Software Developer Job Trends in the West Midlands

Software Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Software Developer salary in the West Midlands is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
20 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 138 113
Rank change year-on-year +53 -25 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 112 37 155
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.38% 1.09% 2.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 1.23% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 95 24 146
10th Percentile £39,250 £40,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +33.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile - £79,063 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £64,125
England median annual salary £60,000 £64,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.98% +17.27% -5.17%

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 7,636 3,016 7,226
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.21% 88.73% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 5,645 2,049 4,998
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £27,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £54,399
% change year-on-year +4.55% +1.11% -9.34%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Software Developer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Software Developer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in the West Midlands

Software 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 Software Developer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 July 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
Birmingham -11 24 £70,000 +3.70% 2
Worcestershire +6 23 £65,000 -35.00% 5
Warwickshire +10 21 £65,000 -
Shropshire -9 9 £52,500 -12.50% 1
Staffordshire +15 8 £55,000 - 5
Coventry -6 7 £45,000 -5.26% 1
Solihull - 5 - -
Stourbridge - 4 £40,000 -
Herefordshire - 4 £75,000 - 2
Wolverhampton - 3 £30,000 -
Willenhall - 1 - -
Dudley - 1 £30,500 -
Software Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 July 2026, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.

1 54 (48.21%) C#
2 46 (41.07%) .NET
3 27 (24.11%) Azure
4 24 (21.43%) Full-Stack Development
4 24 (21.43%) SQL Server
5 21 (18.75%) .NET Core
6 16 (14.29%) Software Engineering
7 15 (13.39%) Blazor
8 14 (12.50%) Security Cleared
9 12 (10.71%) AI
10 11 (9.82%) E-Commerce
10 11 (9.82%) JavaScript
10 11 (9.82%) Python
11 10 (8.93%) SQL
12 9 (8.04%) DevOps
13 8 (7.14%) MVC
13 8 (7.14%) Pair Programming
13 8 (7.14%) SC Cleared
14 7 (6.25%) Agile
14 7 (6.25%) CSS
14 7 (6.25%) DV Cleared
14 7 (6.25%) Microsoft
14 7 (6.25%) SaaS
15 6 (5.36%) Collaborative Culture
15 6 (5.36%) Degree
15 6 (5.36%) Logistics
15 6 (5.36%) PHP
15 6 (5.36%) Problem-Solving
15 6 (5.36%) React
15 6 (5.36%) SFIA

Software 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 3 (2.68%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 27 (24.11%) Azure
2 7 (6.25%) SaaS
3 5 (4.46%) AWS
4 4 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (2.68%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (2.68%) GitHub
6 1 (0.89%) AWS IoT
6 1 (0.89%) GCP
6 1 (0.89%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.68%) Network Security
2 2 (1.79%) Internet
3 1 (0.89%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.89%) UWB
3 1 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (21.43%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.79%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.89%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.89%) MySQL
3 1 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (4.46%) Git
2 1 (0.89%) Cypress.io
General
1 6 (5.36%) Social Skills
2 5 (4.46%) Finance
2 5 (4.46%) Public Sector
3 4 (3.57%) Manufacturing
4 2 (1.79%) Marketing
4 2 (1.79%) Multimedia
4 2 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (0.89%) Law
5 1 (0.89%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (41.07%) .NET
2 21 (18.75%) .NET Core
3 15 (13.39%) Blazor
4 7 (6.25%) CSS
5 6 (5.36%) React
6 5 (4.46%) .NET Framework
6 5 (4.46%) AngularJS
6 5 (4.46%) HTML
6 5 (4.46%) Node.js
7 2 (1.79%) ASP.NET
7 2 (1.79%) ASP.NET MVC
7 2 (1.79%) jQuery
7 2 (1.79%) REST
7 2 (1.79%) RESTful
7 2 (1.79%) Spring
7 2 (1.79%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.89%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 1 (0.89%) Razor View Engine
8 1 (0.89%) Vue
8 1 (0.89%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.25%) Greenfield Project
2 5 (4.46%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (3.57%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.89%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (0.89%) Device Driver
5 1 (0.89%) e-Learning
5 1 (0.89%) IoT
5 1 (0.89%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.89%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.89%) Raspberry Pi
5 1 (0.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.57%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (21.43%) Full-Stack Development
2 16 (14.29%) Software Engineering
3 12 (10.71%) AI
4 11 (9.82%) E-Commerce
5 9 (8.04%) DevOps
6 8 (7.14%) MVC
6 8 (7.14%) Pair Programming
7 7 (6.25%) Agile
8 6 (5.36%) Collaborative Culture
8 6 (5.36%) Logistics
8 6 (5.36%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (5.36%) SFIA
9 5 (4.46%) API Development
9 5 (4.46%) CI/CD
9 5 (4.46%) Computer Science
9 5 (4.46%) SDLC
10 4 (3.57%) Collaborative Working
10 4 (3.57%) Front End Development
10 4 (3.57%) Mentoring
11 3 (2.68%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 54 (48.21%) C#
2 11 (9.82%) JavaScript
2 11 (9.82%) Python
3 10 (8.93%) SQL
4 6 (5.36%) PHP
5 5 (4.46%) Java
6 4 (3.57%) Rust
7 2 (1.79%) C++
8 1 (0.89%) C
Qualifications
1 14 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 8 (7.14%) SC Cleared
3 7 (6.25%) DV Cleared
4 6 (5.36%) Degree
5 5 (4.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.79%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.79%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 2 (1.79%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.46%) QA
2 1 (0.89%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.89%) JTAG
Vendors
1 7 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.89%) Google
2 1 (0.89%) SYSPRO
2 1 (0.89%) Yahoo!
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