Programmer Jobs in the West Midlands

Programmer
England > West Midlands

The median Programmer salary in the West Midlands is £38,000 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
Rank 210 270 258
Rank change year-on-year +60 -12 -42
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 38 4 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.53% 0.059% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.066% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 25 4 23
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,375 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,438 £20,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £42,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% +8.97% -8.24%
75th Percentile £52,500 £46,563 £47,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £51,625 -
England median annual salary £41,843 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -33.05% +13.64% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 6,797 6,058 6,842
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 90.07% 94.66%
Number of salaries quoted 5,139 3,388 4,754
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,966 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £63,250 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the West Midlands

Programmer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Programmer in the West Midlands

Programmer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Programmer in the West Midlands

Programmer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the West Midlands region 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
Birmingham - 14 £50,000 - 9
Dudley - 5 £31,000 - 1
Staffordshire -12 4 - - 2
Warwickshire - 4 £44,000 - 1
Sutton Coldfield - 1 £35,000 -
Shropshire - 1 - - 3
Coventry - 1 - - 1
Programmer
England

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

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 across the West Midlands region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 10 (26.32%) CAD
2 7 (18.42%) Manufacturing
3 6 (15.79%) Finance
4 4 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (10.53%) Customer Requirements
4 4 (10.53%) Cost Reduction
4 4 (10.53%) Customer Service
4 4 (10.53%) E-Procurement
5 3 (7.89%) Quadient
6 2 (5.26%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 2 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.26%) Translating Business Requirements
6 2 (5.26%) Games
6 2 (5.26%) Automotive
6 2 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (5.26%) Siemens
6 2 (5.26%) EDI
6 2 (5.26%) ERP
6 2 (5.26%) AS400
6 2 (5.26%) C
6 2 (5.26%) C#
6 2 (5.26%) RPG
6 2 (5.26%) SQL
6 2 (5.26%) Logistics
7 1 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (2.63%) Degree
7 1 (2.63%) Mathematics
7 1 (2.63%) Physics
7 1 (2.63%) Computer Science
7 1 (2.63%) QA

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 1 (2.63%) PVCS
1 1 (2.63%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (18.42%) Manufacturing
2 6 (15.79%) Finance
3 2 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.26%) Automotive
3 2 (5.26%) Games
4 1 (2.63%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.26%) EDI
1 2 (5.26%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (2.63%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (5.26%) AS400
2 1 (2.63%) Client/Server
2 1 (2.63%) Mobile Games
2 1 (2.63%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (26.32%) CAD
2 4 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (10.53%) Cost Reduction
2 4 (10.53%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (10.53%) Customer Service
2 4 (10.53%) E-Procurement
3 2 (5.26%) ERP
3 2 (5.26%) Logistics
3 2 (5.26%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (2.63%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (2.63%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.63%) Game Development
4 1 (2.63%) Issue Tracking
4 1 (2.63%) Mathematics
4 1 (2.63%) Mentoring
4 1 (2.63%) Physics
4 1 (2.63%) Project Delivery
4 1 (2.63%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.26%) C
1 2 (5.26%) C#
1 2 (5.26%) RPG
1 2 (5.26%) SQL
2 1 (2.63%) C++
2 1 (2.63%) Ladder Logic
2 1 (2.63%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (2.63%) Degree
1 1 (2.63%) SC Cleared
1 1 (2.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.63%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (7.89%) Quadient
2 2 (5.26%) Siemens
3 1 (2.63%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft