Programmer Jobs in the North West

Programmer
England > North West

The median Programmer salary in the North West is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 257 291 304
Rank change year-on-year +34 +13 -66
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 34 7 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.35% 0.088% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.098% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 14 7 21
10th Percentile - £33,077 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,828 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - +28.57%
75th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £56,250
90th Percentile - £63,000 -
England median annual salary £41,843 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -33.05% +13.64% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 9,207 7,117 9,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 89.21% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 7,087 4,116 5,478
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the North West

Programmer
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in the North West.

Salary trend for Programmer in the North West

Programmer
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in the North West over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Programmer in the North West

Programmer
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Merseyside +15 9 £40,000 +1.86% 7
Lancashire -7 9 £40,000 -11.11% 9
Cheshire - 9 £55,000 - 4
Manchester +32 7 £50,000 -20.00% 10
Programmer
England

Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 North West region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 10 (29.41%) Social Skills
2 9 (26.47%) Degree
3 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (23.53%) Microsoft
4 7 (20.59%) CAD
4 7 (20.59%) Marketing
5 6 (17.65%) HTML5
5 6 (17.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (17.65%) Razor View Engine
5 6 (17.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (17.65%) Dreamweaver
5 6 (17.65%) Classic ASP
5 6 (17.65%) ASP.NET
5 6 (17.65%) Windows
5 6 (17.65%) C#
5 6 (17.65%) HTML
5 6 (17.65%) JavaScript
5 6 (17.65%) SQL
5 6 (17.65%) VBScript
5 6 (17.65%) VB
5 6 (17.65%) .NET
5 6 (17.65%) SQL Server
5 6 (17.65%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (17.65%) Visual Studio
6 5 (14.71%) Games
6 5 (14.71%) Mentoring
7 4 (11.76%) Synopsys
7 4 (11.76%) Technical Leadership
7 4 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (11.76%) IoT

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (8.82%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (17.65%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (5.88%) SPSS
2 2 (5.88%) Stata
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (17.65%) SQL Server
1 6 (17.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 6 (17.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (5.88%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 6 (17.65%) Dreamweaver
1 6 (17.65%) Visual Studio
General
1 10 (29.41%) Social Skills
2 7 (20.59%) Marketing
3 5 (14.71%) Games
4 4 (11.76%) Automotive
4 4 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (11.76%) Manufacturing
5 3 (8.82%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.65%) .NET
1 6 (17.65%) ASP.NET
1 6 (17.65%) Classic ASP
1 6 (17.65%) HTML
1 6 (17.65%) HTML5
1 6 (17.65%) Razor View Engine
2 3 (8.82%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.76%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.65%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (20.59%) CAD
3 5 (14.71%) Mentoring
4 4 (11.76%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (5.88%) Data Analysis
5 2 (5.88%) Data Management
5 2 (5.88%) Statistical Analysis
5 2 (5.88%) Time Management
6 1 (2.94%) Biotechnology
6 1 (2.94%) Capacity Management
6 1 (2.94%) Commercialisation
6 1 (2.94%) Computer Science
6 1 (2.94%) Information Management
6 1 (2.94%) Mathematics
6 1 (2.94%) Process Improvement
6 1 (2.94%) Project Delivery
6 1 (2.94%) Project Management
6 1 (2.94%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 6 (17.65%) C#
1 6 (17.65%) JavaScript
1 6 (17.65%) SQL
1 6 (17.65%) VB
1 6 (17.65%) VBScript
2 4 (11.76%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 9 (26.47%) Degree
2 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.94%) CDISC
1 1 (2.94%) Good Clinical Practice
Vendors
1 8 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 4 (11.76%) Cadence
2 4 (11.76%) Synopsys
3 2 (5.88%) SAP