Programmer Jobs in the East Midlands

Programmer
England > East Midlands

The median Programmer salary in the East Midlands is £40,000 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 135 142 176
Rank change year-on-year +7 +34 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 9 51 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 0.36% 1.18% 0.069%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 1.25% 0.078%
Number of salaries quoted 3 45 0
10th Percentile £33,600 £30,000 -
25th Percentile £36,000 £35,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -
75th Percentile - £45,000 -
90th Percentile - £50,000 -
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,843 £62,500
% change year-on-year -2.06% -34.65% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East 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 East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,389 4,094 2,552
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 94.64% 88.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,043 2,985 1,378
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the East Midlands

Programmer
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

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

Salary trend for Programmer in the East Midlands

Programmer
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Nottinghamshire +17 7 £40,000 +5.26% 4
Leicestershire +28 1 £34,000 +13.33%
Derbyshire +25 1 £40,000 -11.11% 1
Programmer
England

Programmer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 3 May 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 East Midlands region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) RPG
1 6 (66.67%) SQL
1 6 (66.67%) AS400
1 6 (66.67%) iSeries
2 3 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 2 (22.22%) Aerospace
4 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) CAD
4 1 (11.11%) Quality Management

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East 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:

General
1 3 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (22.22%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) AS400
1 6 (66.67%) iSeries
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) CAD
1 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (11.11%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) RPG
1 6 (66.67%) SQL