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 21 August 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 21 5
Rank change year-on-year +7 -16 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1,009 446 1,446
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.93% 7.69% 13.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.38% 8.44% 14.32%
Number of salaries quoted 800 369 1,136
10th Percentile £35,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,625 £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 £67,625 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,823 £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 13,670 5,284 10,098
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 91.13% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 9,560 3,346 6,451
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,335 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,390 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.16% -9.22% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,063 £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 21 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 21 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 +3 575 £60,000 +4.35% 102
East Midlands +29 433 £54,000 +5.88% 83
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 21 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.

1 267 (26.46%) C#
2 244 (24.18%) Full-Stack Development
3 233 (23.09%) .NET
4 229 (22.70%) Azure
5 212 (21.01%) SQL
6 181 (17.94%) Microsoft
7 159 (15.76%) Agile
8 125 (12.39%) JavaScript
9 117 (11.60%) Problem-Solving
10 114 (11.30%) Power Platform
11 101 (10.01%) AWS
12 100 (9.91%) .NET Core
13 99 (9.81%) AI
14 94 (9.32%) React
15 91 (9.02%) CI/CD
16 89 (8.82%) Business Intelligence
17 79 (7.83%) DevOps
18 75 (7.43%) ASP.NET
18 75 (7.43%) TypeScript
19 74 (7.33%) CSS
20 73 (7.23%) Python
21 71 (7.04%) Continuous Improvement
21 71 (7.04%) HTML
22 70 (6.94%) Power Automate
22 70 (6.94%) Power BI
23 69 (6.84%) Node.js
24 68 (6.74%) ASP.NET Core
25 65 (6.44%) Analytics
26 63 (6.24%) Azure SQL Database
26 63 (6.24%) PowerApps

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 19 (1.88%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 11 (1.09%) Documentum
4 6 (0.59%) CMS
4 6 (0.59%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.30%) Apache
6 2 (0.20%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.099%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.099%) IIS
7 1 (0.099%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.20%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.099%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 15 (1.49%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 13 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.79%) Oracle CRM
5 7 (0.69%) Oracle Applications
6 6 (0.59%) 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 (0.099%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.099%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.099%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.099%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 229 (22.70%) Azure
2 114 (11.30%) Power Platform
3 101 (10.01%) AWS
4 70 (6.94%) Power Automate
5 63 (6.24%) PowerApps
6 55 (5.45%) Dynamics 365
7 51 (5.05%) Azure DevOps
8 38 (3.77%) SaaS
9 23 (2.28%) GitHub
10 22 (2.18%) Microsoft Copilot
11 21 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
12 19 (1.88%) Serverless
13 18 (1.78%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (1.49%) GitHub Copilot
15 14 (1.39%) Azure Functions
16 12 (1.19%) Azure AI
17 10 (0.99%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 10 (0.99%) Copilot Studio
18 9 (0.89%) Azure Service Bus
19 7 (0.69%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.68%) Internet
2 3 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (0.30%) Network Security
3 2 (0.20%) HTTP
4 1 (0.099%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.099%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (0.099%) FTP
4 1 (0.099%) RTP
4 1 (0.099%) RTSP
4 1 (0.099%) SCTP
4 1 (0.099%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (0.099%) SS7
4 1 (0.099%) SSL
4 1 (0.099%) UWB
4 1 (0.099%) VoIP
4 1 (0.099%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.099%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.099%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.94%) Power BI
2 63 (6.24%) Azure SQL Database
3 59 (5.85%) SQL Server
4 54 (5.35%) MongoDB
5 25 (2.48%) Elasticsearch
6 20 (1.98%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.88%) MySQL
8 12 (1.19%) NoSQL
9 11 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
9 11 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 9 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 6 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.50%) NonStop SQL
