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 24 June 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 17 4
Rank change year-on-year +4 -13 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 884 443 2,007
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.98% 8.75% 14.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.37% 9.62% 15.14%
Number of salaries quoted 692 362 1,720
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,649 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.64% +9.30% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £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 11,997 4,604 13,253
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 90.93% 94.17%
Number of salaries quoted 8,336 2,795 9,468
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 -3 474 £60,000 +9.09% 94
East Midlands +26 409 £50,000 -4.76% 65
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 24 June 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.

1 249 (28.17%) C#
2 224 (25.34%) Full-Stack Development
3 218 (24.66%) .NET
4 194 (21.95%) Azure
5 185 (20.93%) SQL
6 128 (14.48%) Microsoft
7 120 (13.57%) Agile
8 107 (12.10%) JavaScript
9 96 (10.86%) Power Platform
10 95 (10.75%) .NET Core
11 89 (10.07%) Problem-Solving
12 88 (9.95%) React
13 86 (9.73%) AWS
14 82 (9.28%) PHP
15 78 (8.82%) Python
16 77 (8.71%) AI
17 76 (8.60%) Business Intelligence
18 72 (8.14%) HTML
19 67 (7.58%) CSS
20 66 (7.47%) DevOps
21 64 (7.24%) Power BI
22 63 (7.13%) Node.js
23 59 (6.67%) ASP.NET
23 59 (6.67%) CI/CD
24 55 (6.22%) SQL Server
25 54 (6.11%) Analytics
25 54 (6.11%) Mentoring
26 53 (6.00%) ASP.NET Core
27 52 (5.88%) Software Engineering
28 51 (5.77%) TypeScript

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 (1.70%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.68%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 5 (0.57%) Umbraco
4 4 (0.45%) Apache
4 4 (0.45%) CMS
5 2 (0.23%) Headless CMS
5 2 (0.23%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.23%) WordPress
6 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.11%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.23%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.02%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 8 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.57%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.23%) Magento
5 2 (0.23%) Oracle CRM
5 2 (0.23%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.11%) Maximo
6 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.11%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 194 (21.95%) Azure
2 96 (10.86%) Power Platform
3 86 (9.73%) AWS
4 44 (4.98%) Power Automate
5 41 (4.64%) PowerApps
6 36 (4.07%) Azure DevOps
7 31 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
8 28 (3.17%) Serverless
9 21 (2.38%) GitHub
10 19 (2.15%) Amazon S3
10 19 (2.15%) AWS Lambda
10 19 (2.15%) SaaS
11 17 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
12 15 (1.70%) Microsoft Copilot
13 12 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
14 10 (1.13%) Azure AI
14 10 (1.13%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 10 (1.13%) GitHub Copilot
15 9 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
16 8 (0.90%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.81%) Internet
2 4 (0.45%) SSL
3 3 (0.34%) Hyperconnected
3 3 (0.34%) Network Security
4 2 (0.23%) HTTP
5 1 (0.11%) Broadband
5 1 (0.11%) Diameter Protocol
5 1 (0.11%) FTP
5 1 (0.11%) Intranet
5 1 (0.11%) RTP
5 1 (0.11%) RTSP
5 1 (0.11%) SCTP
5 1 (0.11%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (0.11%) SS7
5 1 (0.11%) VoIP
5 1 (0.11%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (7.24%) Power BI
2 55 (6.22%) SQL Server
3 50 (5.66%) Azure SQL Database
4 36 (4.07%) MongoDB
5 21 (2.38%) MySQL
6 19 (2.15%) Elasticsearch
7 14 (1.58%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.24%) Amazon Redshift
8 11 (1.24%) NoSQL
9 9 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (0.79%) Star Schema
11 6 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
13 4 (0.45%) Power Query
14 3 (0.34%) NonStop SQL
14 3 (0.34%) Semantic Layer
15 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
15 2 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
15 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 25 (2.83%) Git
2 8 (0.90%) JUnit
2 8 (0.90%) Maven
2 8 (0.90%) Mockito
2 8 (0.90%) Visual Studio Code
3 4 (0.45%) XCUITest
4 3 (0.34%) JIRA
4 3 (0.34%) Subversion
4 3 (0.34%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.11%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.11%) gulp
6 1 (0.11%) NUnit
