Developer Jobs in the West Midlands

Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Developer salary in the West Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 12 13
Rank change year-on-year +5 +1 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 736 428 1,166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 13.54% 12.01% 14.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.38% 12.61% 15.03%
Number of salaries quoted 490 366 738
10th Percentile £32,250 £35,125 £37,198
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

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 5,117 3,395 7,757
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 95.28% 94.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2,698 2,699 4,779
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,398 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.80% - -
75th Percentile £66,050 £63,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in the West Midlands

Developer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Developer in the West Midlands

Developer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 October 2024.

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 IT jobs citing Developer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 October 2024. 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 +2 319 £50,000 -4.76% 57
Warwickshire +7 116 £50,500 -2.42% 15
Staffordshire +2 93 £50,000 +5.26% 32
Worcestershire +16 51 £60,000 +2.13% 23
Coventry +24 32 £47,500 -5.00% 8
Wolverhampton +15 28 £60,000 +26.32% 2
Shropshire +4 21 £41,250 -31.25% 3
Wednesbury +10 10 £29,000 -47.27%
Herefordshire -7 10 £50,000 - 2
Solihull -12 8 £52,500 -2.33% 2
Halesowen - 8 - - 1
Dudley - 3 - - 3
Walsall -2 2 - - 2
Developer
England

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 October 2024, 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 Developer in the job title.

1 251 (34.10%) C#
2 242 (32.88%) .NET
3 220 (29.89%) JavaScript
4 202 (27.45%) Azure
5 176 (23.91%) SQL
6 163 (22.15%) HTML
7 147 (19.97%) Full-Stack Development
8 146 (19.84%) CSS
9 142 (19.29%) Social Skills
10 129 (17.53%) Problem-Solving
10 129 (17.53%) Agile
11 128 (17.39%) SQL Server
12 115 (15.63%) Microsoft
13 98 (13.32%) Web Development
13 98 (13.32%) DevOps
14 88 (11.96%) Python
15 77 (10.46%) Azure DevOps
16 74 (10.05%) .NET Framework
17 73 (9.92%) Power Platform
18 72 (9.78%) AWS
19 70 (9.51%) React
20 68 (9.24%) AngularJS
21 67 (9.10%) TypeScript
22 64 (8.70%) ASP.NET
23 63 (8.56%) PHP
24 58 (7.88%) Git
25 57 (7.74%) HTML5
26 56 (7.61%) Front End Development
27 55 (7.47%) MVC
27 55 (7.47%) Scrum