12 5 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.50%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (0.30%) Oracle Database
14 3 (0.30%) Redis
14 3 (0.30%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 38 (3.77%) Git
2 11 (1.09%) Visual Studio Code
3 10 (0.99%) JUnit
3 10 (0.99%) Maven
3 10 (0.99%) 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 (0.099%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.099%) gulp
7 1 (0.099%) NUnit
7 1 (0.099%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.099%) Vite
7 1 (0.099%) webpack
General
1 146 (14.47%) Finance
2 90 (8.92%) Social Skills
3 54 (5.35%) Manufacturing
4 33 (3.27%) Law
5 28 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (2.28%) Retail
7 19 (1.88%) Legal
8 16 (1.59%) Banking
9 13 (1.29%) Marketing
10 11 (1.09%) Advertising
11 10 (0.99%) Games
12 9 (0.89%) Public Sector
13 7 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.59%) iGaming
15 4 (0.40%) Automotive
15 4 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.30%) Back Office
16 3 (0.30%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.20%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.20%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 233 (23.09%) .NET
2 100 (9.91%) .NET Core
3 94 (9.32%) React
4 75 (7.43%) ASP.NET
5 74 (7.33%) CSS
6 71 (7.04%) HTML
7 69 (6.84%) Node.js
8 68 (6.74%) ASP.NET Core
9 62 (6.14%) REST
10 46 (4.56%) Blazor
11 42 (4.16%) AngularJS
12 35 (3.47%) Entity Framework
12 35 (3.47%) RESTful
13 34 (3.37%) ASP.NET Web API
14 26 (2.58%) LINQ
15 25 (2.48%) Vue
16 20 (1.98%) Laravel
17 19 (1.88%) .NET Framework
18 15 (1.49%) Hugging Face
18 15 (1.49%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (3.87%) Greenfield Project
2 31 (3.07%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
4 20 (1.98%) Management Information System
5 19 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (1.78%) Mobile App
7 11 (1.09%) AS400
7 11 (1.09%) Embedded Systems
7 11 (1.09%) Virtual Team
8 9 (0.89%) Low-Code
9 8 (0.79%) Algorithms
9 8 (0.79%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.59%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.59%) Product Ownership
10 6 (0.59%) PropTech
11 5 (0.50%) AI Agents
11 5 (0.50%) IoT
11 5 (0.50%) Robotics
12 4 (0.40%) CMDB
12 4 (0.40%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.28%) Linux
2 8 (0.79%) Windows
3 6 (0.59%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.50%) Android
5 2 (0.20%) Unix
5 2 (0.20%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.099%) Alpine Linux
6 1 (0.099%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.099%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (24.18%) Full-Stack Development
2 159 (15.76%) Agile
3 117 (11.60%) Problem-Solving
4 99 (9.81%) AI
5 91 (9.02%) CI/CD
6 89 (8.82%) Business Intelligence
7 79 (7.83%) DevOps
8 71 (7.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 65 (6.44%) Analytics
10 60 (5.95%) Mentoring
10 60 (5.95%) Software Engineering
11 52 (5.15%) E-Commerce
12 47 (4.66%) Microservices
13 46 (4.56%) SDLC
14 44 (4.36%) Machine Learning
15 42 (4.16%) Logistics
16 41 (4.06%) Scrum
17 39 (3.87%) CRM
17 39 (3.87%) Workflow
18 38 (3.77%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 267 (26.46%) C#
2 212 (21.01%) SQL
3 125 (12.39%) JavaScript
4 75 (7.43%) TypeScript
5 73 (7.23%) Python
6 61 (6.05%) PHP
7 50 (4.96%) Java
8 20 (1.98%) C++
9 16 (1.59%) PL/SQL
10 15 (1.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 15 (1.49%) Go
11 11 (1.09%) Bash
11 11 (1.09%) RPG
12 10 (0.99%) ABAP
13 8 (0.79%) Rust
14 6 (0.59%) RPG IV
14 6 (0.59%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.50%) C
15 5 (0.50%) Delphi
15 5 (0.50%) RPG III
Qualifications
1 52 (5.15%) Security Cleared
2 40 (3.96%) SC Cleared
3 18 (1.78%) Degree
4 11 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (0.99%) DV Cleared
6 7 (0.69%) Azure Certification
7 6 (0.59%) 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 (0.099%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (1.78%) QA
2 16 (1.59%) Accessibility
3 7 (0.69%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.40%) SOC 2
5 2 (0.20%) GDPR
6 1 (0.099%) JTAG
System Software
1 41 (4.06%) Docker
2 3 (0.30%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.30%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 33 (3.27%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.099%) Ansible
3 1 (0.099%) Nagios
3 1 (0.099%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 181 (17.94%) Microsoft
2 38 (3.77%) Oracle
3 28 (2.78%) IBM
4 20 (1.98%) SAP
5 16 (1.59%) Cognos
6 15 (1.49%) Workday
7 14 (1.39%) ServiceNow
8 13 (1.29%) Epicor
9 10 (0.99%) Facebook
9 10 (0.99%) OpenText
10 9 (0.89%) iManage
10 9 (0.89%) Salesforce
11 8 (0.79%) Foundry
12 6 (0.59%) Xamarin
13 5 (0.50%) Apple
13 5 (0.50%) Google
13 5 (0.50%) HP
13 5 (0.50%) YouTube
14 4 (0.40%) Databricks
14 4 (0.40%) Zoho