Programmer Jobs in the South West

Programmer
England > South West

The median Programmer salary in the South West is £42,500 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 256 266 307
Rank change year-on-year +10 +41 -36
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 45 5 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.49% 0.073% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.082% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 34 4 9
10th Percentile £28,250 £49,750 £31,950
25th Percentile £35,000 £53,125 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +48.65% -2.63%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,625 £47,500
90th Percentile £58,500 £61,750 £48,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +9.09% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 8,871 6,087 7,773
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.21% 89.19% 96.32%
Number of salaries quoted 6,468 3,772 5,137
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,750 £29,450
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,650 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the South West

Programmer
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in the South West.

Salary trend for Programmer in the South West

Programmer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in the South West over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Programmer in the South West

Programmer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the South West 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
Wiltshire +16 27 £45,000 -18.18% 4
Bristol +1 4 - - 2
Cornwall -17 4 £35,000 -41.67%
Devon - 4 £34,000 - 3
Somerset - 4 £28,000 - 5
Gloucestershire -19 1 £40,000 -27.27% 3
Dorset - 1 - - 4
Programmer
England

Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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 South West region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 23 (51.11%) Aerospace
2 19 (42.22%) Manufacturing
3 17 (37.78%) Siemens
4 16 (35.56%) Automotive
4 16 (35.56%) Siemens NX
5 9 (20.00%) Social Skills
6 7 (15.56%) SystemVerilog
7 5 (11.11%) Degree
7 5 (11.11%) CAD
7 5 (11.11%) Computer Science
7 5 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (8.89%) IoT
8 4 (8.89%) Mentoring
8 4 (8.89%) Machine Learning
8 4 (8.89%) Data Science
8 4 (8.89%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (8.89%) UVM
8 4 (8.89%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (6.67%) Clean Code
9 3 (6.67%) Aviation
9 3 (6.67%) ARM Cortex
9 3 (6.67%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (6.67%) Creative Thinking
9 3 (6.67%) Oculus
9 3 (6.67%) Eye Tracking
9 3 (6.67%) SOLID
9 3 (6.67%) Game Development
9 3 (6.67%) User Experience
9 3 (6.67%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 3 (6.67%) Law

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 16 (35.56%) Siemens NX
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
General
1 23 (51.11%) Aerospace
2 19 (42.22%) Manufacturing
3 16 (35.56%) Automotive
4 9 (20.00%) Social Skills
5 5 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (8.89%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (6.67%) Aviation
7 3 (6.67%) Games
7 3 (6.67%) Law
7 3 (6.67%) Marketing
7 3 (6.67%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.67%) .NET
1 3 (6.67%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.89%) IoT
2 3 (6.67%) ARM Cortex
2 3 (6.67%) Oculus
2 3 (6.67%) Verilog
2 3 (6.67%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (2.22%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (11.11%) CAD
1 5 (11.11%) Computer Science
2 4 (8.89%) Data Science
2 4 (8.89%) Machine Learning
2 4 (8.89%) Mentoring
2 4 (8.89%) Technical Leadership
2 4 (8.89%) UVM
3 3 (6.67%) Clean Code
3 3 (6.67%) Creative Thinking
3 3 (6.67%) Electronic Design Automation
3 3 (6.67%) Eye Tracking
3 3 (6.67%) Game Development
3 3 (6.67%) IC Design
3 3 (6.67%) SOLID
3 3 (6.67%) User Experience
4 2 (4.44%) ERP
4 2 (4.44%) Project Management
4 2 (4.44%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (15.56%) SystemVerilog
2 3 (6.67%) C#
2 3 (6.67%) Python
2 3 (6.67%) Tcl
3 2 (4.44%) RPG
3 2 (4.44%) RPG IV
3 2 (4.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (11.11%) Degree
2 2 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 17 (37.78%) Siemens
2 2 (4.44%) IBM