Microsoft Developer Job Trends in the West Midlands

Microsoft Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Microsoft Developer salary in the West Midlands is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 196 177
Rank change year-on-year +29 -19 +104
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Developer 11 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.21% 0.072% 0.053%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.078% 0.057%
Number of salaries quoted 9 2 2
10th Percentile £49,250 £50,375 £35,625
25th Percentile £53,750 £50,938 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,750 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year -2.13% +51.61% -26.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,813 £41,563
90th Percentile - £69,125 £42,875
England median annual salary £57,500 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -23.33% +15.38% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 4,749 3,866 3,538
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.84% 93.34% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,747 1,842 2,953
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Microsoft Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Microsoft Developer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Microsoft Developer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Microsoft Developer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Developer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Developer in the West Midlands

Microsoft 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 Microsoft Developer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Warwickshire - 7 £65,000 -
Birmingham +22 2 £48,750 -18.75%
Solihull - 2 - -
Microsoft Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Microsoft Developer job roles required 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 job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Microsoft Developer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (90.91%) Dynamics 365
2 10 (90.91%) SQL
3 8 (72.73%) CRM
3 8 (72.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (72.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 7 (63.64%) Customer Engagement
4 7 (63.64%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (54.55%) JavaScript
6 5 (45.45%) .NET
6 5 (45.45%) C#
6 5 (45.45%) Customer Service
7 4 (36.36%) Power Platform
8 3 (27.27%) Azure
8 3 (27.27%) Data Integration
8 3 (27.27%) DevOps
8 3 (27.27%) Front End Development
8 3 (27.27%) Power Automate
8 3 (27.27%) PowerApps
8 3 (27.27%) SDLC
8 3 (27.27%) SQL Server
9 2 (18.18%) Agile
9 2 (18.18%) Facilities Management
9 2 (18.18%) HTML
9 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
9 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
10 1 (9.09%) Analytics
10 1 (9.09%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance

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

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 8 (72.73%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (90.91%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (36.36%) Power Platform
3 3 (27.27%) Azure
3 3 (27.27%) Power Automate
3 3 (27.27%) PowerApps
4 1 (9.09%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (9.09%) Copilot Studio
4 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (72.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (27.27%) SQL Server
3 1 (9.09%) Power BI
3 1 (9.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 2 (18.18%) Marketing
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (45.45%) .NET
2 2 (18.18%) HTML
3 1 (9.09%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (9.09%) JSON
3 1 (9.09%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) IoT
2 1 (9.09%) Data Structures
2 1 (9.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) CRM
2 7 (63.64%) Customer Engagement
2 7 (63.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (45.45%) Customer Service
4 3 (27.27%) Data Integration
4 3 (27.27%) DevOps
4 3 (27.27%) Front End Development
4 3 (27.27%) SDLC
5 2 (18.18%) Agile
5 2 (18.18%) Facilities Management
5 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (9.09%) Analytics
6 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
6 1 (9.09%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 1 (9.09%) Data Migration
6 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
6 1 (9.09%) ITIL
6 1 (9.09%) Sprint Planning
6 1 (9.09%) Sprint Retrospective
6 1 (9.09%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 10 (90.91%) SQL
2 6 (54.55%) JavaScript
3 5 (45.45%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft