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 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 13 7
Rank change year-on-year -15 -6 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 632 528 1,399
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.28% 10.25% 14.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.84% 11.23% 15.13%
Number of salaries quoted 526 413 1,245
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £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 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £74,375 £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 9,238 4,700 9,248
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.76% 91.24% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,725 2,716 7,363
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +9.47% -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 17 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 17 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 -18 346 £50,000 -13.04% 122
East Midlands +4 284 £51,250 +2.50% 89
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 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.

1 159 (25.16%) C#
2 153 (24.21%) .NET
3 149 (23.58%) Full-Stack Development
4 135 (21.36%) Azure
5 133 (21.04%) SQL
6 116 (18.35%) JavaScript
7 90 (14.24%) AWS
8 87 (13.77%) Power Platform
9 86 (13.61%) Agile
10 82 (12.97%) Microsoft
10 82 (12.97%) React
11 74 (11.71%) Business Intelligence
12 73 (11.55%) HTML
13 72 (11.39%) Problem-Solving
13 72 (11.39%) Python
14 68 (10.76%) PHP
14 68 (10.76%) Power BI
15 66 (10.44%) SQL Server
16 64 (10.13%) CSS
17 51 (8.07%) DevOps
18 50 (7.91%) .NET Core
19 45 (7.12%) Software Engineering
20 44 (6.96%) Dynamics 365
20 44 (6.96%) Node.js
21 43 (6.80%) CRM
22 42 (6.65%) Git
23 40 (6.33%) CI/CD
24 39 (6.17%) Mentoring
25 38 (6.01%) REST
26 37 (5.85%) AI

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 19 (3.01%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.27%) Umbraco
3 7 (1.11%) CMS
4 6 (0.95%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.63%) WordPress
6 2 (0.32%) Apache
6 2 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.32%) Appian
6 2 (0.32%) IIS
6 2 (0.32%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.16%) CICS
7 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.32%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (3.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.11%) Maximo
2 7 (1.11%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.32%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.32%) SAP Business One
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
1 135 (21.36%) Azure
2 90 (14.24%) AWS
3 87 (13.77%) Power Platform
4 44 (6.96%) Dynamics 365
5 31 (4.91%) PowerApps
5 31 (4.91%) Serverless
6 28 (4.43%) SaaS
7 27 (4.27%) Power Automate
8 24 (3.80%) Amazon S3
8 24 (3.80%) AWS Lambda
9 22 (3.48%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (3.32%) GitHub
11 9 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (1.42%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (1.11%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (0.79%) Azure Service Bus
13 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
14 4 (0.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 4 (0.63%) Figma
14 4 (0.63%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.37%) Internet
2 4 (0.63%) Intranet
2 4 (0.63%) SSL
3 2 (0.32%) 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%) Hyperconnected
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 (10.76%) Power BI
2 66 (10.44%) SQL Server
3 24 (3.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 19 (3.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 17 (2.69%) MySQL
6 16 (2.53%) Relational Database
7 12 (1.90%) Amazon Redshift
8 10 (1.58%) Azure SQL Database
9 9 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (1.42%) Power Query
10 8 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (1.27%) NoSQL
11 7 (1.11%) Tableau
12 5 (0.79%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.63%) Data Lake
14 3 (0.47%) Crystal Reports
14 3 (0.47%) Redis
14 3 (0.47%) TimescaleDB
15 2 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
15 2 (0.32%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 42 (6.65%) Git
2 11 (1.74%) JUnit
3 9 (1.42%) Maven
3 9 (1.42%) Mockito
4 6 (0.95%) Visual Studio Code
5 5 (0.79%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.63%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.47%) GitLab
7 3 (0.47%) JIRA
7 3 (0.47%) XCUITest
8 2 (0.32%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.32%) git-flow
8 2 (0.32%) Selenium
8 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.32%) webpack
9 1 (0.16%) Babel
9 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.16%) Vite
