Developer Job Trends in the West Midlands

Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Developer salary in the West Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 23 7
Rank change year-on-year +10 -16 +5
Permanent Developer jobs 659 231 741
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 7.20% 7.04% 13.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.85% 7.61% 14.63%
Number of salaries quoted 482 193 495
10th Percentile £45,000 £33,550 £32,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £62,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.80% +4.17% -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
30 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title 8,400 3,036 5,065
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.71% 92.56% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 6,048 1,973 2,707
10th Percentile £31,711 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,398
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.58% +4.80%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £66,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,490 £53,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.20% -6.96% -4.17%

Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Developer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Developer Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Developer Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for Developer jobs in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in the West Midlands

Developer Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Developer jobs within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Birmingham -6 256 £65,000 - 16
Staffordshire +58 93 £55,000 -10.20% 8
Coventry +24 81 £60,000 +14.29% 7
Worcestershire +7 47 £65,000 +52.94%
Dudley - 40 £55,000 - 3
Shropshire -5 35 £65,000 +33.33% 2
Warwickshire -9 33 £60,000 +9.09% 6
Wolverhampton +9 24 £52,500 +50.00% 5
Herefordshire -5 11 £75,000 +150.00%
Brierley Hill - 10 £45,675 -
Solihull +1 3 £65,000 -13.33% 2
Sutton Coldfield - 2 £52,500 - 2
Developer
England

Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Developer job ads cited 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 Developer job ads across the West Midlands region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1C#23.8%157
2Microsoft22.5%148
3Azure22.3%147
4.NET21.1%139
5SQL20.9%138
6Agile20.0%132
7Full-Stack Development17.6%116
8Power Platform13.8%91
9JavaScript13.4%88
10Problem-Solving11.7%77
11Power Automate11.4%75
12Java10.6%70
13PowerApps9.9%65
14AI9.6%63
14SQL Server9.6%63
16AWS9.3%61
16Security Cleared9.3%61
18TypeScript9.1%60
19.NET Core9.0%59
19Business Intelligence9.0%59
19CI/CD9.0%59
22Dynamics 3658.6%57
23REST8.5%56
24Continuous Improvement8.2%54
25Power BI7.9%52
26Mentoring7.6%50
26SC Cleared7.6%50
28React7.4%49
29ASP.NET7.3%48
30ASP.NET Core6.8%45

Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Developer19.0%125
2Software Developer18.7%123
3Power Platform Developer10.9%72
4Full-Stack Developer10.0%66
4Lead Developer10.0%66
6.NET Developer8.6%57
7Dynamics 365 Developer5.5%36
7Java Developer5.5%36
9Lead Software Developer4.7%31
10SQL Developer4.4%29
11Senior Software Developer4.2%28
12Integration Developer3.9%26
12React Developer3.9%26
12Senior Full-Stack Developer3.9%26
15Business Intelligence Developer3.0%20
16Senior Java Developer2.9%19
16Senior React Developer2.9%19
18Oracle Developer2.6%17
19Lead Dynamics 365 Developer2.4%16
19SAP Developer2.4%16
52 Developer jobs in the West Midlands