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 9 March 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 13 7
Rank change year-on-year -15 -6 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 607 547 1,368
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.30% 10.39% 14.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.87% 11.26% 15.06%
Number of salaries quoted 503 411 1,220
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,375 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,375 £61,563
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -10.77%

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 8,840 4,858 9,086
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.68% 92.29% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5,465 2,698 7,274
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,175 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £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 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

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 March 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 March 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 -18 335 £50,000 -13.04% 139
East Midlands +4 270 £50,000 -0.99% 112
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 March 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.

1 158 (26.03%) C#
2 150 (24.71%) .NET
3 144 (23.72%) Full-Stack Development
4 131 (21.58%) SQL
5 129 (21.25%) Azure
6 114 (18.78%) JavaScript
7 87 (14.33%) Power Platform
8 85 (14.00%) AWS
9 84 (13.84%) Agile
10 80 (13.18%) React
11 74 (12.19%) Microsoft
12 73 (12.03%) Business Intelligence
13 69 (11.37%) Problem-Solving
13 69 (11.37%) Python
14 68 (11.20%) HTML
14 68 (11.20%) SQL Server
15 67 (11.04%) Power BI
16 65 (10.71%) PHP
17 59 (9.72%) CSS
18 48 (7.91%) DevOps
19 46 (7.58%) .NET Core
19 46 (7.58%) Dynamics 365
20 45 (7.41%) Software Engineering
21 44 (7.25%) CRM
22 41 (6.75%) Node.js
23 40 (6.59%) REST
24 39 (6.43%) Mentoring
25 37 (6.10%) Git
25 37 (6.10%) TypeScript
26 36 (5.93%) Java

