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 28 July 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 20 6
Rank change year-on-year +6 -14 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 940 449 1,537
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.82% 7.87% 13.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.21% 8.66% 14.22%
Number of salaries quoted 753 368 1,284
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,696 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,563 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £59,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +5.04% -8.46%

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 13,040 5,185 10,809
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 90.90% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 9,108 3,315 7,223
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.06% -7.62%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 28 July 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 28 July 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 +3 536 £60,000 +4.35% 86
East Midlands +26 403 £52,500 - 78
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 July 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.

1 267 (28.40%) C#
2 236 (25.11%) Full-Stack Development
3 233 (24.79%) .NET
4 215 (22.87%) Azure
5 202 (21.49%) SQL
6 160 (17.02%) Microsoft
7 146 (15.53%) Agile
8 108 (11.49%) JavaScript
9 103 (10.96%) Power Platform
10 102 (10.85%) .NET Core
11 99 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
12 92 (9.79%) AWS
13 86 (9.15%) AI
14 85 (9.04%) Business Intelligence
15 83 (8.83%) React
16 82 (8.72%) CI/CD
17 78 (8.30%) PHP
18 74 (7.87%) ASP.NET
18 74 (7.87%) DevOps
19 72 (7.66%) Python
20 70 (7.45%) CSS
21 69 (7.34%) HTML
22 68 (7.23%) ASP.NET Core
23 67 (7.13%) Power BI
24 63 (6.70%) Azure SQL Database
25 61 (6.49%) Node.js
25 61 (6.49%) Power Automate
26 58 (6.17%) Continuous Improvement
26 58 (6.17%) SQL Server
27 57 (6.06%) Software Engineering

