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 15 August 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 20 5
Rank change year-on-year +6 -15 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 994 452 1,431
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.88% 7.80% 13.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.33% 8.56% 14.20%
Number of salaries quoted 787 373 1,147
10th Percentile £35,300 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,750 £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 £67,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

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 13,563 5,282 10,078
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 91.18% 94.50%
Number of salaries quoted 9,477 3,369 6,537
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,335 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% -7.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
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 15 August 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 15 August 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 +3 566 £60,000 +4.35% 97
East Midlands +28 427 £54,000 +3.35% 88
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 August 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.

1 268 (26.96%) C#
2 243 (24.45%) Full-Stack Development
3 232 (23.34%) .NET
4 228 (22.94%) Azure
5 210 (21.13%) SQL
6 176 (17.71%) Microsoft
7 156 (15.69%) Agile
8 121 (12.17%) JavaScript
9 113 (11.37%) Problem-Solving
10 112 (11.27%) Power Platform
11 102 (10.26%) AWS
12 101 (10.16%) .NET Core
13 98 (9.86%) AI
14 92 (9.26%) CI/CD
15 91 (9.15%) React
16 89 (8.95%) Business Intelligence
17 80 (8.05%) DevOps
18 74 (7.44%) ASP.NET
19 73 (7.34%) CSS
19 73 (7.34%) Python
19 73 (7.34%) TypeScript
20 70 (7.04%) Continuous Improvement
20 70 (7.04%) Power Automate
21 69 (6.94%) HTML
21 69 (6.94%) Power BI
22 68 (6.84%) ASP.NET Core
23 67 (6.74%) Node.js
24 66 (6.64%) PHP
25 63 (6.34%) Azure SQL Database
25 63 (6.34%) REST

