Graduate Developer Job Trends in the Midlands

Graduate Developer
England > Midlands

The median Graduate Developer salary in the Midlands is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 203 314
Rank change year-on-year -42 +111 -37
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Developer 18 28 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.14% 0.50% 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.55% 0.089%
Number of salaries quoted 18 22 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24,000 £25,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £26,250 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +9.38% -11.11%
75th Percentile £25,750 £32,500 £28,250
90th Percentile £30,000 - £50,000
England median annual salary £25,000 £25,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year - -16.67% -12.18%

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 12,549 5,100 12,424
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 90.89% 94.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,741 3,225 8,664
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 £63,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

Graduate Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Graduate Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Graduate Developer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Graduate Developer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Developer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Developer job vacancies in the Midlands

Graduate 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 Graduate Developer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
East Midlands -20 14 £24,000 -8.57% 1
West Midlands -40 4 £27,500 -5.17%
Graduate Developer
England

Graduate Developer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, Graduate 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 Graduate Developer in the job title.

1 15 (83.33%) C#
2 13 (72.22%) Azure
2 13 (72.22%) Computer Science
2 13 (72.22%) PHP
2 13 (72.22%) SQL
3 12 (66.67%) Agile
4 7 (38.89%) Degree
5 6 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (33.33%) SQL Server
6 5 (27.78%) AWS
6 5 (27.78%) C++
6 5 (27.78%) CSS
6 5 (27.78%) Java
6 5 (27.78%) jQuery
6 5 (27.78%) MVC
6 5 (27.78%) OOP
7 3 (16.67%) Clean Code
7 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
7 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
7 3 (16.67%) OO
7 3 (16.67%) Python
8 2 (11.11%) MySQL
8 2 (11.11%) Software Engineering
8 2 (11.11%) Windows
9 1 (5.56%) Android
9 1 (5.56%) Android Development
9 1 (5.56%) Fintech
9 1 (5.56%) Master's Degree
9 1 (5.56%) Mobile Application Development

Graduate 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (72.22%) Azure
2 5 (27.78%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.11%) MySQL
General
1 12 (66.67%) Finance
2 3 (16.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (27.78%) CSS
1 5 (27.78%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Virtual Team
2 2 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (5.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Windows
2 1 (5.56%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) Computer Science
2 12 (66.67%) Agile
3 5 (27.78%) MVC
3 5 (27.78%) OOP
4 3 (16.67%) Clean Code
4 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
4 3 (16.67%) OO
5 2 (11.11%) Software Engineering
6 1 (5.56%) Android Development
6 1 (5.56%) Fintech
6 1 (5.56%) Mobile Application Development
Programming Languages
1 15 (83.33%) C#
2 13 (72.22%) PHP
2 13 (72.22%) SQL
3 5 (27.78%) C++
3 5 (27.78%) Java
4 3 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (38.89%) Degree
2 6 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (5.56%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft