Software Engineer/Developer
England > West Midlands
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in the West Midlands is £60,000 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 |
196 |
246 |
269 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+50 |
+23 |
+17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands |
0.022% |
0.014% |
0.060% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.025% |
0.015% |
0.067% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£30,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£51,250 |
£31,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
+40.00% |
-34.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£53,750 |
£49,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£52,750 |
| England median annual salary |
£115,000 |
£110,000 |
£90,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
+22.22% |
-5.26% |
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% |
