Developer Job Trends in the Midlands

Developer
England > Midlands

The median Developer salary in the Midlands is £53,459 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 November 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 7 9
Rank change year-on-year -13 +2 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 445 1,123 663
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.34% 12.91% 13.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.94% 13.81% 14.27%
Number of salaries quoted 389 730 558
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £36,063
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,459 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.92% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,625 £63,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 5,608 8,131 4,647
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 93.50% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3,852 4,060 3,660
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,563
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 -10 281 £55,000 +10.00% 144
East Midlands -14 164 £50,000 - 84
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, 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.

1 141 (31.69%) C#
1 141 (31.69%) SQL
2 132 (29.66%) Azure
3 121 (27.19%) Agile
4 120 (26.97%) JavaScript
5 119 (26.74%) .NET
6 85 (19.10%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (18.43%) Power Platform
8 80 (17.98%) Microsoft
9 76 (17.08%) DevOps
9 76 (17.08%) HTML
10 74 (16.63%) SQL Server
11 67 (15.06%) CSS
12 65 (14.61%) AWS
12 65 (14.61%) Dynamics 365
12 65 (14.61%) Full-Stack Development
13 63 (14.16%) React
14 61 (13.71%) CRM
15 60 (13.48%) Business Intelligence
15 60 (13.48%) Continuous Improvement
15 60 (13.48%) Python
15 60 (13.48%) REST
16 58 (13.03%) CI/CD
17 54 (12.13%) Power BI
18 49 (11.01%) Mentoring
19 48 (10.79%) Git
20 45 (10.11%) Dynamics CRM
21 44 (9.89%) TypeScript
22 43 (9.66%) Java
23 40 (8.99%) Azure DevOps

