Developer Job Trends in Shropshire

Developer
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Developer salary in Shropshire is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 11 5
Rank change year-on-year -5 -6 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 30 11 23
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 11.28% 8.53% 21.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.00% 8.80% 21.90%
Number of salaries quoted 29 4 23
10th Percentile - £31,125 £33,650
25th Percentile £45,000 £32,813 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% +14.94%
75th Percentile £50,000 £48,438 £71,875
90th Percentile £50,750 £52,375 £72,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,686 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% +7.37% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 250 125 105
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 96.90% 97.22%
Number of salaries quoted 158 55 85
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% -11.43%
75th Percentile £53,250 £58,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £62,500 £75,000 £69,750
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.

Developer job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Developer
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Shropshire.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Shropshire

Developer
Salary Histogram in Shropshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Shropshire over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Shropshire

Developer
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 6 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
Telford +8 11 £45,000 -2.70% 10
Shrewsbury 0 5 £50,000 +48.15% 2
Church Stretton - 2 £50,000 -
Ludlow - 2 £52,500 -
Developer
West Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 6 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 Shropshire region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 13 (43.33%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (40.00%) AngularJS
2 12 (40.00%) API Integration
2 12 (40.00%) C#
2 12 (40.00%) Customer Experience
2 12 (40.00%) PowerShell
2 12 (40.00%) REST
2 12 (40.00%) SQL
3 10 (33.33%) Client Onboarding
3 10 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (33.33%) JSON
3 10 (33.33%) Performance Tuning
3 10 (33.33%) Razor View Engine
3 10 (33.33%) React
3 10 (33.33%) Relational Database
3 10 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
4 5 (16.67%) Web Development
5 2 (6.67%) .NET
5 2 (6.67%) Agile
5 2 (6.67%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (6.67%) Microsoft
5 2 (6.67%) Process Improvement
5 2 (6.67%) SaaS
5 2 (6.67%) Software Engineering
5 2 (6.67%) Task Automation
5 2 (6.67%) WordPress
6 1 (3.33%) AWS
6 1 (3.33%) AWS Certification
6 1 (3.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 1 (3.33%) Azure

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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 2 (6.67%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.67%) SaaS
2 1 (3.33%) AWS
2 1 (3.33%) Azure
2 1 (3.33%) GitHub
2 1 (3.33%) Power Automate
2 1 (3.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.33%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (33.33%) Relational Database
2 1 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.33%) Power BI
2 1 (3.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Git
General
1 10 (33.33%) Finance
1 10 (33.33%) Retail
1 10 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (23.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.33%) Multimedia
3 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (40.00%) AngularJS
1 12 (40.00%) REST
2 10 (33.33%) JSON
2 10 (33.33%) Razor View Engine
2 10 (33.33%) React
3 2 (6.67%) .NET
4 1 (3.33%) CSS
4 1 (3.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (40.00%) Onboarding
2 10 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (43.33%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (40.00%) API Integration
2 12 (40.00%) Customer Experience
3 10 (33.33%) Client Onboarding
3 10 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (33.33%) Performance Tuning
3 10 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
4 5 (16.67%) Web Development
5 2 (6.67%) Agile
5 2 (6.67%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (6.67%) Process Improvement
5 2 (6.67%) Software Engineering
5 2 (6.67%) Task Automation
6 1 (3.33%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (3.33%) Data Extraction
6 1 (3.33%) Data Governance
6 1 (3.33%) Data Integration
6 1 (3.33%) Decision-Making
6 1 (3.33%) Information Security
6 1 (3.33%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 12 (40.00%) C#
1 12 (40.00%) PowerShell
1 12 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (3.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (3.33%) AWS Certification
1 1 (3.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 1 (3.33%) Azure Certification
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (3.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft