System Programmer
UK > England
The median System Programmer salary in England is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 647 | 788 | 939 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +141 | +151 | +198 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Programmer | 1 | 34 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.002% | 0.040% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.042% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £40,000 | £51,833 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £48,500 | £64,029 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.25% | -24.25% | +2.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,250 | £50,250 | £71,652 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £74,870 | £48,500 | £64,029 |
| % change year-on-year | +54.37% | -24.25% | +3.69% |
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 | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Systems Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Systems Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Systems Programmer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Programmer in England.
Systems 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 Systems Programmer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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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| North of England | +76 | 1 | £52,500 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 1 | £52,500 | - | 3 |
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Systems Programmer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Systems 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 Systems Programmer in the job title.
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Systems 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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