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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (2.31%) OpenEdge
2 14 (1.90%) WordPress
3 12 (1.63%) Confluence
4 10 (1.36%) CMS
5 8 (1.09%) Umbraco
6 7 (0.95%) SAS
7 6 (0.82%) IIS
8 5 (0.68%) Appian
9 4 (0.54%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.41%) Moodle
10 3 (0.41%) ThingWorx
10 3 (0.41%) Totara
11 1 (0.14%) Apache
11 1 (0.14%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (0.68%) Adobe XD
2 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.27%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.14%) Fusion 360
3 1 (0.14%) Maya
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.14%) NUKE
3 1 (0.14%) Revit
3 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.14%) Sketch
3 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.09%) Visualfiles
2 4 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.54%) Shopify
3 2 (0.27%) Magento
3 2 (0.27%) Maximo
4 1 (0.14%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.14%) TRIRIGA
4 1 (0.14%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 202 (27.45%) Azure
2 77 (10.46%) Azure DevOps
3 73 (9.92%) Power Platform
4 72 (9.78%) AWS
5 52 (7.07%) GitHub
6 40 (5.43%) PowerApps
7 34 (4.62%) Dynamics 365
8 32 (4.35%) Power Automate
9 25 (3.40%) SaaS
10 14 (1.90%) GitHub Actions
11 11 (1.49%) Serverless
12 8 (1.09%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
13 7 (0.95%) Azure Data Factory
13 7 (0.95%) Figma
14 6 (0.82%) Google Analytics
15 5 (0.68%) Azure Functions
16 4 (0.54%) Google Tag Manager
17 3 (0.41%) DigitalOcean
17 3 (0.41%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.82%) Internet
2 5 (0.68%) Firewall
2 5 (0.68%) Network Security
3 1 (0.14%) DNS
3 1 (0.14%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.14%) MQTT
3 1 (0.14%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (17.39%) SQL Server
2 52 (7.07%) Power BI
3 49 (6.66%) MySQL
4 19 (2.58%) BusinessObjects
4 19 (2.58%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (2.31%) Relational Database
6 14 (1.90%) NoSQL
7 12 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (1.36%) Redis
9 9 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (1.09%) MongoDB
11 6 (0.82%) MariaDB
12 5 (0.68%) DynamoDB
12 5 (0.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 4 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 3 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
14 3 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
14 3 (0.41%) OLTP
14 3 (0.41%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 58 (7.88%) Git
2 23 (3.13%) Visual Studio
3 22 (2.99%) JIRA
4 9 (1.22%) SonarQube
5 7 (0.95%) GitLab
5 7 (0.95%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.82%) Team Foundation Server
7 4 (0.54%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.41%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.27%) webpack
10 1 (0.14%) CMake
10 1 (0.14%) Grunt
10 1 (0.14%) gulp
10 1 (0.14%) Postman
10 1 (0.14%) PowerBuilder
10 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.14%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 142 (19.29%) Social Skills
2 36 (4.89%) Multimedia
3 33 (4.48%) Finance
4 29 (3.94%) Games
4 29 (3.94%) Public Sector
5 27 (3.67%) Retail
6 26 (3.53%) Analytical Skills
7 18 (2.45%) Law
8 14 (1.90%) Automotive
8 14 (1.90%) Marketing
9 10 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (1.22%) Police
11 7 (0.95%) Advertising
11 7 (0.95%) Legal
12 5 (0.68%) Local Government
13 2 (0.27%) Aviation
13 2 (0.27%) Billing
13 2 (0.27%) iGaming
13 2 (0.27%) Manufacturing
14 1 (0.14%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 242 (32.88%) .NET
2 163 (22.15%) HTML
3 146 (19.84%) CSS
4 74 (10.05%) .NET Framework
5 70 (9.51%) React
6 68 (9.24%) AngularJS
7 64 (8.70%) ASP.NET
8 57 (7.74%) HTML5
9 45 (6.11%) .NET Core
9 45 (6.11%) Entity Framework
9 45 (6.11%) RESTful
10 44 (5.98%) CSS3
10 44 (5.98%) Vue
11 39 (5.30%) ASP.NET Web API
12 29 (3.94%) XML
13 27 (3.67%) Laravel
14 22 (2.99%) ASP.NET MVC
15 21 (2.85%) Node.js
16 20 (2.72%) GraphQL
17 19 (2.58%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 36 (4.89%) Mobile App
2 23 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (2.72%) Greenfield Project
4 16 (2.17%) Augmented Reality
4 16 (2.17%) Virtual Reality
5 15 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (1.90%) e-Learning
7 13 (1.77%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.49%) IoT
9 9 (1.22%) Product Ownership
10 8 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (0.95%) Algorithms
11 7 (0.95%) FMCG
12 6 (0.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 6 (0.82%) Legacy Code
13 5 (0.68%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.54%) CMDB
14 4 (0.54%) Digital Media
14 4 (0.54%) iSeries
14 4 (0.54%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 27 (3.67%) Windows
2 26 (3.53%) Android
2 26 (3.53%) Linux
3 16 (2.17%) Apple iOS
4 6 (0.82%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.68%) Unix
6 4 (0.54%) VMS
7 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (19.97%) Full-Stack Development
2 129 (17.53%) Agile
2 129 (17.53%) Problem-Solving
3 98 (13.32%) DevOps
3 98 (13.32%) Web Development
4 56 (7.61%) Front End Development
5 55 (7.47%) MVC
5 55 (7.47%) Scrum
6 53 (7.20%) CI/CD
7 48 (6.52%) Mentoring
8 47 (6.39%) Software Engineering
9 45 (6.11%) Business Intelligence
10 42 (5.71%) Computer Science
11 35 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
12 32 (4.35%) Analytics
13 31 (4.21%) Clean Code
13 31 (4.21%) Data Modelling
14 29 (3.94%) Unit Testing
15 27 (3.67%) Collaborative Working
15 27 (3.67%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 251 (34.10%) C#
2 220 (29.89%) JavaScript
3 176 (23.91%) SQL
4 88 (11.96%) Python
5 67 (9.10%) TypeScript
6 63 (8.56%) PHP
7 42 (5.71%) C++
8 38 (5.16%) Java
9 34 (4.62%) T-SQL
10 20 (2.72%) VB.NET
11 13 (1.77%) Go
12 11 (1.49%) FoxPro (VFP)
13 8 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 8 (1.09%) Rust
13 8 (1.09%) VB
14 7 (0.95%) R
15 4 (0.54%) Bash
15 4 (0.54%) PowerShell
15 4 (0.54%) RPG IV
15 4 (0.54%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 55 (7.47%) Degree
2 48 (6.52%) Security Cleared
3 39 (5.30%) SC Cleared
4 28 (3.80%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (0.95%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.54%) DV Cleared
7 4 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.27%) IBM Certification
8 2 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.14%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (1.49%) QA
2 6 (0.82%) Accessibility
3 5 (0.68%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.27%) WCAG
5 1 (0.14%) GDPR
System Software
1 19 (2.58%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (1.90%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.36%) Grafana
3 9 (1.22%) Prometheus
4 7 (0.95%) SCOM
5 6 (0.82%) Terraform
6 4 (0.54%) Proxmox
6 4 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.14%) cPanel
Vendors
1 115 (15.63%) Microsoft
2 24 (3.26%) Xamarin
3 16 (2.17%) Oracle
4 10 (1.36%) Google
5 8 (1.09%) ServiceNow
6 7 (0.95%) IBM
6 7 (0.95%) Progress
7 6 (0.82%) Adobe
8 5 (0.68%) Perforce
8 5 (0.68%) SAP
9 4 (0.54%) Blue Prism
9 4 (0.54%) BT
9 4 (0.54%) SEEBURGER
10 3 (0.41%) AVEVA
10 3 (0.41%) Facebook
10 3 (0.41%) Zend
11 2 (0.27%) Liquidlogic
11 2 (0.27%) MuleSoft
11 2 (0.27%) WooCommerce
11 2 (0.27%) YouTube