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 13 May 2026.

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

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 13 8
Rank change year-on-year -17 -5 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 787 468 1,551
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.11% 9.38% 13.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.55% 10.28% 14.06%
Number of salaries quoted 646 389 1,388
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £33,425
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,688 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +7.38% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £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 12,018 4,551 11,029
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 91.18% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 7,693 2,739 8,318
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +9.26% -11.18%

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 -17 425 £55,000 - 96
East Midlands +22 360 £50,000 -2.91% 96
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 May 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.

1 208 (26.43%) C#
2 195 (24.78%) Full-Stack Development
3 185 (23.51%) .NET
4 156 (19.82%) Azure
4 156 (19.82%) SQL
5 116 (14.74%) JavaScript
6 96 (12.20%) Microsoft
7 95 (12.07%) AWS
8 91 (11.56%) PHP
8 91 (11.56%) React
9 89 (11.31%) Agile
10 86 (10.93%) Power Platform
11 81 (10.29%) Business Intelligence
12 72 (9.15%) .NET Core
13 71 (9.02%) HTML
14 68 (8.64%) Power BI
15 66 (8.39%) CSS
16 65 (8.26%) Problem-Solving
16 65 (8.26%) Python
17 62 (7.88%) SQL Server
18 60 (7.62%) Node.js
19 57 (7.24%) DevOps
20 51 (6.48%) CI/CD
21 48 (6.10%) Software Engineering
22 47 (5.97%) AI
23 44 (5.59%) TypeScript
24 41 (5.21%) Computer Science
25 40 (5.08%) Analytics
25 40 (5.08%) CRM
26 39 (4.96%) Mentoring

