Programmer
UK
The median Programmer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 558 | 804 | 519 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +246 | -285 | -65 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 359 | 166 | 1,022 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.16% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.17% | 0.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 264 | 111 | 283 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £38,750 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £47,500 | £40,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +9.09% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £71,652 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £88,750 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £55,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +29.41% | +7.59% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programmer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Programmer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | +305 | 353 | £41,843 | -33.05% | 132 |
| UK excluding London | +210 | 322 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 123 |
| Midlands | +90 | 89 | £38,000 | -10.59% | 40 |
| South East | +69 | 78 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 22 |
| East of England | - | 62 | £45,000 | - | 9 |
| East Midlands | +35 | 51 | £38,000 | - | 12 |
| North of England | +63 | 49 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 32 |
| South West | +36 | 44 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 39 | £40,000 | -37.53% | 27 |
| West Midlands | +60 | 38 | £38,000 | -10.59% | 28 |
| North West | +39 | 34 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 24 |
| London | +119 | 31 | £56,250 | -22.41% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +78 | 15 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 5 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 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 featuring Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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