Senior Programmer
England > London
The median Senior Programmer salary in London is £49,140 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 397 | 502 | 624 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +105 | +122 | +168 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Programmer | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.016% | 0.034% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.017% | 0.036% | 0.036% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,625 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £66,563 | £73,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,140 | £72,500 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.22% | -27.50% | -53.49% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £82,500 | £117,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £120,000 |
| England median annual salary | £49,140 | £45,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.20% | -41.94% | -38.00% |
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 | 11,488 | 22,226 | 33,689 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.19% | 94.11% | 95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,483 | 16,726 | 24,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £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 | £54,000 | £60,775 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.48% | -11.15% | +1.29% |
Senior Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Senior Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Senior Programmer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Programmer in London.
Senior Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Programmer in the job title.
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Senior 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: