Full Stack Developer Salary in West Midlands
Official ONS earnings for West Midlands, covering 20,000 jobs.
Median salary — West Midlands
£47,744
gross, per year
▲ 2% change on the previous year
Mean
£52,108
Jobs measured
20,000
What most full stack developers actually earn
Half of full stack developers in West Midlands earn between £39,021 and £67,460. Earning above £67,460 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in West Midlands.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of full stack developers earn less than this.
How West Midlands ranks for full stack developer pay
8th
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £74,284 and Wales sits at the bottom on £45,942. West Midlands is £26,540 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Programmers and software development professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2134
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “full stack developer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Programmers and software development professionals”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Full Stack Developer salary FAQs
What is the average Full Stack Developer salary in West Midlands?
The median is £47,744 a year and the mean is £52,108, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Full Stack Developer salary?
Half of full stack developers earn between £39,021 and £67,460. Anything above £67,460 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 20,000 jobs in this occupation.
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