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.11%) Vite
6 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 125 (14.14%) Finance
2 74 (8.37%) Social Skills
3 36 (4.07%) Manufacturing
4 28 (3.17%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (2.71%) Law
6 20 (2.26%) Retail
7 16 (1.81%) Banking
8 15 (1.70%) Legal
9 13 (1.47%) Public Sector
10 10 (1.13%) Games
11 9 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (1.02%) Marketing
12 7 (0.79%) Advertising
13 6 (0.68%) iGaming
14 5 (0.57%) Multimedia
14 5 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.45%) Automotive
16 3 (0.34%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.34%) Social Housing
17 2 (0.23%) Legal Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 218 (24.66%) .NET
2 95 (10.75%) .NET Core
3 88 (9.95%) React
4 72 (8.14%) HTML
5 67 (7.58%) CSS
6 63 (7.13%) Node.js
7 59 (6.67%) ASP.NET
8 53 (6.00%) ASP.NET Core
9 44 (4.98%) AngularJS
9 44 (4.98%) REST
10 39 (4.41%) Blazor
11 31 (3.51%) Laravel
11 31 (3.51%) RESTful
12 26 (2.94%) ASP.NET Web API
13 24 (2.71%) Entity Framework
14 23 (2.60%) Vue
15 18 (2.04%) LINQ
16 17 (1.92%) .NET Framework
17 15 (1.70%) Hugging Face
18 14 (1.58%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 38 (4.30%) Mobile App
2 29 (3.28%) Greenfield Project
3 27 (3.05%) Enterprise Software
3 27 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
4 19 (2.15%) Management Information System
5 12 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (1.24%) AS400
6 11 (1.24%) Virtual Team
7 9 (1.02%) Embedded Systems
7 9 (1.02%) PropTech
8 8 (0.90%) Algorithms
9 7 (0.79%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.68%) Low-Code
10 6 (0.68%) Product Ownership
11 5 (0.57%) AI Agents
11 5 (0.57%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.57%) Legacy Code
12 4 (0.45%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.45%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (0.45%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.92%) Linux
2 12 (1.36%) Android
3 8 (0.90%) Apple iOS
4 7 (0.79%) Windows
5 3 (0.34%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.11%) Alpine Linux
6 1 (0.11%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (25.34%) Full-Stack Development
2 120 (13.57%) Agile
3 89 (10.07%) Problem-Solving
4 77 (8.71%) AI
5 76 (8.60%) Business Intelligence
6 66 (7.47%) DevOps
7 59 (6.67%) CI/CD
8 54 (6.11%) Analytics
8 54 (6.11%) Mentoring
9 52 (5.88%) Software Engineering
10 46 (5.20%) Continuous Improvement
11 41 (4.64%) Logistics
12 39 (4.41%) Computer Science
13 38 (4.30%) Machine Learning
14 36 (4.07%) Microservices
15 35 (3.96%) Roadmaps
16 32 (3.62%) SDLC
17 29 (3.28%) Actionable Insight
17 29 (3.28%) CRM
18 28 (3.17%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 249 (28.17%) C#
2 185 (20.93%) SQL
3 107 (12.10%) JavaScript
4 82 (9.28%) PHP
5 78 (8.82%) Python
6 51 (5.77%) TypeScript
7 35 (3.96%) Java
8 22 (2.49%) C++
9 18 (2.04%) Go
10 13 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 11 (1.24%) RPG
12 9 (1.02%) Bash
12 9 (1.02%) Delphi
12 9 (1.02%) PL/SQL
13 7 (0.79%) ABAP
13 7 (0.79%) Rust
13 7 (0.79%) Swift
14 6 (0.68%) C
14 6 (0.68%) RPG IV
14 6 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (3.73%) Degree
2 24 (2.71%) Security Cleared
3 21 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 21 (2.38%) SC Cleared
4 11 (1.24%) Azure Certification
5 7 (0.79%) AWS Certification
5 7 (0.79%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 7 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (0.45%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.34%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.11%) Numerate Degree
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (1.58%) Data Quality
2 13 (1.47%) QA
3 6 (0.68%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.23%) GDPR
5 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.11%) NCSC
5 1 (0.11%) NIST
System Software
1 30 (3.39%) Docker
2 3 (0.34%) Firmware
3 1 (0.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 28 (3.17%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.23%) Nagios
3 2 (0.23%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 128 (14.48%) Microsoft
2 30 (3.39%) Oracle
3 23 (2.60%) IBM
4 17 (1.92%) SAP
5 10 (1.13%) Cognos
5 10 (1.13%) Epicor
5 10 (1.13%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.02%) Workday
6 9 (1.02%) Xamarin
7 7 (0.79%) Apple
8 6 (0.68%) Facebook
8 6 (0.68%) Foundry
8 6 (0.68%) iManage
9 5 (0.57%) OpenAI
9 5 (0.57%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.34%) Databricks
10 3 (0.34%) YouTube
10 3 (0.34%) Zoho
11 2 (0.23%) Google
12 1 (0.11%) Red Hat