Programmer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Programmer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Programmer salary in the Thames Valley is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 223 239 259
Rank change year-on-year +16 +20 -60
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 21 21 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.31% 0.34% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.38% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 15 0 3
10th Percentile £31,000 - -
25th Percentile £35,500 - £36,638
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £39,425
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.09%
75th Percentile £50,000 - £42,213
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £40,000 £70,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -42.86% +64.71% +8.97%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,389 5,529 6,578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 89.92% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4,564 3,220 4,174
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,500 £37,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% +3.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the Thames Valley

Programmer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Programmer in the Thames Valley

Programmer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Programmer in the Thames Valley

Programmer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Berkshire +6 12 £45,000 -
Oxfordshire - 8 £37,000 - 3
Buckinghamshire - 1 £50,000 - 1
Programmer
South East

Programmer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 26 April 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 Thames Valley region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 11 (52.38%) Degree
1 11 (52.38%) Mathematics
1 11 (52.38%) Physics
2 6 (28.57%) Chemistry
2 6 (28.57%) Computer Science
2 6 (28.57%) R
2 6 (28.57%) Windows
2 6 (28.57%) MS Visio
2 6 (28.57%) AutoCAD
2 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (28.57%) Management Information System
3 5 (23.81%) Software Engineering
3 5 (23.81%) PhD
3 5 (23.81%) MATLAB
3 5 (23.81%) Python
3 5 (23.81%) C#
3 5 (23.81%) Java
3 5 (23.81%) Mathematical Modelling
4 1 (4.76%) Games

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 6 (28.57%) AutoCAD
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (28.57%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (4.76%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (28.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) Mathematics
1 11 (52.38%) Physics
2 6 (28.57%) Chemistry
2 6 (28.57%) Computer Science
3 5 (23.81%) Mathematical Modelling
3 5 (23.81%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (28.57%) R
2 5 (23.81%) C#
2 5 (23.81%) Java
2 5 (23.81%) MATLAB
2 5 (23.81%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (52.38%) Degree
2 5 (23.81%) PhD