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 (2.97%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.32%) CMS
2 8 (1.32%) Umbraco
3 6 (0.99%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 5 (0.82%) WordPress
5 2 (0.33%) Apache
5 2 (0.33%) Appian
5 2 (0.33%) IIS
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) CICS
6 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (4.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.15%) Maximo
2 7 (1.15%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.33%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 129 (21.25%) Azure
2 87 (14.33%) Power Platform
3 85 (14.00%) AWS
4 46 (7.58%) Dynamics 365
5 32 (5.27%) PowerApps
6 31 (5.11%) Serverless
7 29 (4.78%) SaaS
8 27 (4.45%) Power Automate
9 24 (3.95%) Amazon S3
9 24 (3.95%) AWS Lambda
10 21 (3.46%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (3.13%) GitHub
12 9 (1.48%) Microsoft 365
13 8 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
14 6 (0.99%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (0.82%) Azure Service Bus
15 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 4 (0.66%) Figma
16 4 (0.66%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.14%) Internet
2 4 (0.66%) Intranet
2 4 (0.66%) SSL
3 2 (0.33%) HTTP
4 1 (0.16%) 3G
4 1 (0.16%) Broadband
4 1 (0.16%) GPRS
4 1 (0.16%) GSM
4 1 (0.16%) Modbus
4 1 (0.16%) PuTTY
4 1 (0.16%) RS-232
4 1 (0.16%) RS-485
4 1 (0.16%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (11.20%) SQL Server
2 67 (11.04%) Power BI
3 22 (3.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 19 (3.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (2.64%) MySQL
5 16 (2.64%) Relational Database
6 12 (1.98%) Amazon Redshift
7 9 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (1.48%) Power Query
8 8 (1.32%) Tableau
9 7 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 7 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (1.15%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.66%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.49%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.49%) Redis
11 3 (0.49%) TimescaleDB
12 2 (0.33%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.33%) MS Access
12 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 37 (6.10%) Git
2 11 (1.81%) JUnit
3 9 (1.48%) Maven
3 9 (1.48%) Mockito
4 4 (0.66%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.66%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.49%) GitLab
5 3 (0.49%) JIRA
5 3 (0.49%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.33%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.33%) git-flow
6 2 (0.33%) Selenium
6 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.33%) webpack
7 1 (0.16%) Babel
7 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.16%) Vite
7 1 (0.16%) XCUITest
General
1 63 (10.38%) Social Skills
2 52 (8.57%) Finance
3 40 (6.59%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (4.45%) Public Sector
5 17 (2.80%) Law
6 13 (2.14%) Manufacturing
6 13 (2.14%) Multimedia
7 10 (1.65%) Marketing
8 8 (1.32%) Games
8 8 (1.32%) Retail
9 7 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (0.99%) Legal
11 5 (0.82%) Police
12 3 (0.49%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.33%) Automotive
14 1 (0.16%) Banking
14 1 (0.16%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.16%) Electronics
14 1 (0.16%) Local Government
14 1 (0.16%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 150 (24.71%) .NET
2 80 (13.18%) React
3 68 (11.20%) HTML
4 59 (9.72%) CSS
5 46 (7.58%) .NET Core
6 41 (6.75%) Node.js
7 40 (6.59%) REST
8 30 (4.94%) AngularJS
9 27 (4.45%) Laravel
10 22 (3.62%) .NET Framework
11 19 (3.13%) ASP.NET
12 16 (2.64%) XML
13 14 (2.31%) ASP.NET MVC
14 12 (1.98%) RESTful
14 12 (1.98%) WinForms
15 11 (1.81%) JSON
15 11 (1.81%) Spring
16 10 (1.65%) Blazor
17 9 (1.48%) jQuery
17 9 (1.48%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.94%) Mobile App
2 21 (3.46%) Enterprise Software
3 18 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
4 15 (2.47%) Greenfield Project
5 11 (1.81%) Management Information System
6 9 (1.48%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.32%) PropTech
8 7 (1.15%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (0.99%) 3D Graphics
10 5 (0.82%) Algorithms
10 5 (0.82%) Data Structures
10 5 (0.82%) Low-Code
10 5 (0.82%) Operational Technology
11 4 (0.66%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (0.66%) Legacy Code
12 3 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
13 2 (0.33%) Cloud Native
13 2 (0.33%) Credit Risk
13 2 (0.33%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.81%) Android
2 10 (1.65%) Linux
3 4 (0.66%) Windows
4 3 (0.49%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.33%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.16%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (23.72%) Full-Stack Development
2 84 (13.84%) Agile
3 73 (12.03%) Business Intelligence
4 69 (11.37%) Problem-Solving
5 48 (7.91%) DevOps
6 45 (7.41%) Software Engineering
7 44 (7.25%) CRM
8 39 (6.43%) Mentoring
9 36 (5.93%) MVC
10 34 (5.60%) CI/CD
11 33 (5.44%) AI
12 31 (5.11%) API Development
12 31 (5.11%) SDLC
13 30 (4.94%) Computer Science
14 29 (4.78%) Analytics
15 28 (4.61%) Continuous Improvement
15 28 (4.61%) User Experience
16 27 (4.45%) Web Development
17 22 (3.62%) Decision-Making
18 21 (3.46%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 158 (26.03%) C#
2 131 (21.58%) SQL
3 114 (18.78%) JavaScript
4 69 (11.37%) Python
5 65 (10.71%) PHP
6 37 (6.10%) TypeScript
7 36 (5.93%) Java
8 14 (2.31%) Delphi
9 13 (2.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 13 (2.14%) T-SQL
10 11 (1.81%) C
10 11 (1.81%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.32%) PL/SQL
12 7 (1.15%) Bash
12 7 (1.15%) C++
13 6 (0.99%) R
13 6 (0.99%) Rust
14 5 (0.82%) Go
14 5 (0.82%) VBA
15 3 (0.49%) Swift
Qualifications
1 31 (5.11%) Degree
2 19 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (2.80%) Azure Certification
4 15 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (2.14%) AWS Certification
5 13 (2.14%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 10 (1.65%) Security Cleared
7 8 (1.32%) SC Cleared
8 4 (0.66%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.66%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.49%) IBM Certification
10 2 (0.33%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.16%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.16%) MySQL Certification
11 1 (0.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.31%) QA
2 8 (1.32%) Data Quality
3 6 (0.99%) Accessibility
4 5 (0.82%) WCAG
5 2 (0.33%) GDPR
6 1 (0.16%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.16%) MISRA
6 1 (0.16%) NCSC
6 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 16 (2.64%) Docker
2 2 (0.33%) Firmware
3 1 (0.16%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (2.31%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.49%) Nagios
2 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.33%) Grafana
Vendors
1 74 (12.19%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.94%) Oracle
3 12 (1.98%) IBM
4 8 (1.32%) SAP
4 8 (1.32%) Xamarin
5 7 (1.15%) Salesforce
5 7 (1.15%) ServiceNow
6 3 (0.49%) Apple
6 3 (0.49%) OpenAI
6 3 (0.49%) Zend
6 3 (0.49%) Zoho
7 2 (0.33%) JDA
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe
8 1 (0.16%) Cognos
8 1 (0.16%) Databricks
8 1 (0.16%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.16%) Infor
8 1 (0.16%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.16%) UiPath
8 1 (0.16%) Workday