Programmer
South West > Dorset
The median Programmer salary in Dorset is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | 102 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.22% | 0.085% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.090% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £37,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.78% | -18.18% | +34.15% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 443 | 1,116 | 591 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.66% | 94.82% | 84.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 190 | 655 | 377 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,125 | £27,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | +5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,438 | £60,000 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £73,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Programmer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Dorset.