Programmer Jobs in Leicester

Programmer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Programmer salary in Leicester is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 60 -
Rank change year-on-year +31 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 1 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 0.66% 1.00% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 1.04% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £30,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% - -
75th Percentile £36,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £34,000 £30,000 -
% change year-on-year +13.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 144 579 595
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.36% 96.34% 92.39%
Number of salaries quoted 95 318 173
10th Percentile £26,850 £26,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £34,375 £34,198 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,232 £67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £48,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% - +5.88%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in Leicester

Programmer
Salary Trend in Leicester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Leicester.

Salary trend for Programmer in Leicester

Programmer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 13 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 Leicester region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement