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 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 18 10
Rank change year-on-year +8 -8 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 45 38 49
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 10.95% 8.52% 12.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.42% 8.70% 13.42%
Number of salaries quoted 40 20 47
10th Percentile £26,150 £34,750 £36,000
25th Percentile £45,938 £38,500 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £77,500 £53,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £55,500 £70,000
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%

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 394 437 365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.86% 97.98% 96.56%
Number of salaries quoted 284 204 303
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,875 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +2.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,625 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £73,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -2.91%

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 2 January 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 2 January 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 -7 26 £60,000 +23.08% 11
Towcester +5 8 £80,000 +52.38%
Kettering +1 6 £25,500 +2.00% 1
Wellingborough 0 3 £45,000 -18.18%
Developer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 2 January 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 27 (60.00%) HTML
1 27 (60.00%) JavaScript
2 21 (46.67%) CSS
2 21 (46.67%) SQL
3 17 (37.78%) Full-Stack Development
4 15 (33.33%) AWS
4 15 (33.33%) C#
4 15 (33.33%) React
5 14 (31.11%) Node.js
6 13 (28.89%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (26.67%) API Development
7 12 (26.67%) SQL Server
8 11 (24.44%) .NET
8 11 (24.44%) MVC
9 10 (22.22%) Amazon S3
9 10 (22.22%) ASP.NET
9 10 (22.22%) ASP.NET MVC
9 10 (22.22%) AWS Lambda
9 10 (22.22%) Python
9 10 (22.22%) Serverless
10 9 (20.00%) Web Development
11 8 (17.78%) Degree
11 8 (17.78%) Oracle
12 6 (13.33%) Computer Science
12 6 (13.33%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (13.33%) Software Engineering
13 5 (11.11%) .NET Core
13 5 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
13 5 (11.11%) CMS
13 5 (11.11%) Delphi

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 (11.11%) CMS
2 4 (8.89%) IIS
3 1 (2.22%) JBoss
3 1 (2.22%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (2.22%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (2.22%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 15 (33.33%) AWS
2 10 (22.22%) Amazon S3
2 10 (22.22%) AWS Lambda
2 10 (22.22%) Serverless
3 5 (11.11%) Power Platform
4 3 (6.67%) Azure
5 2 (4.44%) GitHub
5 2 (4.44%) Sage Pay
6 1 (2.22%) Figma
6 1 (2.22%) OpenShift
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (26.67%) SQL Server
2 5 (11.11%) Power BI
2 5 (11.11%) Relational Database
3 4 (8.89%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (4.44%) MariaDB
4 2 (4.44%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (6.67%) JIRA
2 2 (4.44%) Git
2 2 (4.44%) GitLab
2 2 (4.44%) JUnit
3 1 (2.22%) Babel
3 1 (2.22%) Gradle
3 1 (2.22%) Jenkins
3 1 (2.22%) Maven
3 1 (2.22%) Mockito
3 1 (2.22%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (2.22%) webpack
General
1 10 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
1 10 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 3 (6.67%) Marketing
3 2 (4.44%) Finance
4 1 (2.22%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (60.00%) HTML
2 21 (46.67%) CSS
3 15 (33.33%) React
4 14 (31.11%) Node.js
5 11 (24.44%) .NET
6 10 (22.22%) ASP.NET
6 10 (22.22%) ASP.NET MVC
7 5 (11.11%) .NET Core
7 5 (11.11%) WinForms
7 5 (11.11%) XML
8 4 (8.89%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 4 (8.89%) REST
9 3 (6.67%) CSS3
9 3 (6.67%) HTML5
9 3 (6.67%) Spring
9 3 (6.67%) Spring Boot
10 2 (4.44%) Lightning Web Components
10 2 (4.44%) Redux
10 2 (4.44%) RESTful
10 2 (4.44%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.44%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.22%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.22%) Linux
1 1 (2.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (37.78%) Full-Stack Development
2 13 (28.89%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (26.67%) API Development
4 11 (24.44%) MVC
5 9 (20.00%) Web Development
6 6 (13.33%) Computer Science
6 6 (13.33%) Software Engineering
7 5 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (11.11%) SDLC
8 4 (8.89%) Change Management
8 4 (8.89%) Clean Code
8 4 (8.89%) Content Management
8 4 (8.89%) Mentoring
9 3 (6.67%) CI/CD
9 3 (6.67%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (6.67%) CRM
9 3 (6.67%) Dashboard Development
9 3 (6.67%) Design Patterns
9 3 (6.67%) Logistics
10 2 (4.44%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
Programming Languages
1 27 (60.00%) JavaScript
2 21 (46.67%) SQL
3 15 (33.33%) C#
4 10 (22.22%) Python
5 5 (11.11%) Delphi
5 5 (11.11%) Rust
6 3 (6.67%) Java
7 2 (4.44%) Apex Code
7 2 (4.44%) TypeScript
8 1 (2.22%) C
8 1 (2.22%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 8 (17.78%) Degree
2 6 (13.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.22%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.22%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (17.78%) Oracle
2 3 (6.67%) Zoho
3 2 (4.44%) Adobe
3 2 (4.44%) Pardot
3 2 (4.44%) Salesforce