Programmer
South East > Berkshire
The median Programmer salary in Berkshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 122 | 152 | 143 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | -9 | +32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 10 | 12 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 0.58% | 0.36% | 0.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.65% | 0.38% | 1.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -5.26% | +20.48% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £48,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -33.33% | +22.73% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,543 | 3,164 | 2,546 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.55% | 95.50% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 689 | 2,107 | 1,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,250 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £82,500 | £95,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Programmer
Salary Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Berkshire.
Programmer
Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 5 July 2025. 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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| Slough | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| Bracknell | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Maidenhead | - | 2 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
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Programmer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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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