Programmer
UK
The median Programmer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 568 | 799 | 511 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +231 | -288 | -65 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 361 | 167 | 1,032 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.16% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.18% | 0.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 267 | 111 | 288 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £38,750 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £47,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £71,652 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £85,000 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £55,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +29.41% | +6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 5 May 2024.
Programmer
Top 13 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 5 May 2024. 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 | +297 | 355 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 130 |
| UK excluding London | +186 | 326 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 122 |
| Midlands | +99 | 89 | £38,000 | -10.59% | 41 |
| South East | +63 | 79 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 24 |
| East of England | - | 62 | £45,000 | - | 9 |
| North of England | +60 | 51 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 27 |
| East Midlands | +37 | 51 | £38,000 | -30.91% | 12 |
| South West | +13 | 45 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 40 | £40,000 | -36.77% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +54 | 38 | £38,000 | -10.59% | 29 |
| North West | +41 | 35 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 17 |
| London | +113 | 29 | £52,500 | -25.00% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +72 | 16 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 7 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, 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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