Programmer
England > London
The median Programmer salary in London is £40,000 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 | 386 | 471 | 586 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +85 | +115 | +41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 6 | 31 | 44 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.047% | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.052% | 0.14% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 26 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £30,000 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £36,250 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £56,250 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.89% | -22.41% | +11.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £49,140 | £68,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82,500 | £117,500 |
| England median annual salary | £40,000 | £41,686 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -33.30% | +13.64% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,480 | 22,230 | 33,763 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.12% | 95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,467 | 16,731 | 24,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,454 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Programmer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in London.
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 1 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 London region featuring Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: