Systems Programmer Job Trends in Essex

System Programmer
East of England > Essex

The median System Programmer salary in Essex is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.082% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £52,500 - £50,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 1,077 415 896
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.64% 87.74% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 756 242 729
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,746 £28,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -3.23%
75th Percentile £65,000 £54,688 £61,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £77,250 £77,750
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%

Systems Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Programmer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Systems Programmer job vacancy trend in Essex

Systems Programmer
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for Systems Programmer job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Programmer job vacancies in Essex

Systems Programmer
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Programmer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 8 June 2026. 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
Billericay - 1 £52,500 -
Systems Programmer
East of England

Systems Programmer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, Systems Programmer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Essex region featuring Systems Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) HTML5

Systems Programmer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (100.00%) Home Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Home