Programmer Jobs in the East of England

Programmer
England > East of England

The median Programmer salary in the East of England is £48,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 163 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 13 62 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.44% 1.02% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 1.09% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 51 0
10th Percentile £33,500 £29,000 -
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 -
90th Percentile £56,500 - -
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 of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 2,672 5,705 4,658
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.03% 93.94% 84.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,533 4,354 2,317
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,809 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,967 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,206 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £76,850 £75,000 £83,300
England median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £60,775
% change year-on-year +6.48% -11.15% +1.29%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the East of England

Programmer
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Programmer in the East of England

Programmer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in the East of England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Programmer in the East of England

Programmer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 2 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
Hertfordshire +31 6 £42,000 -16.00% 1
Essex +5 3 £55,000 +22.22% 3
Cambridgeshire +36 2 £56,250 +40.63% 6
Bedfordshire -14 2 £35,000 -30.00% 4
Programmer
England

Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 2 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 of England region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 4 (30.77%) CAD
1 4 (30.77%) Manufacturing
2 3 (23.08%) ERP
3 2 (15.38%) Translating Business Requirements
3 2 (15.38%) QAD
3 2 (15.38%) Business Analysis
3 2 (15.38%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (15.38%) WhatsApp
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.69%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
4 1 (7.69%) ATG
4 1 (7.69%) CMS
4 1 (7.69%) C#
4 1 (7.69%) Java
4 1 (7.69%) PL/SQL
4 1 (7.69%) SQL
4 1 (7.69%) .NET
4 1 (7.69%) Oracle
4 1 (7.69%) WebLogic
4 1 (7.69%) SAP
4 1 (7.69%) ASP.NET
4 1 (7.69%) Infor
4 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.69%) Oracle Database
4 1 (7.69%) DevOps
4 1 (7.69%) Coaching
4 1 (7.69%) Optimizely
4 1 (7.69%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (7.69%) Oracle Certification

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) CMS
1 1 (7.69%) WebLogic
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle Database
General
1 4 (30.77%) Manufacturing
2 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
2 1 (7.69%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) .NET
1 1 (7.69%) ASP.NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) CAD
2 3 (23.08%) ERP
3 2 (15.38%) Business Analysis
3 2 (15.38%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (15.38%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (7.69%) Coaching
4 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.69%) DevOps
4 1 (7.69%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) C#
1 1 (7.69%) Java
1 1 (7.69%) PL/SQL
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle Certification
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) QAD
2 1 (7.69%) ATG
2 1 (7.69%) Infor
2 1 (7.69%) Optimizely
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle
2 1 (7.69%) SAP