Software Developer Job Trends in Wolverhampton

Software Developer
West Midlands > Wolverhampton

The median Software Developer salary in Wolverhampton is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 22 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wolverhampton 1.20% 1.12% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.37% 1.15% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% - -
West Midlands median annual salary £51,250 £53,642 £49,250
% change year-on-year -4.46% +8.92% -1.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wolverhampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wolverhampton. 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 Wolverhampton with a recognized job title 73 87 50
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.95% 97.75% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 19 28 30
10th Percentile £48,000 £30,000 £25,850
25th Percentile £53,750 £38,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £48,500 £55,220
Median % change year-on-year +64.95% -12.17% +5.18%
75th Percentile £111,250 £60,625 £68,438
90th Percentile £127,500 £79,050 £89,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -3.91%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wolverhampton

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 Wolverhampton.

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Wolverhampton

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Wolverhampton

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Wolverhampton.

Salary distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Wolverhampton

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, 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 Wolverhampton region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Laravel
1 1 (100.00%) PHP

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Laravel
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PHP