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 17 (1.71%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 11 (1.11%) Documentum
4 7 (0.70%) CMS
5 6 (0.60%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.30%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) IIS
8 1 (0.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.20%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 15 (1.51%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 13 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.01%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.80%) Oracle CRM
5 7 (0.70%) Oracle Applications
6 6 (0.60%) Magento
7 3 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.30%) Shopify
8 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.20%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.10%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.10%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 228 (22.94%) Azure
2 112 (11.27%) Power Platform
3 102 (10.26%) AWS
4 70 (7.04%) Power Automate
5 60 (6.04%) PowerApps
6 51 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
7 50 (5.03%) Azure DevOps
8 39 (3.92%) SaaS
9 23 (2.31%) GitHub
10 22 (2.21%) Microsoft Copilot
11 21 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
12 20 (2.01%) Serverless
13 18 (1.81%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (1.51%) GitHub Copilot
15 14 (1.41%) Azure Functions
16 12 (1.21%) Azure AI
17 10 (1.01%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 10 (1.01%) Copilot Studio
18 9 (0.91%) Azure Service Bus
19 7 (0.70%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.51%) Internet
2 3 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (0.30%) Network Security
3 2 (0.20%) HTTP
3 2 (0.20%) SSL
4 1 (0.10%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.10%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (0.10%) FTP
4 1 (0.10%) RTP
4 1 (0.10%) RTSP
4 1 (0.10%) SCTP
4 1 (0.10%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (0.10%) SS7
4 1 (0.10%) UWB
4 1 (0.10%) VoIP
4 1 (0.10%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.10%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (6.94%) Power BI
2 63 (6.34%) Azure SQL Database
3 61 (6.14%) SQL Server
4 54 (5.43%) MongoDB
5 25 (2.52%) Elasticsearch
6 20 (2.01%) MySQL
7 17 (1.71%) Relational Database
8 12 (1.21%) NoSQL
9 11 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
11 9 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 6 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
13 5 (0.50%) NonStop SQL
13 5 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.50%) Star Schema
14 4 (0.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 3 (0.30%) Oracle Database
15 3 (0.30%) Redis
15 3 (0.30%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 36 (3.62%) Git
2 12 (1.21%) Visual Studio Code
3 10 (1.01%) JUnit
3 10 (1.01%) Maven
3 10 (1.01%) Mockito
4 4 (0.40%) GitLab
4 4 (0.40%) Storybook
4 4 (0.40%) XCUITest
5 3 (0.30%) JIRA
5 3 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.30%) Subversion
6 2 (0.20%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.10%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.10%) gulp
7 1 (0.10%) NUnit
7 1 (0.10%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.10%) Vite
7 1 (0.10%) webpack
General
1 145 (14.59%) Finance
2 88 (8.85%) Social Skills
3 51 (5.13%) Manufacturing
4 31 (3.12%) Law
5 25 (2.52%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (2.21%) Retail
7 19 (1.91%) Legal
8 16 (1.61%) Banking
9 13 (1.31%) Marketing
10 11 (1.11%) Advertising
11 10 (1.01%) Games
12 8 (0.80%) Public Sector
13 7 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.60%) iGaming
15 4 (0.40%) Automotive
15 4 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.30%) Back Office
17 2 (0.20%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.20%) Billing
17 2 (0.20%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 232 (23.34%) .NET
2 101 (10.16%) .NET Core
3 91 (9.15%) React
4 74 (7.44%) ASP.NET
5 73 (7.34%) CSS
6 69 (6.94%) HTML
7 68 (6.84%) ASP.NET Core
8 67 (6.74%) Node.js
9 63 (6.34%) REST
10 47 (4.73%) Blazor
11 41 (4.12%) AngularJS
12 35 (3.52%) Entity Framework
13 34 (3.42%) RESTful
14 33 (3.32%) ASP.NET Web API
15 26 (2.62%) LINQ
16 25 (2.52%) Vue
17 22 (2.21%) Laravel
18 18 (1.81%) .NET Framework
19 15 (1.51%) jQuery
19 15 (1.51%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (3.92%) Greenfield Project
2 30 (3.02%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
4 20 (2.01%) Management Information System
5 19 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (1.81%) Mobile App
7 11 (1.11%) AS400
7 11 (1.11%) Embedded Systems
7 11 (1.11%) Virtual Team
8 8 (0.80%) Algorithms
8 8 (0.80%) e-Learning
8 8 (0.80%) Low-Code
9 6 (0.60%) Driving Licence
9 6 (0.60%) Product Ownership
9 6 (0.60%) PropTech
10 5 (0.50%) AI Agents
10 5 (0.50%) Robotics
11 4 (0.40%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (0.40%) iSeries
11 4 (0.40%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.31%) Linux
2 8 (0.80%) Windows
3 6 (0.60%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.50%) Android
5 2 (0.20%) Unix
5 2 (0.20%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.10%) Alpine Linux
6 1 (0.10%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (24.45%) Full-Stack Development
2 156 (15.69%) Agile
3 113 (11.37%) Problem-Solving
4 98 (9.86%) AI
5 92 (9.26%) CI/CD
6 89 (8.95%) Business Intelligence
7 80 (8.05%) DevOps
8 70 (7.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 62 (6.24%) Analytics
10 60 (6.04%) Mentoring
10 60 (6.04%) Software Engineering
11 49 (4.93%) E-Commerce
12 47 (4.73%) Microservices
13 46 (4.63%) SDLC
14 43 (4.33%) Machine Learning
15 42 (4.23%) Logistics
16 39 (3.92%) CRM
16 39 (3.92%) Scrum
17 38 (3.82%) Workflow
18 36 (3.62%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 268 (26.96%) C#
2 210 (21.13%) SQL
3 121 (12.17%) JavaScript
4 73 (7.34%) Python
4 73 (7.34%) TypeScript
5 66 (6.64%) PHP
6 49 (4.93%) Java
7 21 (2.11%) C++
8 17 (1.71%) Go
9 16 (1.61%) PL/SQL
10 15 (1.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 11 (1.11%) Bash
11 11 (1.11%) RPG
12 10 (1.01%) ABAP
13 8 (0.80%) Rust
14 6 (0.60%) Delphi
14 6 (0.60%) RPG IV
14 6 (0.60%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.50%) C
15 5 (0.50%) RPG III
Qualifications
1 49 (4.93%) Security Cleared
2 39 (3.92%) SC Cleared
3 20 (2.01%) Degree
4 13 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.01%) DV Cleared
6 7 (0.70%) Azure Certification
7 6 (0.60%) Oracle Certification
8 4 (0.40%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.40%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 3 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.10%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (1.71%) QA
2 16 (1.61%) Accessibility
3 8 (0.80%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.40%) SOC 2
5 2 (0.20%) GDPR
6 1 (0.10%) JTAG
System Software
1 40 (4.02%) Docker
2 3 (0.30%) Firmware
3 1 (0.10%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 33 (3.32%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.20%) Terraform
3 1 (0.10%) Ansible
3 1 (0.10%) Nagios
3 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 176 (17.71%) Microsoft
2 40 (4.02%) Oracle
3 28 (2.82%) IBM
4 20 (2.01%) SAP
5 16 (1.61%) Cognos
6 15 (1.51%) Workday
7 13 (1.31%) Epicor
8 11 (1.11%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.01%) Facebook
9 10 (1.01%) OpenText
10 9 (0.91%) iManage
10 9 (0.91%) Salesforce
11 8 (0.80%) Foundry
12 6 (0.60%) Xamarin
13 5 (0.50%) Apple
13 5 (0.50%) Google
13 5 (0.50%) YouTube
14 4 (0.40%) Databricks
14 4 (0.40%) Zoho
15 3 (0.30%) Infor