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 27 September 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 23 5
Rank change year-on-year +9 -18 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1,081 388 1,309
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.86% 6.87% 13.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.39% 7.41% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 844 337 877
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £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 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,100 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.84% +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 14,630 5,237 9,336
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.85% 92.71% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 10,209 3,253 4,989
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,750 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -0.99%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,450 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.18% - -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 27 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 27 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 +5 597 £65,000 +18.18% 188
East Midlands +31 484 £52,500 +0.48% 91
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 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.

1 249 (23.03%) C#
2 221 (20.44%) Full-Stack Development
3 220 (20.35%) Azure
3 220 (20.35%) SQL
4 218 (20.17%) .NET
5 203 (18.78%) Microsoft
6 182 (16.84%) Agile
7 132 (12.21%) JavaScript
8 122 (11.29%) Power Platform
9 113 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
10 112 (10.36%) AWS
11 107 (9.90%) AI
12 98 (9.07%) Business Intelligence
13 94 (8.70%) .NET Core
14 89 (8.23%) React
14 89 (8.23%) TypeScript
15 85 (7.86%) CI/CD
16 84 (7.77%) Power Automate
17 81 (7.49%) Continuous Improvement
18 77 (7.12%) DevOps
18 77 (7.12%) Python
19 74 (6.85%) Dynamics 365
20 73 (6.75%) ASP.NET
20 73 (6.75%) PowerApps
20 73 (6.75%) SQL Server
21 71 (6.57%) Power BI
22 69 (6.38%) Mentoring
23 68 (6.29%) Node.js
24 67 (6.20%) REST
25 66 (6.11%) ASP.NET Core

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 31 (2.87%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.57%) CMS
2 17 (1.57%) Headless CMS
3 13 (1.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 11 (1.02%) Documentum
5 3 (0.28%) Apache
6 1 (0.093%) Confluence
6 1 (0.093%) IIS
6 1 (0.093%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.093%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 22 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 11 (1.02%) Magento
4 10 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.74%) Oracle CRM
6 7 (0.65%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.28%) Shopify
9 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.19%) Visualfiles
10 1 (0.093%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.093%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 220 (20.35%) Azure
2 122 (11.29%) Power Platform
3 112 (10.36%) AWS
4 84 (7.77%) Power Automate
5 74 (6.85%) Dynamics 365
6 73 (6.75%) PowerApps
7 58 (5.37%) Azure DevOps
8 37 (3.42%) SaaS
9 25 (2.31%) Microsoft 365
9 25 (2.31%) Serverless
10 24 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
11 21 (1.94%) Azure Functions
11 21 (1.94%) GitHub
12 15 (1.39%) Azure Logic Apps
13 14 (1.30%) GitHub Copilot
14 11 (1.02%) Azure AI
15 10 (0.93%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 10 (0.93%) Copilot Studio
16 9 (0.83%) Azure Service Bus
17 7 (0.65%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.30%) Internet
2 3 (0.28%) Network Security
3 2 (0.19%) HTTP
3 2 (0.19%) Hyperconnected
4 1 (0.093%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.093%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (0.093%) FTP
4 1 (0.093%) RTP
4 1 (0.093%) RTSP
4 1 (0.093%) SCTP
4 1 (0.093%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (0.093%) SS7
4 1 (0.093%) SSL
4 1 (0.093%) UWB
4 1 (0.093%) VoIP
4 1 (0.093%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.093%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.093%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (6.75%) SQL Server
2 71 (6.57%) Power BI
3 60 (5.55%) Azure SQL Database
4 54 (5.00%) MongoDB
5 23 (2.13%) Elasticsearch
6 20 (1.85%) Relational Database
7 14 (1.30%) NoSQL
8 13 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 12 (1.11%) MySQL
10 10 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
10 10 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
11 8 (0.74%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.56%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 5 (0.46%) Data Lake
13 5 (0.46%) NonStop SQL
13 5 (0.46%) Power Query
13 5 (0.46%) Star Schema
14 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 4 (0.37%) Tableau
15 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 44 (4.07%) Git
2 11 (1.02%) Visual Studio Code