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 (3.15%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.92%) CMS
3 6 (1.35%) Appian
4 5 (1.12%) IIS
4 5 (1.12%) Umbraco
4 5 (1.12%) WordPress
5 3 (0.67%) Apache
6 2 (0.45%) Confluence
6 2 (0.45%) JBoss
6 2 (0.45%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.45%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.22%) CICS
7 1 (0.22%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 13 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 45 (10.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (3.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.12%) Maximo
4 4 (0.90%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.67%) SAP Business One
5 3 (0.67%) Shopify
6 2 (0.45%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.45%) Magento
6 2 (0.45%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite
7 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 132 (29.66%) Azure
2 82 (18.43%) Power Platform
3 65 (14.61%) AWS
3 65 (14.61%) Dynamics 365
4 40 (8.99%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (7.87%) PowerApps
6 31 (6.97%) Power Automate
7 26 (5.84%) SaaS
8 18 (4.04%) GitHub
9 15 (3.37%) Serverless
10 14 (3.15%) GCP
11 10 (2.25%) Azure Logic Apps
11 10 (2.25%) Snowflake
12 8 (1.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.57%) Microsoft 365
13 7 (1.57%) Microsoft Copilot
14 6 (1.35%) Azure Functions
14 6 (1.35%) Azure Service Bus
14 6 (1.35%) Figma
15 5 (1.12%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.02%) Internet
2 5 (1.12%) Intranet
3 4 (0.90%) HTTP
4 1 (0.22%) 3G
4 1 (0.22%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.22%) GPRS
4 1 (0.22%) GSM
4 1 (0.22%) Modbus
4 1 (0.22%) Network Security
4 1 (0.22%) PuTTY
4 1 (0.22%) RS-232
4 1 (0.22%) RS-485
4 1 (0.22%) SSL
4 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.22%) UWB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (16.63%) SQL Server
2 54 (12.13%) Power BI
3 28 (6.29%) MySQL
4 20 (4.49%) Relational Database
4 20 (4.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 15 (3.37%) NoSQL
6 14 (3.15%) PostgreSQL
6 14 (3.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (2.70%) Tableau
8 11 (2.47%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (1.80%) Data Lake
10 7 (1.57%) BigQuery
10 7 (1.57%) Power Query
11 6 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (1.35%) MongoDB
12 5 (1.12%) RDBMS
13 4 (0.90%) BusinessObjects
13 4 (0.90%) Data Mining
14 3 (0.67%) Crystal Reports
14 3 (0.67%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 48 (10.79%) Git
2 14 (3.15%) JUnit
3 12 (2.70%) JIRA
4 10 (2.25%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.25%) Maven
4 10 (2.25%) Mockito
5 5 (1.12%) webpack
6 4 (0.90%) GitLab
7 3 (0.67%) Babel
7 3 (0.67%) git-flow
7 3 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket Server
8 2 (0.45%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.45%) Gradle
8 2 (0.45%) JMeter
8 2 (0.45%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.45%) NUnit
8 2 (0.45%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.45%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.45%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 92 (20.67%) Social Skills
2 52 (11.69%) Finance
3 40 (8.99%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (7.42%) Law
5 32 (7.19%) Public Sector
6 29 (6.52%) Retail
7 22 (4.94%) Marketing
8 10 (2.25%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.02%) Games
9 9 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.02%) Multimedia
10 7 (1.57%) Electronics
11 6 (1.35%) Automotive
12 5 (1.12%) Legal
12 5 (1.12%) Police
13 4 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.45%) Back Office
15 1 (0.22%) Banking
15 1 (0.22%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.22%) iGaming
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 119 (26.74%) .NET
2 76 (17.08%) HTML
3 67 (15.06%) CSS
4 63 (14.16%) React
5 60 (13.48%) REST
6 36 (8.09%) AngularJS
7 28 (6.29%) ASP.NET
8 27 (6.07%) .NET Framework
9 26 (5.84%) RESTful
9 26 (5.84%) Spring
10 24 (5.39%) .NET Core
11 21 (4.72%) SOAP
11 21 (4.72%) Spring Boot
12 20 (4.49%) JSON
13 18 (4.04%) ASP.NET MVC
13 18 (4.04%) Laravel
14 16 (3.60%) Middleware
14 16 (3.60%) OAuth
15 14 (3.15%) JMS
15 14 (3.15%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.17%) Enterprise Software
2 16 (3.60%) Onboarding
3 12 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
3 12 (2.70%) Product Ownership
4 10 (2.25%) Operational Technology
5 9 (2.02%) Cloud Native
5 9 (2.02%) Data Structures
5 9 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.57%) AI Agents
6 7 (1.57%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.35%) 3D Graphics
8 4 (0.90%) Algorithms
8 4 (0.90%) Embedded Systems
9 3 (0.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.67%) IoT
9 3 (0.67%) Legacy Code
9 3 (0.67%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.67%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.67%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.27%) Linux
2 5 (1.12%) Windows
3 3 (0.67%) Android
3 3 (0.67%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.67%) Unix
3 3 (0.67%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.45%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.22%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.22%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (27.19%) Agile
2 85 (19.10%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (17.08%) DevOps
4 65 (14.61%) Full-Stack Development
5 61 (13.71%) CRM
6 60 (13.48%) Business Intelligence
6 60 (13.48%) Continuous Improvement
7 58 (13.03%) CI/CD
8 49 (11.01%) Mentoring
9 39 (8.76%) MVC
10 38 (8.54%) Migration
11 34 (7.64%) Microservices
12 33 (7.42%) Software Engineering
13 32 (7.19%) TDD
13 32 (7.19%) Web Development
14 31 (6.97%) User Experience
15 30 (6.74%) Clean Code
15 30 (6.74%) Front End Development
16 29 (6.52%) AI
17 27 (6.07%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 141 (31.69%) C#
1 141 (31.69%) SQL
2 120 (26.97%) JavaScript
3 60 (13.48%) Python
4 44 (9.89%) TypeScript
5 43 (9.66%) Java
6 34 (7.64%) PHP
7 24 (5.39%) T-SQL
8 20 (4.49%) PowerShell
9 11 (2.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 8 (1.80%) C++
11 6 (1.35%) ABAP
11 6 (1.35%) Apex Code
11 6 (1.35%) C
11 6 (1.35%) Delphi
12 5 (1.12%) Bicep
12 5 (1.12%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.90%) Perl
13 4 (0.90%) R
13 4 (0.90%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 34 (7.64%) Degree
2 22 (4.94%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (3.82%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.70%) AWS Certification
5 12 (2.70%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.02%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 7 (1.57%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.45%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.45%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.45%) IBM Certification
10 1 (0.22%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.22%) MySQL Certification
10 1 (0.22%) PhD
10 1 (0.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.22%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.92%) QA
2 11 (2.47%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.35%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.35%) GDPR
4 3 (0.67%) WCAG
5 1 (0.22%) COBIT
5 1 (0.22%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.22%) MISRA
System Software
1 22 (4.94%) Docker
2 4 (0.90%) Firmware
3 2 (0.45%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 16 (3.60%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.35%) Terraform
3 3 (0.67%) Grafana
4 2 (0.45%) Kibana
5 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 80 (17.98%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.49%) IBM
2 20 (4.49%) SAP
3 14 (3.15%) Oracle
3 14 (3.15%) Salesforce
4 12 (2.70%) Databricks
5 6 (1.35%) Guidewire
6 4 (0.90%) ServiceNow
6 4 (0.90%) UiPath
7 3 (0.67%) OpenAI
7 3 (0.67%) Splunk
7 3 (0.67%) Zend
7 3 (0.67%) Zoho
8 2 (0.45%) Adobe
8 2 (0.45%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.45%) Atlassian
8 2 (0.45%) Cognos
8 2 (0.45%) Infor
8 2 (0.45%) MuleSoft
8 2 (0.45%) Pardot