Developer Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Developer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Developer salary in Northamptonshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 February 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 17 8
Rank change year-on-year +12 -9 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 60 36 73
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 12.77% 8.45% 12.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.13% 8.59% 13.25%
Number of salaries quoted 51 18 69
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,875 £37,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £77,500 £53,438 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £53,750 £69,000
East Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 457 419 551
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.23% 98.36% 96.50%
Number of salaries quoted 334 184 461
10th Percentile £25,875 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +14.13% -0.54%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £68,750
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.89%

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 3 February 2026.

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 3 February 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
Northampton -2 39 £60,000 +26.32% 14
Towcester +3 10 £80,000 +52.38% 2
Kettering -1 6 £25,500 +2.00% 1
Wellingborough - 2 £44,000 -
Developer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 3 February 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 35 (58.33%) HTML
1 35 (58.33%) JavaScript
2 30 (50.00%) SQL
3 28 (46.67%) Full-Stack Development
4 26 (43.33%) AWS
4 26 (43.33%) Node.js
4 26 (43.33%) React
5 25 (41.67%) CSS
6 22 (36.67%) Amazon S3
6 22 (36.67%) AWS Lambda
6 22 (36.67%) Python
6 22 (36.67%) Serverless
7 18 (30.00%) C#
7 18 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
8 17 (28.33%) API Development
9 13 (21.67%) SQL Server
10 12 (20.00%) .NET
10 12 (20.00%) Degree
11 11 (18.33%) Computer Science
11 11 (18.33%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (18.33%) Software Engineering
12 10 (16.67%) Amazon Redshift
12 10 (16.67%) ASP.NET
12 10 (16.67%) ASP.NET MVC
12 10 (16.67%) MVC
13 9 (15.00%) Oracle
14 8 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
14 8 (13.33%) Delphi
14 8 (13.33%) Power BI
14 8 (13.33%) Power Platform

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 4 (6.67%) CMS
2 3 (5.00%) IIS
3 1 (1.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.67%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 26 (43.33%) AWS
2 22 (36.67%) Amazon S3
2 22 (36.67%) AWS Lambda
2 22 (36.67%) Serverless
3 8 (13.33%) Power Platform
4 4 (6.67%) Azure
5 1 (1.67%) Figma
5 1 (1.67%) GitHub
5 1 (1.67%) Sage Pay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (21.67%) SQL Server
2 10 (16.67%) Amazon Redshift
3 8 (13.33%) Power BI
3 8 (13.33%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.67%) MariaDB
4 1 (1.67%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.67%) Git
1 1 (1.67%) GitLab
1 1 (1.67%) JIRA
1 1 (1.67%) JUnit
1 1 (1.67%) Mockito
General
1 16 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (18.33%) Social Skills
3 3 (5.00%) Marketing
4 1 (1.67%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (58.33%) HTML
2 26 (43.33%) Node.js
2 26 (43.33%) React
3 25 (41.67%) CSS
4 12 (20.00%) .NET
5 10 (16.67%) ASP.NET
5 10 (16.67%) ASP.NET MVC
6 8 (13.33%) WinForms
6 8 (13.33%) XML
7 6 (10.00%) .NET Core
8 3 (5.00%) .NET Framework
8 3 (5.00%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 3 (5.00%) Entity Framework
9 2 (3.33%) Lightning Web Components
9 2 (3.33%) REST
10 1 (1.67%) AngularJS
10 1 (1.67%) CSS3
10 1 (1.67%) HTML5
10 1 (1.67%) Jest
10 1 (1.67%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (46.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 18 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (28.33%) API Development
4 11 (18.33%) Computer Science
4 11 (18.33%) Software Engineering
5 10 (16.67%) MVC
6 8 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (13.33%) SDLC
7 7 (11.67%) Web Development
8 5 (8.33%) Change Management
8 5 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (8.33%) Mentoring
9 3 (5.00%) Content Management
9 3 (5.00%) CRM
9 3 (5.00%) Dashboard Development
9 3 (5.00%) Roadmaps
10 2 (3.33%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
10 2 (3.33%) Design Patterns
10 2 (3.33%) E-Commerce
10 2 (3.33%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 35 (58.33%) JavaScript
2 30 (50.00%) SQL
3 22 (36.67%) Python
4 18 (30.00%) C#
5 8 (13.33%) Delphi
6 5 (8.33%) Rust
7 2 (3.33%) Apex Code
8 1 (1.67%) C
8 1 (1.67%) Java
8 1 (1.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 12 (20.00%) Degree
2 11 (18.33%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 1 (1.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.67%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (15.00%) Oracle
2 3 (5.00%) Zoho
3 2 (3.33%) Pardot
3 2 (3.33%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.67%) Adobe