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 24 January 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 17 5
Rank change year-on-year +11 -12 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 56 36 70
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 12.79% 8.41% 13.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.21% 8.57% 14.46%
Number of salaries quoted 48 18 66
10th Percentile £37,000 £34,250 £35,938
25th Percentile £47,188 £37,750 £36,938
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 £52,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £53,750 £68,750
East Midlands median annual salary £52,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.50% - -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 424 420 484
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.80% 98.13% 96.41%
Number of salaries quoted 312 193 400
10th Percentile £25,875 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £68,875
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -7.77%

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 24 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 24 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 -2 34 £60,000 +26.32% 22
Towcester +2 10 £80,000 +52.38% 2
Kettering -1 6 £25,500 +2.00%
Wellingborough - 3 £45,000 -
Developer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 24 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 34 (60.71%) HTML
1 34 (60.71%) JavaScript
2 29 (51.79%) SQL
3 25 (44.64%) CSS
3 25 (44.64%) Full-Stack Development
4 23 (41.07%) AWS
4 23 (41.07%) Node.js
4 23 (41.07%) React
5 19 (33.93%) Amazon S3
5 19 (33.93%) AWS Lambda
5 19 (33.93%) Python
5 19 (33.93%) Serverless
6 18 (32.14%) C#
6 18 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (28.57%) API Development
8 13 (23.21%) .NET
8 13 (23.21%) SQL Server
9 12 (21.43%) Degree
10 11 (19.64%) ASP.NET
10 11 (19.64%) ASP.NET MVC
10 11 (19.64%) Computer Science
10 11 (19.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (19.64%) MVC
11 10 (17.86%) Software Engineering
12 9 (16.07%) Amazon Redshift
12 9 (16.07%) Oracle
13 8 (14.29%) Web Development
14 7 (12.50%) .NET Core
14 7 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
14 7 (12.50%) 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 4 (7.14%) CMS
2 3 (5.36%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 23 (41.07%) AWS
2 19 (33.93%) Amazon S3
2 19 (33.93%) AWS Lambda
2 19 (33.93%) Serverless
3 7 (12.50%) Power Platform
4 4 (7.14%) Azure
5 2 (3.57%) GitHub
6 1 (1.79%) Figma
6 1 (1.79%) Sage Pay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (23.21%) SQL Server
2 9 (16.07%) Amazon Redshift
3 7 (12.50%) Power BI
3 7 (12.50%) Relational Database
4 2 (3.57%) MariaDB
4 2 (3.57%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) GitLab
1 2 (3.57%) JIRA
2 1 (1.79%) Git
2 1 (1.79%) JUnit
2 1 (1.79%) Mockito
General
1 15 (26.79%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (19.64%) Social Skills
3 3 (5.36%) Marketing
4 1 (1.79%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (60.71%) HTML
2 25 (44.64%) CSS
3 23 (41.07%) Node.js
3 23 (41.07%) React
4 13 (23.21%) .NET
5 11 (19.64%) ASP.NET
5 11 (19.64%) ASP.NET MVC
6 7 (12.50%) .NET Core
6 7 (12.50%) WinForms
6 7 (12.50%) XML
7 3 (5.36%) .NET Framework
7 3 (5.36%) ASP.NET Web Forms
7 3 (5.36%) Entity Framework
7 3 (5.36%) REST
8 2 (3.57%) AngularJS
8 2 (3.57%) CSS3
8 2 (3.57%) HTML5
8 2 (3.57%) Lightning Web Components
9 1 (1.79%) Jest
9 1 (1.79%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (44.64%) Full-Stack Development
2 18 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (28.57%) API Development
4 11 (19.64%) Computer Science
4 11 (19.64%) MVC
5 10 (17.86%) Software Engineering
6 8 (14.29%) Web Development
7 7 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (12.50%) SDLC
8 5 (8.93%) Change Management
8 5 (8.93%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (8.93%) Mentoring
9 3 (5.36%) CI/CD
9 3 (5.36%) Content Management
9 3 (5.36%) CRM
9 3 (5.36%) Dashboard Development
9 3 (5.36%) Design Patterns
9 3 (5.36%) Logistics
9 3 (5.36%) Roadmaps
10 2 (3.57%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
Programming Languages
1 34 (60.71%) JavaScript
2 29 (51.79%) SQL
3 19 (33.93%) Python
4 18 (32.14%) C#
5 7 (12.50%) Delphi
6 5 (8.93%) Rust
7 2 (3.57%) Apex Code
7 2 (3.57%) TypeScript
8 1 (1.79%) C
8 1 (1.79%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (21.43%) Degree
2 11 (19.64%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 1 (1.79%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.79%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (16.07%) Oracle
2 3 (5.36%) Zoho
3 2 (3.57%) Pardot
3 2 (3.57%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.79%) Adobe