Software Programmer Jobs in England

Software Programmer
UK > England

The median Software Programmer salary in England is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 804 908 1123
Rank change year-on-year +104 +215 -344
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Programmer 32 18 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.038% 0.020% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.022% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 11 12 28
10th Percentile - £36,500 £20,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £38,750 £21,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -2.86% -53.95%
75th Percentile - £53,125 £60,000
90th Percentile - £55,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £43,750
% change year-on-year -5.88% -2.86% -53.95%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,478 82,732 127,934
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,133 52,417 75,087
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,725 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Software Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Software Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Software Programmer in England

Software Programmer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Programmer in England.

Salary trend for Software Programmer in England

Software Programmer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Programmer within the England region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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
South East +28 11 £40,000 - 1
North of England +46 10 - -
South West -24 7 - -
Yorkshire +79 6 - -
North West - 4 - -
East of England - 4 - -
Software Programmer
UK

Software Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Software Programmer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Software Programmer in the job title.

1 21 (65.63%) Social Skills
1 21 (65.63%) SystemVerilog
2 14 (43.75%) Influencing Skills
2 14 (43.75%) IoT
2 14 (43.75%) Mentoring
2 14 (43.75%) Technical Leadership
2 14 (43.75%) Automotive
3 12 (37.50%) Python
4 11 (34.38%) Software Engineering
5 10 (31.25%) Cadence
5 10 (31.25%) Synopsys
6 7 (21.88%) IC Design
6 7 (21.88%) Marketing
6 7 (21.88%) Electronic Design Automation
6 7 (21.88%) Verilog
6 7 (21.88%) Tcl
6 7 (21.88%) Creative Thinking
6 7 (21.88%) User Experience
6 7 (21.88%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (21.88%) ARM Cortex
7 6 (18.75%) Ladder Logic
8 5 (15.63%) Mathematical Modelling
8 5 (15.63%) MATLAB
8 5 (15.63%) PhD
8 5 (15.63%) C#
8 5 (15.63%) Java
8 5 (15.63%) Degree
8 5 (15.63%) Mathematics
8 5 (15.63%) Physics
9 4 (12.50%) Machine Learning

Software Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 21 (65.63%) Social Skills
2 14 (43.75%) Automotive
2 14 (43.75%) Influencing Skills
3 7 (21.88%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (21.88%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 14 (43.75%) IoT
2 7 (21.88%) ARM Cortex
2 7 (21.88%) Verilog
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (43.75%) Mentoring
1 14 (43.75%) Technical Leadership
2 11 (34.38%) Software Engineering
3 7 (21.88%) Creative Thinking
3 7 (21.88%) Electronic Design Automation
3 7 (21.88%) IC Design
3 7 (21.88%) User Experience
4 5 (15.63%) Mathematical Modelling
4 5 (15.63%) Mathematics
4 5 (15.63%) Physics
5 4 (12.50%) Data Science
5 4 (12.50%) Machine Learning
5 4 (12.50%) UVM
Programming Languages
1 21 (65.63%) SystemVerilog
2 12 (37.50%) Python
3 7 (21.88%) Tcl
4 6 (18.75%) Ladder Logic
5 5 (15.63%) C#
5 5 (15.63%) Java
5 5 (15.63%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (15.63%) Degree
1 5 (15.63%) PhD
Vendors
1 10 (31.25%) Cadence
1 10 (31.25%) Synopsys