General
1 61 (9.65%) Social Skills
2 54 (8.54%) Finance
3 42 (6.65%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (4.27%) Public Sector
5 19 (3.01%) Law
6 14 (2.22%) Multimedia
7 13 (2.06%) Manufacturing
8 12 (1.90%) Marketing
9 10 (1.58%) Games
10 9 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (1.42%) Retail
11 6 (0.95%) Legal
12 5 (0.79%) Police
13 3 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.32%) Automotive
14 2 (0.32%) Electronics
15 1 (0.16%) Banking
15 1 (0.16%) Local Government
15 1 (0.16%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.16%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 153 (24.21%) .NET
2 82 (12.97%) React
3 73 (11.55%) HTML
4 64 (10.13%) CSS
5 50 (7.91%) .NET Core
6 44 (6.96%) Node.js
7 38 (6.01%) REST
8 28 (4.43%) AngularJS
9 26 (4.11%) Laravel
10 23 (3.64%) ASP.NET
11 21 (3.32%) .NET Framework
12 17 (2.69%) XML
13 14 (2.22%) ASP.NET MVC
13 14 (2.22%) RESTful
14 13 (2.06%) WinForms
15 11 (1.74%) Blazor
15 11 (1.74%) Spring
16 9 (1.42%) JSON
16 9 (1.42%) React Native
16 9 (1.42%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.22%) Mobile App
2 23 (3.64%) Legacy Systems
3 19 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (2.37%) Greenfield Project
5 13 (2.06%) Management Information System
6 11 (1.74%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.27%) Algorithms
7 8 (1.27%) PropTech
7 8 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.95%) 3D Graphics
8 6 (0.95%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.79%) Data Structures
9 5 (0.79%) Legacy Code
9 5 (0.79%) Low-Code
9 5 (0.79%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.47%) Legacy Applications
10 3 (0.47%) Operational Technology
11 2 (0.32%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.32%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.74%) Android
1 11 (1.74%) Linux
2 6 (0.95%) Apple iOS
3 5 (0.79%) Windows
4 2 (0.32%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.16%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (23.58%) Full-Stack Development
2 86 (13.61%) Agile
3 74 (11.71%) Business Intelligence
4 72 (11.39%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (8.07%) DevOps
6 45 (7.12%) Software Engineering
7 43 (6.80%) CRM
8 40 (6.33%) CI/CD
9 39 (6.17%) Mentoring
10 37 (5.85%) AI
11 36 (5.70%) MVC
12 32 (5.06%) Analytics
12 32 (5.06%) SDLC
13 31 (4.91%) API Development
13 31 (4.91%) User Experience
14 30 (4.75%) Computer Science
15 29 (4.59%) Web Development
16 28 (4.43%) Continuous Improvement
17 23 (3.64%) Data Modelling
17 23 (3.64%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 159 (25.16%) C#
2 133 (21.04%) SQL
3 116 (18.35%) JavaScript
4 72 (11.39%) Python
5 68 (10.76%) PHP
6 35 (5.54%) TypeScript
7 34 (5.38%) Java
8 14 (2.22%) T-SQL
9 13 (2.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 13 (2.06%) Delphi
10 12 (1.90%) C
11 8 (1.27%) C++
11 8 (1.27%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.27%) PowerShell
12 7 (1.11%) Bash
12 7 (1.11%) Rust
13 6 (0.95%) Go
13 6 (0.95%) Swift
14 5 (0.79%) R
14 5 (0.79%) VBA
Qualifications
1 32 (5.06%) Degree
2 19 (3.01%) Computer Science Degree
3 18 (2.85%) Azure Certification
4 16 (2.53%) AWS Certification
4 16 (2.53%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 16 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (1.58%) Security Cleared
6 8 (1.27%) SC Cleared
7 4 (0.63%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.47%) IBM Certification
8 3 (0.47%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.32%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.16%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.16%) MySQL Certification
10 1 (0.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.06%) QA
2 9 (1.42%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.11%) Accessibility
4 5 (0.79%) WCAG
5 1 (0.16%) GDPR
5 1 (0.16%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.16%) MISRA
5 1 (0.16%) NCSC
5 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 18 (2.85%) Docker
2 3 (0.47%) Firmware
3 1 (0.16%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (2.37%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.47%) Nagios
2 3 (0.47%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.32%) Grafana
Vendors
1 82 (12.97%) Microsoft
2 31 (4.91%) Oracle
3 13 (2.06%) IBM
4 8 (1.27%) SAP
4 8 (1.27%) Xamarin
5 7 (1.11%) ServiceNow
6 6 (0.95%) Apple
6 6 (0.95%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.47%) OpenAI
7 3 (0.47%) Zend
7 3 (0.47%) Zoho
8 2 (0.32%) Cognos
8 2 (0.32%) Databricks
8 2 (0.32%) JDA
8 2 (0.32%) Workday
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe
9 1 (0.16%) Facebook
9 1 (0.16%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.16%) Infor
9 1 (0.16%) MuleSoft