Programmer
South West > Somerset
The median Programmer salary in Somerset is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 56 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 0.28% | 0.86% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.92% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £28,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.71% | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -18.18% | +22.22% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title | 328 | 874 | 456 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.36% | 93.88% | 82.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 194 | 694 | 365 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £25,500 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £31,875 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.96% | -5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £58,750 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £68,750 | £70,990 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Programmer
Salary Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Somerset.
Programmer
Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 4 July 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgwater | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | |
| Programmer South West |
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Programmer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 4 July 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 Somerset region featuring Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:
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