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The median annual salary for a Programmer was £50,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 26 February 2020. The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| Programmer UK |
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6 months to
26 Feb 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
591 |
621 |
579 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+30 |
-42 |
-142 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer |
475 |
596 |
790 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.39% |
0.39% |
0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.40% |
0.41% |
0.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
424 |
521 |
616 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,475 |
£31,750 |
£31,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£88,750 |
£68,750 |
£72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.50% |
- |
-3.52% |
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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.
| All Permanent IT Job Vacancies UK |
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title |
117,547 |
145,213 |
169,001 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.47% |
95.94% |
96.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
94,215 |
116,338 |
138,908 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
- |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£83,750 |
£80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.88% |
- |
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Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
Programmer
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 26 February 2020.
Programmer
Top 14 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 26 February 2020.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
+47 |
433 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
176 |
| UK excluding London |
+39 |
284 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
157 |
| London |
+28 |
165 |
£67,500 |
+22.73% |
32 |
| South East |
+66 |
113 |
£50,000 |
- |
37 |
| North of England |
+38 |
62 |
£45,000 |
+25.00% |
40 |
| North West |
+63 |
55 |
£45,000 |
+25.00% |
24 |
| East of England |
+21 |
35 |
£42,500 |
-10.53% |
23 |
| Midlands |
+33 |
30 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
37 |
| South West |
+27 |
26 |
£35,462 |
-2.59% |
7 |
| East Midlands |
+27 |
24 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
19 |
| Scotland |
+28 |
17 |
£36,570 |
-21.36% |
11 |
| Yorkshire |
+14 |
7 |
£25,000 |
-32.89% |
9 |
| West Midlands |
+28 |
6 |
£40,000 |
- |
18 |
| Wales |
-22 |
1 |
£50,000 |
+50.72% |
2 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 26 February 2020, Programmer job roles required the following IT skills 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.
Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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