3 10 (0.93%) JUnit
3 10 (0.93%) Maven
3 10 (0.93%) Mockito
4 6 (0.56%) GitLab
5 4 (0.37%) JIRA
5 4 (0.37%) Storybook
6 3 (0.28%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
6 3 (0.28%) Subversion
6 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.093%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.093%) gulp
8 1 (0.093%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.093%) NUnit
8 1 (0.093%) Vite
8 1 (0.093%) webpack
8 1 (0.093%) XCUITest
General
1 150 (13.88%) Finance
2 93 (8.60%) Social Skills
3 74 (6.85%) Manufacturing
4 36 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (2.96%) Law
6 27 (2.50%) Retail
7 19 (1.76%) Legal
8 18 (1.67%) Public Sector
9 16 (1.48%) Banking
10 13 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (1.02%) Games
12 10 (0.93%) Advertising
13 9 (0.83%) Marketing
14 6 (0.56%) iGaming
15 4 (0.37%) Automotive
15 4 (0.37%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.28%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.28%) Back Office
16 3 (0.28%) Police
17 2 (0.19%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 218 (20.17%) .NET
2 94 (8.70%) .NET Core
3 89 (8.23%) React
4 73 (6.75%) ASP.NET
5 68 (6.29%) Node.js
6 67 (6.20%) REST
7 66 (6.11%) ASP.NET Core
8 60 (5.55%) CSS
9 58 (5.37%) HTML
10 41 (3.79%) Blazor
11 38 (3.52%) AngularJS
12 35 (3.24%) Entity Framework
13 33 (3.05%) ASP.NET Web API
14 32 (2.96%) RESTful
15 26 (2.41%) LINQ
15 26 (2.41%) Vue
16 20 (1.85%) GraphQL
17 18 (1.67%) Next.js
18 17 (1.57%) SOAP
18 17 (1.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (3.33%) Greenfield Project
2 33 (3.05%) Enterprise Software
3 29 (2.68%) Management Information System
4 18 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
5 14 (1.30%) Virtual Team
6 12 (1.11%) Low-Code
7 11 (1.02%) AS400
7 11 (1.02%) Mobile App
8 8 (0.74%) Mainframe
8 8 (0.74%) Robotics
8 8 (0.74%) Taxonomies
9 7 (0.65%) AI Agents
9 7 (0.65%) Product Ownership
10 6 (0.56%) Algorithms
10 6 (0.56%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.56%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.56%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.46%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.46%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.22%) Linux
2 7 (0.65%) Windows
3 5 (0.46%) Android
4 2 (0.19%) Unix
4 2 (0.19%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.093%) Alpine Linux
5 1 (0.093%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.093%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.093%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (20.44%) Full-Stack Development
2 182 (16.84%) Agile
3 113 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
4 107 (9.90%) AI
5 98 (9.07%) Business Intelligence
6 85 (7.86%) CI/CD
7 81 (7.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 77 (7.12%) DevOps
9 69 (6.38%) Mentoring
10 65 (6.01%) Analytics
11 64 (5.92%) E-Commerce
12 60 (5.55%) Software Engineering
13 48 (4.44%) CRM
13 48 (4.44%) ERP
14 46 (4.26%) SDLC
15 44 (4.07%) Roadmaps
15 44 (4.07%) Technical Leadership
16 43 (3.98%) Logistics
17 41 (3.79%) Machine Learning
17 41 (3.79%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 249 (23.03%) C#
2 220 (20.35%) SQL
3 132 (12.21%) JavaScript
4 89 (8.23%) TypeScript
5 77 (7.12%) Python
6 66 (6.11%) Java
7 33 (3.05%) PHP
8 16 (1.48%) C++
8 16 (1.48%) PL/SQL
9 14 (1.30%) Go
10 13 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (1.11%) Bash
12 11 (1.02%) RPG
13 10 (0.93%) ABAP
14 6 (0.56%) RPG IV
14 6 (0.56%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.46%) RPG III
15 5 (0.46%) Rust
16 4 (0.37%) Kotlin
16 4 (0.37%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 58 (5.37%) Security Cleared
2 46 (4.26%) SC Cleared
3 21 (1.94%) Degree
4 12 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (0.93%) DV Cleared
6 9 (0.83%) Azure Certification
7 8 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.56%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.19%) ACCA
10 2 (0.19%) CIMA
10 2 (0.19%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.093%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.22%) Accessibility
2 18 (1.67%) QA
3 11 (1.02%) WCAG
4 10 (0.93%) Data Quality
4 10 (0.93%) GDPR
5 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.37%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.093%) JTAG
System Software
1 39 (3.61%) Docker
2 3 (0.28%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.093%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 31 (2.87%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.19%) Ansible
Vendors
1 203 (18.78%) Microsoft
2 38 (3.52%) Oracle
3 26 (2.41%) IBM
4 25 (2.31%) SAP
5 19 (1.76%) ServiceNow
6 14 (1.30%) Cognos
7 13 (1.20%) Epicor
7 13 (1.20%) Workday
8 10 (0.93%) OpenText
9 9 (0.83%) Databricks
9 9 (0.83%) Facebook
9 9 (0.83%) HP
9 9 (0.83%) iManage
10 8 (0.74%) Foundry
11 7 (0.65%) Salesforce
12 5 (0.46%) Google
12 5 (0.46%) YouTube
13 4 (0.37%) Xamarin
13 4 (0.37%) Zoho
14 3 (0.28%) Infor