Programmer Job Trends in Wigan

Programmer
Manchester > Wigan

The median Programmer salary in Wigan is £38,252 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wigan 2.86% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,378 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,252 - -
75th Percentile £39,126 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £37,500 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wigan

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wigan. 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 Wigan with a recognized job title 28 25 19
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 80.00% 96.15% 90.48%
Number of salaries quoted 13 15 15
10th Percentile - £21,625 £22,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £25,000 £22,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,302 £38,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.50% +54.00% -41.18%
75th Percentile £40,000 £42,625 £41,250
90th Percentile £48,750 £52,000 £47,500
Manchester median annual salary £57,500 £58,500 £54,700
% change year-on-year -1.71% +6.95% -4.87%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wigan

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Programmer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wigan.

Programmer job vacancy trend in Wigan

Programmer
Salary Trend in Wigan

Salary distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Wigan.

Salary distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Wigan

Programmer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wigan

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, Programmer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wigan region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) WhatsApp

Programmer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wigan by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) WhatsApp
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing