Technology in West Midlands
Software developer jobs in Telford and Wrekin
The 2021 census counted 2,454 residents working as information technology professionals living in Telford and Wrekin.
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Published figures for Telford and Wrekin
What the official data says about Telford and Wrekin
At the 2021 census, 2,454 people living in Telford and Wrekin were in work as information technology professionals. It was 2.87% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Telford and Wrekin 7th of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 2,426. Solihull was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Telford and Wrekin, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,532. That is 5th 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 £16,788 more than the typical Telford and Wrekin job, about 46% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Telford and Wrekin had 3,900 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 91,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.29% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 2,454
- 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
- 3,900
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 4.29%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,532
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 85,493
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 91,000
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 Telford and Wrekin: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Telford and Wrekin?
2,454 residents of Telford and Wrekin were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 2.87% 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 Telford and Wrekin?
Across the West Midlands, £53,320 is the median for IT professionals. In Telford and Wrekin itself the median across all occupations together is £36,532. 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 Telford and Wrekin?
3,900 of the 91,000 employee jobs in Telford and Wrekin 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.