Database Developer Jobs in the West Midlands

Database Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Database Developer salary in the West Midlands is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 189 230 243
Rank change year-on-year +41 +13 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Database Developer 8 17 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.18% 0.23% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.25% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 8 14 30
10th Percentile £51,500 - -
25th Percentile £53,750 £41,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.29% -22.73% +5.77%
75th Percentile £61,250 £48,250 £57,500
90th Percentile - - £57,825
England median annual salary £60,000 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +41.18% -22.73% +2.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 the West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,005 6,824 5,988
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 94.09% 89.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,807 5,158 3,359
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,217 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £60,775
% change year-on-year +6.48% -11.15% +1.29%

Database Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Database Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Database Developer in the West Midlands

Database Developer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Database Developer in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Database Developer in the West Midlands

Database Developer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Developer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Birmingham +45 4 £57,500 -
Staffordshire +28 4 £57,500 -
Database Developer
England

Database Developer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Database Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Database Developer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) SQL
1 8 (100.00%) T-SQL
1 8 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 8 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (87.50%) Critical Thinking
2 7 (87.50%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 7 (87.50%) Power Platform
2 7 (87.50%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (87.50%) Azure
2 7 (87.50%) Analytics
2 7 (87.50%) Business Intelligence
2 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 7 (87.50%) DBS Check
2 7 (87.50%) Power BI
2 7 (87.50%) Database Optimisation
3 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
3 1 (12.50%) Oracle
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) Data Security
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills

Database Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 7 (87.50%) Azure
1 7 (87.50%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 7 (87.50%) Power BI
General
1 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (87.50%) Analytics
2 7 (87.50%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (87.50%) Business Intelligence
2 7 (87.50%) Critical Thinking
2 7 (87.50%) Database Optimisation
2 7 (87.50%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
1 8 (100.00%) T-SQL
2 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Oracle