Programmer
UK
The median Programmer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 550 | 820 | 503 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +270 | -317 | -38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 378 | 160 | 1,057 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.38% | 0.16% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.17% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 279 | 108 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £38,750 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £47,500 | £39,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £71,652 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £86,125 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £55,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +29.41% | +6.25% |
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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 10 May 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 10 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 |
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| England | +314 | 372 | £42,000 | -31.43% | 121 |
| UK excluding London | +199 | 342 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 116 |
| Midlands | +76 | 98 | £38,000 | -10.59% | 32 |
| South East | +50 | 81 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 29 |
| East of England | - | 63 | £45,000 | - | 9 |
| East Midlands | +38 | 57 | £38,000 | -30.91% | 9 |
| North of England | +66 | 53 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 30 |
| South West | +22 | 47 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 41 | £38,250 | -10.00% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 40 | £40,000 | -37.53% | 17 |
| North West | +32 | 36 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 19 |
| London | +103 | 30 | £52,500 | -27.59% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +77 | 17 | £36,250 | -27.50% | 8 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 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 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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