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 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 19 8
Rank change year-on-year +7 -11 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 41 38 51
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 9.93% 8.48% 13.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.38% 8.66% 13.97%
Number of salaries quoted 36 20 47
10th Percentile £25,750 £34,750 £36,000
25th Percentile £44,125 £38,500 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - +8.11%
75th Percentile £70,000 £53,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £55,500 £70,000
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -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 395 439 365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.64% 97.99% 96.56%
Number of salaries quoted 283 203 296
10th Percentile £26,375 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,313 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,000 £73,750
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 28 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 28 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 -12 22 £60,000 +23.08% 55
Towcester +5 8 £80,000 +52.38%
Kettering +1 6 £25,500 +2.00% 4
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 28 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 23 (56.10%) HTML
1 23 (56.10%) JavaScript
2 19 (46.34%) CSS
3 17 (41.46%) SQL
4 15 (36.59%) C#
5 13 (31.71%) Full-Stack Development
6 12 (29.27%) SQL Server
7 11 (26.83%) .NET
7 11 (26.83%) AWS
7 11 (26.83%) MVC
7 11 (26.83%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (26.83%) React
8 10 (24.39%) API Development
8 10 (24.39%) ASP.NET
8 10 (24.39%) ASP.NET MVC
8 10 (24.39%) Node.js
9 9 (21.95%) Web Development
10 8 (19.51%) Oracle
11 6 (14.63%) Amazon S3
11 6 (14.63%) AWS Lambda
11 6 (14.63%) Degree
11 6 (14.63%) Python
11 6 (14.63%) Serverless
12 5 (12.20%) .NET Core
12 5 (12.20%) Business Intelligence
12 5 (12.20%) CMS
12 5 (12.20%) Delphi
12 5 (12.20%) Power BI
12 5 (12.20%) Power Platform
12 5 (12.20%) Relational Database

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 (12.20%) CMS
2 4 (9.76%) IIS
3 1 (2.44%) JBoss
3 1 (2.44%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (2.44%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 11 (26.83%) AWS
2 6 (14.63%) Amazon S3
2 6 (14.63%) AWS Lambda
2 6 (14.63%) Serverless
3 5 (12.20%) Power Platform
4 3 (7.32%) Azure
5 2 (4.88%) GitHub
5 2 (4.88%) Sage Pay
6 1 (2.44%) Figma
6 1 (2.44%) OpenShift
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (29.27%) SQL Server
2 5 (12.20%) Power BI
2 5 (12.20%) Relational Database
3 2 (4.88%) Amazon Redshift
3 2 (4.88%) MariaDB
3 2 (4.88%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (7.32%) JIRA
2 2 (4.88%) Git
2 2 (4.88%) GitLab
2 2 (4.88%) JUnit
3 1 (2.44%) Babel
3 1 (2.44%) Gradle
3 1 (2.44%) Jenkins
3 1 (2.44%) Maven
3 1 (2.44%) Mockito
3 1 (2.44%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (2.44%) webpack
General
1 10 (24.39%) Social Skills
2 8 (19.51%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.32%) Marketing
4 2 (4.88%) Finance
5 1 (2.44%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (56.10%) HTML
2 19 (46.34%) CSS
3 11 (26.83%) .NET
3 11 (26.83%) React
4 10 (24.39%) ASP.NET
4 10 (24.39%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (24.39%) Node.js
5 5 (12.20%) .NET Core
5 5 (12.20%) WinForms
5 5 (12.20%) XML
6 4 (9.76%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 4 (9.76%) REST
7 3 (7.32%) CSS3
7 3 (7.32%) HTML5
7 3 (7.32%) Spring
7 3 (7.32%) Spring Boot
8 2 (4.88%) Lightning Web Components
8 2 (4.88%) Redux
8 2 (4.88%) RESTful
8 2 (4.88%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.88%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.44%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.44%) Linux
1 1 (2.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (31.71%) Full-Stack Development
2 11 (26.83%) MVC
2 11 (26.83%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (24.39%) API Development
4 9 (21.95%) Web Development
5 5 (12.20%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (12.20%) SDLC
6 4 (9.76%) Clean Code
6 4 (9.76%) Computer Science
6 4 (9.76%) Content Management
6 4 (9.76%) Software Engineering
7 3 (7.32%) Change Management
7 3 (7.32%) CI/CD
7 3 (7.32%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (7.32%) CRM
7 3 (7.32%) Dashboard Development
7 3 (7.32%) Design Patterns
7 3 (7.32%) Logistics
7 3 (7.32%) Mentoring
8 2 (4.88%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
Programming Languages
1 23 (56.10%) JavaScript
2 17 (41.46%) SQL
3 15 (36.59%) C#
4 6 (14.63%) Python
5 5 (12.20%) Delphi
5 5 (12.20%) Rust
6 3 (7.32%) Java
7 2 (4.88%) Apex Code
7 2 (4.88%) TypeScript
8 1 (2.44%) C
8 1 (2.44%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 6 (14.63%) Degree
2 4 (9.76%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.44%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (2.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (19.51%) Oracle
2 3 (7.32%) Zoho
3 2 (4.88%) Adobe
3 2 (4.88%) Pardot
3 2 (4.88%) Salesforce