Programmer Jobs in the South West

Programmer
England > South West

The median Programmer salary in the South West is £37,000 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 167 248 267
Rank change year-on-year +81 +19 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 9 44 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.26% 0.48% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.50% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 7 33 6
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £47,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.78% -18.18% +34.15%
75th Percentile £40,000 £55,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £42,000 £59,000 £66,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,843 £62,500
% change year-on-year -2.06% -34.65% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South West with a recognized job title 3,264 8,870 6,171
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 96.19% 89.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2,023 6,470 3,847
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,000 £29,150
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £60,775
% change year-on-year +6.48% -11.15% +1.29%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the South West

Programmer
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Programmer in the South West

Programmer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in the South West over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Programmer in the South West

Programmer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Gloucestershire +67 3 £40,000 - 6
Devon +14 2 - -
Cornwall +13 2 £30,000 -14.29% 2
Dorset +43 1 £45,000 - 1
Wiltshire +25 1 £35,000 -22.22% 3
Programmer
England

Programmer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 2 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 South West region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
2 2 (22.22%) Aviation
2 2 (22.22%) Agriculture
3 1 (11.11%) HNC
3 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma
3 1 (11.11%) Electronics
3 1 (11.11%) QA
3 1 (11.11%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt

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

General
1 3 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 2 (22.22%) Agriculture
2 2 (22.22%) Aviation
2 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) Lean Six Sigma
1 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) HNC
1 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) QA