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Software developer jobs in Staffordshire
The 2021 census counted 7,437 residents working as information technology professionals living in Staffordshire.
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What the official data says about Staffordshire
At the 2021 census, 7,437 people living in Staffordshire were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.79% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Staffordshire 3rd of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 2,426. Warwickshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Staffordshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,532. That is 11th of 14 in the West Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,511. Work of this kind pays £53,320 across the region, which is £18,788 more than the typical Staffordshire job, about 54% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Staffordshire had 5,400 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 356,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.52% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 7,437
- Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the West Midlands
- £53,320
- Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
- 5,400
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.52%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £34,532
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 415,004
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 356,000
The software developer role
Writing software that other people depend on, and staying responsible for it once it is running. Most of the job is reading existing code, understanding why it is the way it is, and changing it without breaking anything.
Software developer jobs in Staffordshire: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Staffordshire?
7,437 residents of Staffordshire were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.79% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.
What does this work pay around Staffordshire?
Across the West Midlands, £53,320 is the median for IT professionals. In Staffordshire itself the median across all occupations together is £34,532. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.
Is there much of this work based in Staffordshire?
5,400 of the 356,000 employee jobs in Staffordshire are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.