Developer Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Developer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Developer salary in Northamptonshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 September 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 46 19
Rank change year-on-year +34 -27 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 85 20 117
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 6.54% 3.66% 12.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.10% 3.74% 13.09%
Number of salaries quoted 46 18 86
10th Percentile £41,250 £25,025 £27,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,750 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +17.95% -18.75%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,375 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £70,000
East Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £52,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.48% +4.50% -9.09%

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 1,197 535 894
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 97.99% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 767 252 464
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -13.64%
75th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,665 £75,000
East Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £41,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +15.85% -8.89% -14.29%

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 25 September 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 25 September 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 +12 53 £65,000 +12.07% 12
Kettering +2 28 £75,000 +197.03% 8
Daventry - 2 £80,000 - 1
Towcester - 1 £60,000 -
Developer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 25 September 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 21 (24.71%) AWS
2 18 (21.18%) GraphQL
3 15 (17.65%) Microsoft
4 14 (16.47%) CMS
4 14 (16.47%) Headless CMS
5 13 (15.29%) Full-Stack Development
5 13 (15.29%) React
6 12 (14.12%) E-Commerce
6 12 (14.12%) Python
7 9 (10.59%) Magento
7 9 (10.59%) Next.js
8 8 (9.41%) B2B
8 8 (9.41%) B2C
8 8 (9.41%) Front End Development
8 8 (9.41%) TypeScript
9 7 (8.24%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (8.24%) HTML
9 7 (8.24%) Node.js
9 7 (8.24%) Performance Optimisation
10 6 (7.06%) Java
10 6 (7.06%) JavaScript
10 6 (7.06%) SQL
11 5 (5.88%) Azure
11 5 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (5.88%) CRM
11 5 (5.88%) Event-Driven
11 5 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
11 5 (5.88%) Software Engineering
11 5 (5.88%) Unit Testing
12 4 (4.71%) Amazon S3

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 14 (16.47%) CMS
1 14 (16.47%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (10.59%) Magento
2 4 (4.71%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (3.53%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (2.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (24.71%) AWS
2 7 (8.24%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (5.88%) Azure
4 4 (4.71%) Amazon S3
4 4 (4.71%) AWS Lambda
4 4 (4.71%) Power Platform
4 4 (4.71%) Serverless
5 3 (3.53%) Power Automate
6 2 (2.35%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (2.35%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.18%) Diameter Protocol
1 1 (1.18%) FTP
1 1 (1.18%) HTTP
1 1 (1.18%) RTP
1 1 (1.18%) RTSP
1 1 (1.18%) SCTP
1 1 (1.18%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (1.18%) SS7
1 1 (1.18%) VoIP
1 1 (1.18%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.53%) Power BI
2 2 (2.35%) Relational Database
2 2 (2.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (2.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.18%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (3.53%) Visual Studio Code
2 1 (1.18%) Git
General
1 18 (21.18%) Manufacturing
2 12 (14.12%) Finance
3 9 (10.59%) Law
3 9 (10.59%) Social Skills
4 5 (5.88%) Legal
5 2 (2.35%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (2.35%) Social Housing
6 1 (1.18%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (21.18%) GraphQL
2 13 (15.29%) React
3 9 (10.59%) Next.js
4 7 (8.24%) HTML
4 7 (8.24%) Node.js
5 3 (3.53%) JDBC
5 3 (3.53%) OAuth
5 3 (3.53%) REST
5 3 (3.53%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (3.53%) SAPUI5
5 3 (3.53%) SOAP
5 3 (3.53%) Web Services
6 2 (2.35%) .NET
6 2 (2.35%) CSS
7 1 (1.18%) FFmpeg
7 1 (1.18%) GStreamer
7 1 (1.18%) JSON
7 1 (1.18%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (1.18%) WebRTC
7 1 (1.18%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (1.18%) AI Agents
2 1 (1.18%) CUDA
2 1 (1.18%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (1.18%) IoT
2 1 (1.18%) Mainframe
2 1 (1.18%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.18%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 1 (1.18%) Robotics
2 1 (1.18%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.18%) Linux
1 1 (1.18%) OpenVMS
1 1 (1.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (15.29%) Full-Stack Development
2 12 (14.12%) E-Commerce
3 8 (9.41%) B2B
3 8 (9.41%) B2C
3 8 (9.41%) Front End Development
4 7 (8.24%) Performance Optimisation
5 5 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (5.88%) CRM
5 5 (5.88%) Event-Driven
5 5 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (5.88%) Software Engineering
5 5 (5.88%) Unit Testing
6 4 (4.71%) Analytics
6 4 (4.71%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 4 (4.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (3.53%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (3.53%) Computer Science
7 3 (3.53%) Integration Patterns
7 3 (3.53%) Runbook
7 3 (3.53%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 12 (14.12%) Python
2 8 (9.41%) TypeScript
3 6 (7.06%) Java
3 6 (7.06%) JavaScript
3 6 (7.06%) SQL
4 3 (3.53%) ABAP
4 3 (3.53%) C
4 3 (3.53%) C#
5 1 (1.18%) C++
5 1 (1.18%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (3.53%) Degree
2 2 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.18%) ACCA
3 1 (1.18%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.35%) GDPR
2 1 (1.18%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.18%) QA
Vendors
1 15 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.71%) SAP
3 3 (3.53%) iManage
3 3 (3.53%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.18%) Adaptive Insights
4 1 (1.18%) Anaplan
4 1 (1.18%) Oracle
4 1 (1.18%) Red Hat