Programmer
UK
The median Programmer salary in the UK is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 625 | 469 | 747 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -156 | +278 | -360 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 108 | 519 | 164 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.49% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.51% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 327 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £48,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £45,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -25.00% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £50,250 | £71,652 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £55,000 | £87,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £44,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | -20.00% | +22.22% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 53,646 | 100,958 | 81,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,258 | 71,135 | 54,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,573 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,180 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.74% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programmer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Programmer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -141 | 91 | £45,000 | +2.27% | 331 |
| England | -192 | 88 | £45,000 | - | 441 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 30 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 128 |
| East of England | -1 | 21 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 49 |
| Midlands | -41 | 19 | £45,000 | +18.42% | 76 |
| South East | 0 | 15 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 47 |
| North of England | -85 | 14 | £53,750 | +34.38% | 103 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 13 | £45,000 | +18.42% | 23 |
| London | +92 | 11 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 134 |
| North West | -90 | 9 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 67 |
| South West | +67 | 8 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 28 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 8 | - | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 6 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 53 |
| Scotland | +95 | 5 | £74,870 | +77.77% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 5 | £41,250 | +17.86% | 29 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £28,000 | - | 12 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 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 featuring Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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