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 19 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 560 | 391 | 609 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -169 | +218 | -193 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 115 | 466 | 173 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.60% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.63% | 0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 266 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £23,108 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £25,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £40,000 | £34,854 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.75% | +14.76% | -35.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £52,813 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £55,625 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £40,000 | £26,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +53.85% | -42.86% |
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 | 44,309 | 74,419 | 56,988 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.65% | 95.24% | 94.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,050 | 44,613 | 44,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £92,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programmer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in the UK.
Programmer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 19 September 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 19 September 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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| England | -163 | 101 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 164 |
| UK excluding London | -144 | 94 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 135 |
| Work from Home | +73 | 27 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 13 |
| Midlands | -44 | 26 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 30 |
| East of England | -23 | 23 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 21 |
| North of England | -101 | 17 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 34 |
| London | +37 | 14 | £70,000 | +55.56% | 57 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 14 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 12 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 12 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 18 |
| North West | -94 | 12 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 21 |
| South East | +8 | 11 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 21 |
| South West | +41 | 10 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 5 | £41,250 | +3.13% | 11 |
| Scotland | +39 | 3 | £59,935 | +52.77% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £28,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +21 | 1 | £28,000 | -30.00% | 10 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 September 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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