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 (1.60%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 7 (0.74%) Documentum
4 6 (0.64%) CMS
5 4 (0.43%) Apache
5 4 (0.43%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.21%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.21%) WordPress
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.11%) IIS
Applications
1 19 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.21%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 14 (1.49%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 11 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.74%) Oracle Applications
4 7 (0.74%) Oracle CRM
5 4 (0.43%) Magento
6 3 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.21%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.11%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 215 (22.87%) Azure
2 103 (10.96%) Power Platform
3 92 (9.79%) AWS
4 61 (6.49%) Power Automate
5 54 (5.74%) PowerApps
6 44 (4.68%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (4.04%) Dynamics 365
8 30 (3.19%) SaaS
9 22 (2.34%) GitHub
10 21 (2.23%) Microsoft 365
11 19 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
12 18 (1.91%) Serverless
13 14 (1.49%) GitHub Copilot
14 13 (1.38%) Azure Logic Apps
15 12 (1.28%) Azure AI
16 10 (1.06%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 10 (1.06%) Copilot Studio
17 9 (0.96%) Amazon S3
17 9 (0.96%) Azure Functions
18 8 (0.85%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.60%) Internet
2 4 (0.43%) SSL
3 3 (0.32%) Hyperconnected
3 3 (0.32%) Network Security
4 2 (0.21%) HTTP
5 1 (0.11%) Bluetooth
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%) UWB
5 1 (0.11%) VoIP
5 1 (0.11%) VoLTE
5 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.11%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (7.13%) Power BI
2 63 (6.70%) Azure SQL Database
3 58 (6.17%) SQL Server
4 52 (5.53%) MongoDB
5 25 (2.66%) Elasticsearch
6 21 (2.23%) MySQL
7 15 (1.60%) Relational Database
8 12 (1.28%) NoSQL
8 12 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 8 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.74%) Star Schema
11 6 (0.64%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 6 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
11 6 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.53%) NonStop SQL
13 4 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
14 3 (0.32%) Oracle Database
14 3 (0.32%) Semantic Layer
14 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 29 (3.09%) Git
2 9 (0.96%) Visual Studio Code
3 8 (0.85%) JUnit
3 8 (0.85%) Maven
3 8 (0.85%) Mockito
4 4 (0.43%) XCUITest
5 3 (0.32%) JIRA
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.32%) Subversion
6 2 (0.21%) GitLab
6 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.21%) Storybook
6 2 (0.21%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.11%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.11%) gulp
7 1 (0.11%) NUnit
7 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.11%) Vite
7 1 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 137 (14.57%) Finance
2 82 (8.72%) Social Skills
3 40 (4.26%) Manufacturing
4 27 (2.87%) Law
5 22 (2.34%) Retail
6 20 (2.13%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (2.02%) Legal
8 16 (1.70%) Banking
9 12 (1.28%) Marketing
10 11 (1.17%) Advertising
11 10 (1.06%) Games
11 10 (1.06%) Public Sector
12 9 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (0.64%) iGaming
14 4 (0.43%) Automotive
14 4 (0.43%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.21%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.21%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.21%) Legal Technology
15 2 (0.21%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 233 (24.79%) .NET
2 102 (10.85%) .NET Core
3 83 (8.83%) React
4 74 (7.87%) ASP.NET
5 70 (7.45%) CSS
6 69 (7.34%) HTML
7 68 (7.23%) ASP.NET Core
8 61 (6.49%) Node.js
9 55 (5.85%) REST
10 48 (5.11%) Blazor
11 45 (4.79%) AngularJS
12 34 (3.62%) RESTful
13 33 (3.51%) ASP.NET Web API
13 33 (3.51%) Entity Framework
14 28 (2.98%) Laravel
15 26 (2.77%) LINQ
15 26 (2.77%) Vue
16 17 (1.81%) .NET Framework
17 15 (1.60%) Hugging Face
18 14 (1.49%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 38 (4.04%) Greenfield Project
2 29 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
3 23 (2.45%) Legacy Systems
4 20 (2.13%) Management Information System
4 20 (2.13%) Mobile App
5 13 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (1.17%) AS400
6 11 (1.17%) Embedded Systems
6 11 (1.17%) Virtual Team
7 8 (0.85%) Algorithms
7 8 (0.85%) e-Learning
8 6 (0.64%) Low-Code
8 6 (0.64%) Product Ownership
8 6 (0.64%) PropTech
9 5 (0.53%) AI Agents
9 5 (0.53%) Robotics
10 4 (0.43%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.43%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.43%) iSeries
10 4 (0.43%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.13%) Linux
2 8 (0.85%) Apple iOS
2 8 (0.85%) Windows
3 5 (0.53%) Android
4 3 (0.32%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.11%) Alpine Linux
5 1 (0.11%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (25.11%) Full-Stack Development
2 146 (15.53%) Agile
3 99 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (9.15%) AI
5 85 (9.04%) Business Intelligence
6 82 (8.72%) CI/CD
7 74 (7.87%) DevOps
8 58 (6.17%) Continuous Improvement
9 57 (6.06%) Software Engineering
10 55 (5.85%) Analytics
10 55 (5.85%) Mentoring
11 44 (4.68%) Microservices
12 43 (4.57%) Logistics
13 42 (4.47%) Machine Learning
14 38 (4.04%) SDLC
15 36 (3.83%) CRM
15 36 (3.83%) E-Commerce
16 34 (3.62%) Workflow
17 33 (3.51%) Scrum
18 32 (3.40%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 267 (28.40%) C#
2 202 (21.49%) SQL
3 108 (11.49%) JavaScript
4 78 (8.30%) PHP
5 72 (7.66%) Python
6 57 (6.06%) TypeScript
7 47 (5.00%) Java
8 21 (2.23%) C++
9 18 (1.91%) Go
10 16 (1.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 14 (1.49%) PL/SQL
12 11 (1.17%) RPG
13 10 (1.06%) ABAP
14 9 (0.96%) Bash
15 8 (0.85%) Rust
16 7 (0.74%) Swift
17 6 (0.64%) Delphi
17 6 (0.64%) RPG IV
18 5 (0.53%) RPG III
18 5 (0.53%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (4.04%) Security Cleared
2 31 (3.30%) SC Cleared
3 21 (2.23%) Degree
4 14 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (0.85%) DV Cleared
6 6 (0.64%) Azure Certification
6 6 (0.64%) Oracle Certification
7 4 (0.43%) AWS Certification
7 4 (0.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 4 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.11%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (1.60%) QA
2 11 (1.17%) Accessibility
2 11 (1.17%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.21%) GDPR
3 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.21%) SOC 2
4 1 (0.11%) JTAG
System Software
1 37 (3.94%) Docker
2 3 (0.32%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 31 (3.30%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.21%) Terraform
4 1 (0.11%) Ansible
4 1 (0.11%) Nagios
4 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 160 (17.02%) Microsoft
2 36 (3.83%) Oracle
3 27 (2.87%) IBM
4 19 (2.02%) SAP
5 15 (1.60%) Cognos
6 14 (1.49%) Workday
7 13 (1.38%) Epicor
8 11 (1.17%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.06%) Facebook
10 9 (0.96%) iManage
11 8 (0.85%) Foundry
11 8 (0.85%) Salesforce
12 7 (0.74%) Apple
12 7 (0.74%) OpenText
13 6 (0.64%) Xamarin
14 5 (0.53%) Google
14 5 (0.53%) YouTube
15 4 (0.43%) Databricks
15 4 (0.43%) OpenAI
15 4 (0.43%) Zoho