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 May 2026.

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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 12 8
Rank change year-on-year -18 -4 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 776 477 1,557
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.00% 9.40% 13.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.45% 10.31% 14.14%
Number of salaries quoted 640 398 1,395
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,688 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +7.38% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £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 12,031 4,626 11,011
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.09% 91.13% 94.27%
Number of salaries quoted 7,691 2,780 8,334
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,231 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,741
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -7.56% +10.19% -11.18%

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 May 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 May 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 -18 415 £55,000 - 78
East Midlands +26 359 £52,500 - 82
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 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.

1 201 (25.90%) C#
2 191 (24.61%) Full-Stack Development
3 180 (23.20%) .NET
4 151 (19.46%) Azure
5 149 (19.20%) SQL
6 116 (14.95%) JavaScript
7 95 (12.24%) AWS
8 94 (12.11%) Microsoft
9 91 (11.73%) PHP
10 88 (11.34%) React
11 85 (10.95%) Power Platform
12 81 (10.44%) Agile
13 80 (10.31%) Business Intelligence
14 73 (9.41%) HTML
15 68 (8.76%) CSS
15 68 (8.76%) Python
16 67 (8.63%) Power BI
17 66 (8.51%) .NET Core
18 65 (8.38%) Problem-Solving
19 63 (8.12%) SQL Server
20 59 (7.60%) Node.js
21 53 (6.83%) DevOps
22 48 (6.19%) CI/CD
23 47 (6.06%) Software Engineering
24 43 (5.54%) AI
25 41 (5.28%) CRM
26 39 (5.03%) Computer Science
26 39 (5.03%) TypeScript
27 38 (4.90%) Dynamics 365
27 38 (4.90%) Mentoring

