Senior Developer Job Trends in the West Midlands

Senior Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Senior Developer salary in the West Midlands is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 70 118
Rank change year-on-year -60 +48 -41
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 39 181 71
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.21% 3.38% 2.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 3.59% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 25 121 56
10th Percentile - £50,000 £51,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -
75th Percentile £69,000 £72,500 £70,625
90th Percentile £76,500 £76,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -3.45%

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 2,991 5,047 3,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.60% 94.13% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,941 2,698 2,682
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,398 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.58% +4.80% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,050 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 28 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in the West Midlands

Senior 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 Senior Developer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 October 2025. 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 -37 17 £65,000 +13.04% 10
Warwickshire +13 9 £55,000 -21.43% 9
Coventry +8 4 - -
Solihull -8 3 - -
Worcestershire 0 1 £100,000 +53.85%
Shropshire -14 1 £75,000 -
Senior Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, Senior 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 Senior Developer in the job title.

1 25 (64.10%) C#
2 22 (56.41%) .NET
3 20 (51.28%) Agile
4 19 (48.72%) Azure
5 17 (43.59%) SQL
6 15 (38.46%) DevOps
7 13 (33.33%) JavaScript
8 11 (28.21%) SQL Server
9 10 (25.64%) CI/CD
9 10 (25.64%) TDD
10 9 (23.08%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (20.51%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (20.51%) CRM
11 8 (20.51%) Dynamics CRM
12 7 (17.95%) HTML
12 7 (17.95%) Microsoft
12 7 (17.95%) Serverless
13 6 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (15.38%) Full-Stack Development
13 6 (15.38%) Power Platform
13 6 (15.38%) React
13 6 (15.38%) SDLC
13 6 (15.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (12.82%) ASP.NET
14 5 (12.82%) Blazor
14 5 (12.82%) CSS
14 5 (12.82%) Customer Engagement
14 5 (12.82%) Customer Service
14 5 (12.82%) Front End Development
14 5 (12.82%) Mentoring

Senior 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (20.51%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (48.72%) Azure
2 9 (23.08%) Dynamics 365
3 7 (17.95%) Serverless
4 6 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (15.38%) Power Platform
5 3 (7.69%) AWS
5 3 (7.69%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (5.13%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (5.13%) Azure Functions
6 2 (5.13%) Power Automate
6 2 (5.13%) PowerApps
6 2 (5.13%) SaaS
7 1 (2.56%) Azure API Management
7 1 (2.56%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (2.56%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (2.56%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (2.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (2.56%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (28.21%) SQL Server
2 6 (15.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (7.69%) Power BI
4 2 (5.13%) NoSQL
5 1 (2.56%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (2.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (2.56%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (2.56%) MongoDB
5 1 (2.56%) Power Query
5 1 (2.56%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (2.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) JUnit
1 1 (2.56%) Maven
1 1 (2.56%) Mockito
1 1 (2.56%) MSTest
1 1 (2.56%) NUnit
General
1 12 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 10 (25.64%) Public Sector
3 6 (15.38%) Law
4 5 (12.82%) Finance
5 4 (10.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Electronics
7 1 (2.56%) Games
7 1 (2.56%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (56.41%) .NET
2 7 (17.95%) HTML
3 6 (15.38%) React
4 5 (12.82%) ASP.NET
4 5 (12.82%) Blazor
4 5 (12.82%) CSS
5 4 (10.26%) .NET Core
5 4 (10.26%) ASP.NET MVC
5 4 (10.26%) Spring
6 3 (7.69%) .NET Framework
6 3 (7.69%) RESTful
6 3 (7.69%) Spring Boot
7 2 (5.13%) AngularJS
7 2 (5.13%) Entity Framework
7 2 (5.13%) REST
7 2 (5.13%) Tailwind CSS
8 1 (2.56%) ASP.NET Web API
8 1 (2.56%) MvvmCross
8 1 (2.56%) Next.js
8 1 (2.56%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) Cloud Native
2 2 (5.13%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (5.13%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.56%) Legacy Code
3 1 (2.56%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.56%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Android
1 1 (2.56%) Apple iOS
1 1 (2.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (51.28%) Agile
2 15 (38.46%) DevOps
3 10 (25.64%) CI/CD
3 10 (25.64%) TDD
4 8 (20.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (20.51%) CRM
5 6 (15.38%) Full-Stack Development
5 6 (15.38%) SDLC
6 5 (12.82%) Customer Engagement
6 5 (12.82%) Customer Service
6 5 (12.82%) Front End Development
6 5 (12.82%) Mentoring
6 5 (12.82%) MVC
7 4 (10.26%) Microservices
7 4 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (10.26%) Software Architecture
8 3 (7.69%) Code Quality
8 3 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
8 3 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
8 3 (7.69%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 25 (64.10%) C#
2 17 (43.59%) SQL
3 13 (33.33%) JavaScript
4 5 (12.82%) TypeScript
5 4 (10.26%) Java
6 3 (7.69%) Python
7 2 (5.13%) Kotlin
7 2 (5.13%) Scala
7 2 (5.13%) T-SQL
8 1 (2.56%) Bicep
8 1 (2.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (2.56%) PL/SQL
8 1 (2.56%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (7.69%) SC Cleared
1 3 (7.69%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.13%) Azure Certification
3 1 (2.56%) AWS Certification
3 1 (2.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 1 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.56%) QA
System Software
1 2 (5.13%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (7.69%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (17.95%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.69%) ServiceNow
3 2 (5.13%) Guidewire
4 1 (2.56%) Databricks
4 1 (2.56%) Oracle
4 1 (2.56%) SAP
4 1 (2.56%) Xamarin