3 17 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.55%) AWS Certification
5 14 (2.55%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 12 (2.19%) Security Cleared
7 10 (1.82%) SC Cleared
8 6 (1.09%) Numerate Degree
9 4 (0.73%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.55%) IBM Certification
11 2 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.36%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.18%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.18%) MySQL Certification
12 1 (0.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.00%) QA
2 7 (1.28%) Accessibility
2 7 (1.28%) Data Quality
3 5 (0.91%) WCAG
4 3 (0.55%) GDPR
5 1 (0.18%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (0.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.18%) MISRA
5 1 (0.18%) NCSC
5 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 15 (2.73%) Docker
2 4 (0.73%) Firmware
3 2 (0.36%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.18%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (2.55%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.36%) Grafana
2 2 (0.36%) Nagios
2 2 (0.36%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 78 (14.21%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.92%) Oracle
3 16 (2.91%) IBM
4 15 (2.73%) SAP
5 9 (1.64%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.46%) Xamarin
7 4 (0.73%) OpenAI
8 3 (0.55%) Zend
8 3 (0.55%) Zoho
9 2 (0.36%) Cognos
9 2 (0.36%) JDA
9 2 (0.36%) Pardot
9 2 (0.36%) UiPath
10 1 (0.18%) Adobe
10 1 (0.18%) Apple
10 1 (0.18%) Databricks
10 1 (0.18%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.18%) Infor
10 1 (0.18%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.18%) ServiceNow