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 14 (1.80%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.03%) Umbraco
3 4 (0.52%) CMS
3 4 (0.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (0.39%) WordPress
5 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.26%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.13%) Apache
6 1 (0.13%) CICS
6 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.26%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (2.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.90%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.52%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 3 (0.39%) Maximo
4 3 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.13%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 151 (19.46%) Azure
2 95 (12.24%) AWS
3 85 (10.95%) Power Platform
4 38 (4.90%) Dynamics 365
5 31 (3.99%) SaaS
6 30 (3.87%) Serverless
7 26 (3.35%) Power Automate
8 25 (3.22%) PowerApps
9 24 (3.09%) Amazon S3
9 24 (3.09%) AWS Lambda
10 21 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (2.45%) GitHub
12 11 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.03%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (0.77%) Microsoft 365
15 5 (0.64%) GitHub Copilot
16 4 (0.52%) Azure Service Bus
16 4 (0.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 4 (0.52%) GCP
17 3 (0.39%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.68%) Internet
2 3 (0.39%) Intranet
2 3 (0.39%) SSL
3 2 (0.26%) HTTP
4 1 (0.13%) Broadband
4 1 (0.13%) Hyperconnected
4 1 (0.13%) Network Security
4 1 (0.13%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (8.63%) Power BI
2 63 (8.12%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.84%) MySQL
4 19 (2.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 19 (2.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 13 (1.68%) Amazon Redshift
5 13 (1.68%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (1.55%) MongoDB
7 11 (1.42%) NoSQL
7 11 (1.42%) Power Query
8 7 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.52%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.39%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.39%) DB2
11 3 (0.39%) Redis
11 3 (0.39%) TimescaleDB
12 2 (0.26%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 31 (3.99%) Git
2 8 (1.03%) Visual Studio Code
3 6 (0.77%) Maven
4 5 (0.64%) JUnit
4 5 (0.64%) Mockito
4 5 (0.64%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.64%) XCUITest
5 3 (0.39%) JIRA
6 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.13%) GitLab
7 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.13%) PHPUnit
7 1 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.13%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 72 (9.28%) Finance
2 65 (8.38%) Social Skills
3 35 (4.51%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (2.58%) Manufacturing
5 19 (2.45%) Public Sector
6 18 (2.32%) Games
7 16 (2.06%) Law
8 12 (1.55%) Retail
9 11 (1.42%) Multimedia
10 9 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.03%) Marketing
12 6 (0.77%) iGaming
13 5 (0.64%) Legal
14 3 (0.39%) Advertising
14 3 (0.39%) Banking
14 3 (0.39%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.26%) Billing
16 1 (0.13%) Local Government
16 1 (0.13%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 180 (23.20%) .NET
2 88 (11.34%) React
3 73 (9.41%) HTML
4 68 (8.76%) CSS
5 66 (8.51%) .NET Core
6 59 (7.60%) Node.js
7 32 (4.12%) AngularJS
7 32 (4.12%) ASP.NET
7 32 (4.12%) Laravel
7 32 (4.12%) REST
8 21 (2.71%) RESTful
9 20 (2.58%) .NET Framework
10 19 (2.45%) ASP.NET Core
11 18 (2.32%) Blazor
12 15 (1.93%) Vue
12 15 (1.93%) WinForms
12 15 (1.93%) XML
13 14 (1.80%) jQuery
14 11 (1.42%) ASP.NET MVC
14 11 (1.42%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 44 (5.67%) Mobile App
2 27 (3.48%) Enterprise Software
3 24 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
4 17 (2.19%) Greenfield Project
5 15 (1.93%) Management Information System
6 14 (1.80%) PropTech
7 9 (1.16%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.03%) Algorithms
9 7 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (0.90%) Virtual Team
10 6 (0.77%) 3D Graphics
10 6 (0.77%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.77%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.64%) AS400
11 5 (0.64%) Legacy Code
12 4 (0.52%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.52%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (0.52%) Low-Code
13 3 (0.39%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.55%) Android
2 10 (1.29%) Linux
3 9 (1.16%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.52%) Windows
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (24.61%) Full-Stack Development
2 81 (10.44%) Agile
3 80 (10.31%) Business Intelligence
4 65 (8.38%) Problem-Solving
5 53 (6.83%) DevOps
6 48 (6.19%) CI/CD
7 47 (6.06%) Software Engineering
8 43 (5.54%) AI
9 41 (5.28%) CRM
10 39 (5.03%) Computer Science
11 38 (4.90%) Mentoring
12 37 (4.77%) Analytics
13 34 (4.38%) MVC
14 33 (4.25%) SDLC
15 32 (4.12%) API Development
16 31 (3.99%) Data Modelling
17 30 (3.87%) Web Development
18 27 (3.48%) Front End Development
18 27 (3.48%) Logistics
19 26 (3.35%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 201 (25.90%) C#
2 149 (19.20%) SQL
3 116 (14.95%) JavaScript
4 91 (11.73%) PHP
5 68 (8.76%) Python
6 39 (5.03%) TypeScript
7 27 (3.48%) Java
8 23 (2.96%) C++
9 16 (2.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 12 (1.55%) Delphi
10 12 (1.55%) Go
11 10 (1.29%) Rust
11 10 (1.29%) T-SQL
12 9 (1.16%) C
13 8 (1.03%) Swift
14 6 (0.77%) Bash
15 5 (0.64%) PL/SQL
15 5 (0.64%) R
15 5 (0.64%) RPG
16 4 (0.52%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 30 (3.87%) Degree
2 20 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (2.06%) Azure Certification
4 14 (1.80%) Security Cleared
5 13 (1.68%) AWS Certification
5 13 (1.68%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 13 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (1.55%) SC Cleared
7 4 (0.52%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.26%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.13%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.13%) IBM Certification
10 1 (0.13%) MySQL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.68%) Data Quality
1 13 (1.68%) QA
2 9 (1.16%) Accessibility
3 4 (0.52%) WCAG
4 1 (0.13%) GDPR
4 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.13%) NCSC
4 1 (0.13%) NIST
System Software
1 17 (2.19%) Docker
2 3 (0.39%) Firmware
3 1 (0.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 16 (2.06%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.39%) Nagios
2 3 (0.39%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 94 (12.11%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.61%) Oracle
3 17 (2.19%) IBM
4 14 (1.80%) Xamarin
5 10 (1.29%) SAP
6 8 (1.03%) Apple
7 7 (0.90%) ServiceNow
8 6 (0.77%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.64%) Cognos
10 4 (0.52%) Workday
11 3 (0.39%) Databricks
11 3 (0.39%) Epicor
12 2 (0.26%) Facebook
12 2 (0.26%) JDA
12 2 (0.26%) OpenAI
12 2 (0.26%) Zend
13 1 (0.13%) DevExpress
13 1 (0.13%) Google
13 1 (0.13%) Sage
13 1 (0.13%) Talend