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 26 June 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 42 10
Rank change year-on-year +30 -32 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 57 19 147
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 6.67% 3.51% 13.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.93% 3.53% 14.41%
Number of salaries quoted 29 15 124
10th Percentile £48,500 £27,200 £28,300
25th Percentile £52,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +10.53% -13.64%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,500 £70,000
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 822 539 1,020
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.25% 99.45% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 510 237 680
10th Percentile £26,420 £29,150 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +25.00% -27.27%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,500 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £44,100
% change year-on-year +17.65% -3.63% -16.00%

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 26 June 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 26 June 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 +3 38 £55,000 +4.76% 8
Kettering -1 14 - - 2
Towcester - 3 £55,000 -
Brackley +2 1 - -
Developer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 26 June 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 23 (40.35%) Full-Stack Development
2 22 (38.60%) Node.js
2 22 (38.60%) Python
2 22 (38.60%) React
3 21 (36.84%) HTML
4 20 (35.09%) AWS
4 20 (35.09%) JavaScript
5 19 (33.33%) Amazon S3
5 19 (33.33%) AWS Lambda
5 19 (33.33%) Serverless
5 19 (33.33%) SQL
6 14 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (22.81%) Computer Science
7 13 (22.81%) Degree
8 12 (21.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (19.30%) CSS
10 10 (17.54%) Amazon Redshift
10 10 (17.54%) API Development
10 10 (17.54%) C#
11 9 (15.79%) Software Engineering
12 8 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
12 8 (14.04%) Power BI
12 8 (14.04%) Power Platform
12 8 (14.04%) Relational Database
12 8 (14.04%) SQL Server
13 7 (12.28%) SDLC
14 6 (10.53%) CRM
14 6 (10.53%) Delphi
14 6 (10.53%) Oracle
14 6 (10.53%) WinForms

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 1 (1.75%) CMS
1 1 (1.75%) Headless CMS
1 1 (1.75%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 3 (5.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (3.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.75%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 20 (35.09%) AWS
2 19 (33.33%) Amazon S3
2 19 (33.33%) AWS Lambda
2 19 (33.33%) Serverless
3 8 (14.04%) Power Platform
4 4 (7.02%) Azure
5 2 (3.51%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (3.51%) Power Automate
5 2 (3.51%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.75%) Diameter Protocol
1 1 (1.75%) FTP
1 1 (1.75%) HTTP
1 1 (1.75%) RTP
1 1 (1.75%) RTSP
1 1 (1.75%) SCTP
1 1 (1.75%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (1.75%) SS7
1 1 (1.75%) VoIP
1 1 (1.75%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (17.54%) Amazon Redshift
2 8 (14.04%) Power BI
2 8 (14.04%) Relational Database
2 8 (14.04%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (3.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
General
1 11 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (17.54%) Law
3 7 (12.28%) Social Skills
4 6 (10.53%) Finance
5 5 (8.77%) Legal
6 2 (3.51%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.51%) Social Housing
7 1 (1.75%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (38.60%) Node.js
1 22 (38.60%) React
2 21 (36.84%) HTML
3 11 (19.30%) CSS
4 6 (10.53%) WinForms
4 6 (10.53%) XML
5 3 (5.26%) .NET
5 3 (5.26%) JDBC
5 3 (5.26%) OAuth
5 3 (5.26%) REST
5 3 (5.26%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (5.26%) SAPUI5
5 3 (5.26%) SOAP
6 2 (3.51%) .NET Core
6 2 (3.51%) ASP.NET
6 2 (3.51%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (3.51%) Web Services
7 1 (1.75%) Entity Framework
7 1 (1.75%) GStreamer
7 1 (1.75%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (1.75%) CUDA
2 1 (1.75%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (1.75%) IoT
2 1 (1.75%) Mainframe
2 1 (1.75%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 1 (1.75%) Robotics
2 1 (1.75%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.75%) Linux
1 1 (1.75%) OpenVMS
1 1 (1.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (40.35%) Full-Stack Development
2 14 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (22.81%) Computer Science
4 10 (17.54%) API Development
5 9 (15.79%) Software Engineering
6 8 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (12.28%) SDLC
8 6 (10.53%) CRM
9 5 (8.77%) Collaborative Working
9 5 (8.77%) Unit Testing
10 4 (7.02%) Agile
10 4 (7.02%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (7.02%) Event-Driven
10 4 (7.02%) Event-Driven Architecture
10 4 (7.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 3 (5.26%) Analytics
11 3 (5.26%) Migration
11 3 (5.26%) Runbook
11 3 (5.26%) Service Delivery
11 3 (5.26%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 22 (38.60%) Python
2 20 (35.09%) JavaScript
3 19 (33.33%) SQL
4 10 (17.54%) C#
5 6 (10.53%) Delphi
6 3 (5.26%) ABAP
6 3 (5.26%) Java
7 1 (1.75%) C++
7 1 (1.75%) MATLAB
7 1 (1.75%) Rust
7 1 (1.75%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 13 (22.81%) Degree
2 12 (21.05%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.51%) GDPR
2 1 (1.75%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.75%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (10.53%) Oracle
2 3 (5.26%) iManage
2 3 (5.26%) SAP
2 3 (5.26%) ServiceNow
3 2 (3.51%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.75%) Red Hat