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 13 November 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 19 7
Rank change year-on-year +6 -12 +5
Permanent Developer jobs 645 255 724
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 7.04% 7.17% 13.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% 7.78% 14.23%
Number of salaries quoted 469 218 479
10th Percentile £45,000 £33,200 £32,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,600 £72,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +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
13 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title 8,383 3,279 5,087
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.48% 92.16% 93.17%
Number of salaries quoted 5,960 2,189 2,642
10th Percentile £31,711 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,371
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.53% +4.74%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £53,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.21% -7.83% -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 13 November 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 13 November 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 -6 241 £65,000 - 97
Staffordshire +45 95 £55,000 +10.00% 31
Coventry +21 84 £60,000 +11.42% 8
Worcestershire +5 42 £65,000 +62.50% 2
Dudley - 42 £55,000 -
Shropshire -7 36 £65,000 +36.84% 19
Warwickshire -17 32 £60,000 +9.09% 10
Wolverhampton +12 26 £45,000 +28.57% 6
Herefordshire -8 11 £75,000 +87.50% 1
Brierley Hill - 10 £45,675 -
Solihull +2 2 £65,000 -13.33% 12
Sutton Coldfield - 2 £55,625 -
Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 November 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#23.6%152
2Microsoft21.9%141
3Azure21.1%136
4.NET20.8%134
5SQL20.0%129
6Agile19.1%123
7Full-Stack Development16.1%104
8Power Platform13.6%88
9JavaScript13.0%84
10Power Automate12.1%78
11Problem-Solving11.5%74
12PowerApps10.5%68
13Java10.4%67
14SQL Server10.1%65
15TypeScript9.6%62
16CI/CD9.3%60
17Business Intelligence9.1%59
18REST9.0%58
19AWS8.8%57
19Dynamics 3658.8%57
21AI8.5%55
22Power BI8.1%52
23Security Cleared7.9%51
24Continuous Improvement7.8%50
25Mentoring7.6%49
26.NET Core7.4%48
27React7.1%46
28Software Engineering6.8%44
29DevOps6.4%41
29SC Cleared6.4%41

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 Developer19.1%123
2Software Developer18.6%120
3Power Platform Developer11.0%71
4Lead Developer10.2%66
5Full-Stack Developer10.1%65
6.NET Developer7.8%50
7Dynamics 365 Developer5.6%36
8Java Developer5.3%34
9Lead Software Developer4.8%31
10SQL Developer4.7%30
11Senior Software Developer4.2%27
12Integration Developer4.0%26
13Senior Full-Stack Developer3.9%25
14React Developer3.7%24
15Senior Java Developer2.9%19
16Backend Developer2.8%18
17Business Intelligence Developer2.6%17
17Senior React Developer2.6%17
19Lead Dynamics 365 Developer2.5%16
19Oracle Developer2.5%16
189 Developer jobs in the West Midlands