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 13 (1.65%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.02%) Umbraco
3 5 (0.64%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 4 (0.51%) CMS
5 3 (0.38%) WordPress
6 2 (0.25%) Apache
6 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.25%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.13%) CICS
7 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (2.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.89%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.51%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 3 (0.38%) Maximo
5 2 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.13%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 156 (19.82%) Azure
2 95 (12.07%) AWS
3 86 (10.93%) Power Platform
4 37 (4.70%) Dynamics 365
5 32 (4.07%) SaaS
6 30 (3.81%) Serverless
7 25 (3.18%) Power Automate
7 25 (3.18%) PowerApps
8 24 (3.05%) Amazon S3
8 24 (3.05%) AWS Lambda
9 23 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (2.29%) GitHub
11 11 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.89%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (0.76%) GitHub Copilot
13 6 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
14 4 (0.51%) Azure AI
14 4 (0.51%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 4 (0.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 4 (0.51%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.65%) Internet
2 3 (0.38%) Intranet
2 3 (0.38%) SSL
3 2 (0.25%) HTTP
3 2 (0.25%) Network Security
4 1 (0.13%) Broadband
4 1 (0.13%) Hyperconnected
4 1 (0.13%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (8.64%) Power BI
2 62 (7.88%) SQL Server
3 25 (3.18%) Azure SQL Database
4 22 (2.80%) MySQL
5 19 (2.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 16 (2.03%) MongoDB
7 13 (1.65%) Amazon Redshift
7 13 (1.65%) Relational Database
8 12 (1.52%) Power Query
8 12 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 11 (1.40%) NoSQL
10 8 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
11 7 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
13 5 (0.64%) Star Schema
14 3 (0.38%) Data Lake
14 3 (0.38%) DB2
14 3 (0.38%) Redis
14 3 (0.38%) TimescaleDB
15 2 (0.25%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 30 (3.81%) Git
2 8 (1.02%) Maven
2 8 (1.02%) Visual Studio Code
3 7 (0.89%) JUnit
3 7 (0.89%) Mockito
4 5 (0.64%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.64%) XCUITest
5 3 (0.38%) JIRA
6 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.13%) GitLab
7 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.13%) PHPUnit
7 1 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.13%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 77 (9.78%) Finance
2 64 (8.13%) Social Skills
3 33 (4.19%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (2.67%) Manufacturing
5 18 (2.29%) Games
5 18 (2.29%) Law
5 18 (2.29%) Public Sector
6 14 (1.78%) Retail
7 9 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (1.14%) Multimedia
8 7 (0.89%) Marketing
9 6 (0.76%) iGaming
10 5 (0.64%) Legal
11 3 (0.38%) Advertising
11 3 (0.38%) Banking
11 3 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.25%) Billing
13 1 (0.13%) Local Government
13 1 (0.13%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 185 (23.51%) .NET
2 91 (11.56%) React
3 72 (9.15%) .NET Core
4 71 (9.02%) HTML
5 66 (8.39%) CSS
6 60 (7.62%) Node.js
7 38 (4.83%) ASP.NET
8 33 (4.19%) AngularJS
8 33 (4.19%) REST
9 32 (4.07%) Laravel
10 26 (3.30%) ASP.NET Core
10 26 (3.30%) RESTful
11 21 (2.67%) Blazor
12 20 (2.54%) .NET Framework
13 18 (2.29%) Vue
14 15 (1.91%) XML
15 14 (1.78%) Entity Framework
15 14 (1.78%) jQuery
15 14 (1.78%) WinForms
16 11 (1.40%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 46 (5.84%) Mobile App
2 27 (3.43%) Enterprise Software
3 26 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
4 20 (2.54%) Greenfield Project
5 15 (1.91%) Management Information System
6 14 (1.78%) PropTech
7 10 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.02%) Algorithms
8 8 (1.02%) Product Ownership
9 7 (0.89%) Virtual Team
10 6 (0.76%) 3D Graphics
10 6 (0.76%) AS400
10 6 (0.76%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.64%) Legacy Code
12 4 (0.51%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.51%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (0.51%) Low-Code
13 3 (0.38%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.65%) Android
1 13 (1.65%) Linux
2 9 (1.14%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.38%) Windows
4 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (24.78%) Full-Stack Development
2 89 (11.31%) Agile
3 81 (10.29%) Business Intelligence
4 65 (8.26%) Problem-Solving
5 57 (7.24%) DevOps
6 51 (6.48%) CI/CD
7 48 (6.10%) Software Engineering
8 47 (5.97%) AI
9 41 (5.21%) Computer Science
10 40 (5.08%) Analytics
10 40 (5.08%) CRM
11 39 (4.96%) Mentoring
12 34 (4.32%) Data Modelling
12 34 (4.32%) SDLC
13 33 (4.19%) MVC
14 31 (3.94%) Web Development
15 30 (3.81%) API Development
15 30 (3.81%) Logistics
16 28 (3.56%) Front End Development
17 26 (3.30%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 208 (26.43%) C#
2 156 (19.82%) SQL
3 116 (14.74%) JavaScript
4 91 (11.56%) PHP
5 65 (8.26%) Python
6 44 (5.59%) TypeScript
7 28 (3.56%) Java
8 23 (2.92%) C++
9 18 (2.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 12 (1.52%) Delphi
11 11 (1.40%) Go
11 11 (1.40%) Rust
12 10 (1.27%) T-SQL
13 9 (1.14%) C
14 8 (1.02%) Bash
14 8 (1.02%) Swift
15 7 (0.89%) PL/SQL
16 6 (0.76%) RPG
17 5 (0.64%) R
18 4 (0.51%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 31 (3.94%) Degree
2 21 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (2.54%) Security Cleared
4 17 (2.16%) SC Cleared
5 14 (1.78%) Azure Certification
6 11 (1.40%) AWS Certification
6 11 (1.40%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 11 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.51%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.25%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.25%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.13%) IBM Certification
10 1 (0.13%) MySQL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.65%) Data Quality
1 13 (1.65%) QA
2 9 (1.14%) Accessibility
3 4 (0.51%) WCAG
4 1 (0.13%) GDPR
4 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.13%) NCSC
4 1 (0.13%) NIST
System Software
1 20 (2.54%) Docker
2 3 (0.38%) Firmware
3 1 (0.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 19 (2.41%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.38%) Nagios
2 3 (0.38%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 96 (12.20%) Microsoft
2 31 (3.94%) Oracle
3 17 (2.16%) IBM
4 14 (1.78%) Xamarin
5 10 (1.27%) SAP
6 8 (1.02%) Apple
6 8 (1.02%) ServiceNow
7 6 (0.76%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.64%) Cognos
9 4 (0.51%) Workday
10 3 (0.38%) Databricks
10 3 (0.38%) Epicor
11 2 (0.25%) Facebook
11 2 (0.25%) Google
11 2 (0.25%) JDA
11 2 (0.25%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.25%) Zend
12 1 (0.13%) DevExpress
12 1 (0.13%) MuleSoft
12 1 (0.13%) Talend