Programmer
UK > England
The median Programmer salary in England is £40,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 605 | 502 | 790 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -103 | +288 | -114 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 57 | 355 | 139 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.12% | 0.42% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.44% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 260 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,600 | £30,000 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £35,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,843 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.06% | -34.65% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,875 | £50,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £55,000 | £91,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £40,000 | £40,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -33.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title | 41,555 | 80,517 | 84,778 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.29% | 94.48% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,558 | 60,256 | 53,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,626 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,415 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,000 | £60,775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.48% | -11.15% | +1.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,991 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -11.83% | - |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Programmer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in England.
Programmer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Programmer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the 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 |
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| East of England | +7 | 13 | £48,250 | +7.22% | 18 |
| Midlands | -12 | 12 | £38,000 | - | 19 |
| North of England | +52 | 10 | £41,500 | +3.75% | 40 |
| South West | +81 | 9 | £37,000 | -17.78% | 19 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 9 | £40,000 | +5.26% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +65 | 7 | £41,500 | +3.75% | 11 |
| South East | +39 | 7 | £43,750 | +9.38% | 23 |
| London | +87 | 6 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 43 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 3 | £36,000 | -5.26% | 12 |
| North West | -12 | 2 | £35,000 | -30.00% | 27 |
| North East | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
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Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 England region featuring Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:
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