Developer Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Developer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Developer salary in Northamptonshire is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 16 8
Rank change year-on-year +5 -8 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 39 41 47
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 9.33% 8.58% 13.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.77% 8.76% 13.78%
Number of salaries quoted 34 23 43
10th Percentile £25,550 £33,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,375 £38,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -9.09% +18.92%
75th Percentile £67,188 £54,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £60,000 £70,000
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 399 468 341
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.45% 97.91% 96.60%
Number of salaries quoted 286 210 269
10th Percentile £26,875 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,125 £76,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Developer
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Northamptonshire

Developer
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Northamptonshire

Developer
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 2025. 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
Northampton -10 20 £58,000 +16.00% 13
Towcester +5 8 £80,000 +52.38%
Kettering - 6 £25,500 - 1
Wellingborough -2 3 £45,000 -25.00%
Developer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 20 (51.28%) HTML
1 20 (51.28%) JavaScript
2 18 (46.15%) CSS
3 15 (38.46%) C#
4 13 (33.33%) SQL
5 12 (30.77%) MVC
5 12 (30.77%) SQL Server
6 11 (28.21%) .NET
7 10 (25.64%) ASP.NET
7 10 (25.64%) ASP.NET MVC
7 10 (25.64%) Full-Stack Development
8 9 (23.08%) API Development
8 9 (23.08%) Oracle
8 9 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (23.08%) Web Development
9 8 (20.51%) AWS
9 8 (20.51%) React
10 6 (15.38%) Clean Code
10 6 (15.38%) Node.js
11 5 (12.82%) .NET Core
11 5 (12.82%) Business Intelligence
11 5 (12.82%) CMS
11 5 (12.82%) Delphi
11 5 (12.82%) Java
11 5 (12.82%) Power BI
11 5 (12.82%) Power Platform
11 5 (12.82%) Relational Database
11 5 (12.82%) REST
11 5 (12.82%) Rust
11 5 (12.82%) SDLC

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 5 (12.82%) CMS
2 4 (10.26%) IIS
3 2 (5.13%) JBoss
3 2 (5.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (2.56%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 8 (20.51%) AWS
2 5 (12.82%) Power Platform
3 3 (7.69%) Azure
4 2 (5.13%) Amazon S3
4 2 (5.13%) AWS Lambda
4 2 (5.13%) GitHub
4 2 (5.13%) OpenShift
4 2 (5.13%) Sage Pay
4 2 (5.13%) Serverless
5 1 (2.56%) Figma
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (30.77%) SQL Server
2 5 (12.82%) Power BI
2 5 (12.82%) Relational Database
3 2 (5.13%) MariaDB
3 2 (5.13%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 4 (10.26%) JIRA
2 3 (7.69%) Git
2 3 (7.69%) JUnit
3 2 (5.13%) Babel
3 2 (5.13%) GitLab
3 2 (5.13%) Gradle
3 2 (5.13%) Jenkins
3 2 (5.13%) Maven
3 2 (5.13%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (5.13%) webpack
4 1 (2.56%) Mockito
General
1 10 (25.64%) Social Skills
2 6 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (10.26%) Finance
4 3 (7.69%) Marketing
5 1 (2.56%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (51.28%) HTML
2 18 (46.15%) CSS
3 11 (28.21%) .NET
4 10 (25.64%) ASP.NET
4 10 (25.64%) ASP.NET MVC
5 8 (20.51%) React
6 6 (15.38%) Node.js
7 5 (12.82%) .NET Core
7 5 (12.82%) REST
7 5 (12.82%) Spring
7 5 (12.82%) Spring Boot
7 5 (12.82%) WinForms
7 5 (12.82%) XML
8 4 (10.26%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 4 (10.26%) CSS3
8 4 (10.26%) HTML5
9 3 (7.69%) Redux
9 3 (7.69%) RESTful
9 3 (7.69%) SOAP
10 2 (5.13%) Spring Cloud
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.13%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.56%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.13%) Linux
1 2 (5.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (30.77%) MVC
2 10 (25.64%) Full-Stack Development
3 9 (23.08%) API Development
3 9 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (23.08%) Web Development
4 6 (15.38%) Clean Code
5 5 (12.82%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (12.82%) SDLC
6 4 (10.26%) Content Management
7 3 (7.69%) CI/CD
7 3 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (7.69%) CRM
7 3 (7.69%) Dashboard Development
7 3 (7.69%) Design Patterns
7 3 (7.69%) Front End Development
7 3 (7.69%) Logistics
7 3 (7.69%) Microservices
8 2 (5.13%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
8 2 (5.13%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
Programming Languages
1 20 (51.28%) JavaScript
2 15 (38.46%) C#
3 13 (33.33%) SQL
4 5 (12.82%) Delphi
4 5 (12.82%) Java
4 5 (12.82%) Rust
5 2 (5.13%) Apex Code
5 2 (5.13%) Python
5 2 (5.13%) Shell Script
5 2 (5.13%) TypeScript
6 1 (2.56%) C
Qualifications
1 4 (10.26%) Degree
2 2 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.13%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (23.08%) Oracle
2 3 (7.69%) Zoho
3 2 (5.13%) Adobe
3 2 (5.13%) Pardot
3 2 (5.13%) Salesforce