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 9 August 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 21 5
Rank change year-on-year +7 -16 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 988 450 1,423
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.91% 7.80% 13.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.34% 8.55% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 788 371 1,156
10th Percentile £35,350 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,696 £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 13,459 5,261 10,100
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 91.21% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9,395 3,385 6,574
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,959 £31,500 £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 £76,250
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 9 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 9 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 +3 567 £60,000 +4.35% 87
East Midlands +26 420 £51,250 -2.38% 78
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 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.

1 271 (27.43%) C#
2 246 (24.90%) Full-Stack Development
3 234 (23.68%) .NET
4 225 (22.77%) Azure
5 208 (21.05%) SQL
6 165 (16.70%) Microsoft
7 155 (15.69%) Agile
8 121 (12.25%) JavaScript
9 110 (11.13%) Problem-Solving
10 107 (10.83%) Power Platform
11 102 (10.32%) .NET Core
12 101 (10.22%) AWS
13 96 (9.72%) AI
14 88 (8.91%) CI/CD
15 87 (8.81%) React
16 86 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
17 78 (7.89%) DevOps
18 74 (7.49%) ASP.NET
18 74 (7.49%) CSS
18 74 (7.49%) PHP
18 74 (7.49%) Python
19 72 (7.29%) HTML
20 68 (6.88%) ASP.NET Core
21 67 (6.78%) Power BI
21 67 (6.78%) TypeScript
22 66 (6.68%) Continuous Improvement
23 65 (6.58%) Power Automate
24 64 (6.48%) Node.js
25 63 (6.38%) Azure SQL Database
25 63 (6.38%) 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 15 (1.52%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 10 (1.01%) Documentum
4 7 (0.71%) CMS
5 5 (0.51%) Headless CMS
6 4 (0.40%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) IIS
8 1 (0.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.20%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 14 (1.42%) 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%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.30%) Shopify
8 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
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 Business One
9 1 (0.10%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 225 (22.77%) Azure
2 107 (10.83%) Power Platform
3 101 (10.22%) AWS
4 65 (6.58%) Power Automate
5 54 (5.47%) PowerApps
6 48 (4.86%) Azure DevOps
7 46 (4.66%) Dynamics 365
8 34 (3.44%) SaaS
9 23 (2.33%) GitHub
10 21 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
11 20 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
12 19 (1.92%) Serverless
13 17 (1.72%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (1.52%) GitHub Copilot
15 12 (1.21%) Azure AI
15 12 (1.21%) Azure Functions
16 10 (1.01%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 10 (1.01%) Copilot Studio
17 8 (0.81%) Azure Service Bus
18 7 (0.71%) Amazon S3
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%) Intranet
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 (6.78%) Power BI
2 63 (6.38%) Azure SQL Database
3 62 (6.28%) SQL Server
4 53 (5.36%) MongoDB
5 25 (2.53%) Elasticsearch
6 21 (2.13%) 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%) Amazon Redshift
14 3 (0.30%) Power Query
14 3 (0.30%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 35 (3.54%) 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 (14.68%) Finance
2 88 (8.91%) Social Skills
3 46 (4.66%) Manufacturing
4 29 (2.94%) Law
5 24 (2.43%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (2.13%) Retail
7 19 (1.92%) Legal
8 16 (1.62%) Banking
9 13 (1.32%) Marketing
10 11 (1.11%) Advertising
10 11 (1.11%) Public Sector
11 10 (1.01%) Games
12 9 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (0.61%) iGaming
14 4 (0.40%) Automotive
14 4 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.20%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.20%) Back Office
15 2 (0.20%) Multimedia
15 2 (0.20%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 234 (23.68%) .NET
2 102 (10.32%) .NET Core
3 87 (8.81%) React
4 74 (7.49%) ASP.NET
4 74 (7.49%) CSS
5 72 (7.29%) HTML
6 68 (6.88%) ASP.NET Core
7 64 (6.48%) Node.js
8 63 (6.38%) REST
9 48 (4.86%) Blazor
10 43 (4.35%) AngularJS
11 36 (3.64%) RESTful
12 35 (3.54%) Entity Framework
13 33 (3.34%) ASP.NET Web API
14 28 (2.83%) Laravel
15 27 (2.73%) Vue
16 26 (2.63%) LINQ
17 18 (1.82%) .NET Framework
18 16 (1.62%) jQuery
19 15 (1.52%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (3.95%) Greenfield Project
2 32 (3.24%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
4 20 (2.02%) Mobile App
5 19 (1.92%) Management Information System
6 17 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.11%) AS400
7 11 (1.11%) Embedded Systems
7 11 (1.11%) Virtual Team
8 8 (0.81%) Algorithms
8 8 (0.81%) e-Learning
9 6 (0.61%) Low-Code
9 6 (0.61%) Product Ownership
9 6 (0.61%) PropTech
10 5 (0.51%) AI Agents
10 5 (0.51%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.51%) Robotics
11 4 (0.40%) iSeries
11 4 (0.40%) Legacy Applications
11 4 (0.40%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.33%) Linux
2 9 (0.91%) Windows
3 8 (0.81%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.51%) Android
5 3 (0.30%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.20%) Unix
7 1 (0.10%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.10%) OpenVMS
7 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (24.90%) Full-Stack Development
2 155 (15.69%) Agile
3 110 (11.13%) Problem-Solving
4 96 (9.72%) AI
5 88 (8.91%) CI/CD
6 86 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
7 78 (7.89%) DevOps
8 66 (6.68%) Continuous Improvement
9 62 (6.28%) Mentoring
10 60 (6.07%) Analytics
11 59 (5.97%) Software Engineering
12 47 (4.76%) Microservices
13 44 (4.45%) E-Commerce
13 44 (4.45%) SDLC
14 43 (4.35%) Logistics
14 43 (4.35%) Machine Learning
15 39 (3.95%) Scrum
16 38 (3.85%) CRM
17 36 (3.64%) Web Development
18 35 (3.54%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 271 (27.43%) C#
2 208 (21.05%) SQL
3 121 (12.25%) JavaScript
4 74 (7.49%) PHP
4 74 (7.49%) Python
5 67 (6.78%) TypeScript
6 50 (5.06%) Java
7 21 (2.13%) C++
8 18 (1.82%) Go
9 16 (1.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 16 (1.62%) PL/SQL
10 11 (1.11%) Bash
10 11 (1.11%) RPG
11 10 (1.01%) ABAP
12 8 (0.81%) Rust
13 7 (0.71%) Swift
13 7 (0.71%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.61%) Delphi
14 6 (0.61%) RPG IV
15 5 (0.51%) RPG III
Qualifications
1 47 (4.76%) Security Cleared
2 38 (3.85%) SC Cleared
3 21 (2.13%) Degree
4 14 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (0.91%) 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 (1.32%) Accessibility
3 9 (0.91%) 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 (3.95%) Docker
2 3 (0.30%) Firmware
3 1 (0.10%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 34 (3.44%) 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
1 165 (16.70%) Microsoft
2 40 (4.05%) Oracle
3 27 (2.73%) IBM
4 20 (2.02%) SAP
5 15 (1.52%) Cognos
6 14 (1.42%) ServiceNow
6 14 (1.42%) Workday
7 13 (1.32%) Epicor
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 7 (0.71%) Apple
12 6 (0.61%) Xamarin
13 5 (0.51%) Databricks
13 5 (0.51%) Google
13 5 (0.51%) YouTube
14 4 (0.40%) OpenAI
14 4 (0.40%) Zoho