Programmer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Programmer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Programmer salary in the UK excluding London is £41,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 436 668 526
Rank change year-on-year +232 -142 -51
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 368 102 358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.51% 0.17% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.19% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 266 54 137
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,750 £31,695
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,666 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £54,941 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.37% +29.27% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £70,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £55,000 £71,652 £61,000
UK median annual salary £44,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -26.67% +9.09% -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 68,862 52,395 69,656
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 89.16% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 48,635 29,827 42,609
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,250 £50,173
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +6.13% +5.63%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the UK excluding London

Programmer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Programmer in the UK excluding London

Programmer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Programmer in the UK excluding London

Programmer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 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
Midlands +89 108 £38,000 -15.56% 39
South East +52 85 £40,000 -42.86% 31
East of England - 66 £45,000 - 14
East Midlands +53 62 £38,000 -30.91% 13
North of England +63 58 £40,000 -15.79% 44
South West +31 51 £45,000 -18.18% 16
West Midlands +49 46 £36,500 -14.12% 26
North West +32 38 £50,000 +11.11% 25
Yorkshire +74 20 £32,500 -35.00% 12
Programmer
UK

Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 23 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 79 (21.47%) CAD
2 69 (18.75%) Manufacturing
3 52 (14.13%) Aerospace
4 45 (12.23%) Social Skills
5 37 (10.05%) Automotive
6 29 (7.88%) SQL
7 27 (7.34%) Windows
8 26 (7.07%) Siemens
8 26 (7.07%) Degree
9 24 (6.52%) RPG
10 21 (5.71%) SystemVerilog
10 21 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
11 18 (4.89%) AutoCAD
11 18 (4.89%) Continuous Improvement
11 18 (4.89%) Mentoring
12 17 (4.62%) R
12 17 (4.62%) C#
12 17 (4.62%) Software Engineering
13 16 (4.35%) MS Visio
13 16 (4.35%) Siemens NX
14 15 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
14 15 (4.08%) Technical Leadership
15 14 (3.80%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (3.80%) IoT
15 14 (3.80%) 3D Modelling
15 14 (3.80%) Microsoft
15 14 (3.80%) Marketing
15 14 (3.80%) Robotics
16 13 (3.53%) Mathematics
16 13 (3.53%) Python

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.36%) SAS
2 3 (0.82%) CICS
Applications
1 21 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.89%) AutoCAD
3 16 (4.35%) MS Visio
3 16 (4.35%) Siemens NX
4 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.82%) SPSS
6 2 (0.54%) ALPHACAM
6 2 (0.54%) Stata
7 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.54%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.27%) Azure
2 1 (0.27%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (0.27%) Azure Functions
2 1 (0.27%) Azure Service Bus
2 1 (0.27%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.63%) FTP
2 1 (0.27%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.27%) Profibus
2 1 (0.27%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.90%) SQL Server
1 7 (1.90%) UniData
2 6 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 6 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.54%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.27%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 10 (2.72%) Eclipse
2 7 (1.90%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.63%) Dreamweaver
4 1 (0.27%) Git
4 1 (0.27%) JIRA
4 1 (0.27%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.27%) PVCS
General
1 69 (18.75%) Manufacturing
2 52 (14.13%) Aerospace
3 45 (12.23%) Social Skills
4 37 (10.05%) Automotive
5 15 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (3.80%) Influencing Skills
6 14 (3.80%) Marketing
7 11 (2.99%) Games
8 10 (2.72%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (2.45%) Finance
10 7 (1.90%) Retail
11 6 (1.63%) Aviation
11 6 (1.63%) Electronics
12 4 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.82%) Agriculture
14 2 (0.54%) Law
14 2 (0.54%) Military
14 2 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.26%) EDI
2 11 (2.99%) REST
3 10 (2.72%) JSON
3 10 (2.72%) Web Services
3 10 (2.72%) XML
3 10 (2.72%) XSL
4 9 (2.45%) .NET
5 8 (2.17%) HTML
6 7 (1.90%) ASP.NET
7 6 (1.63%) Classic ASP
7 6 (1.63%) HTML5
7 6 (1.63%) Razor View Engine
8 5 (1.36%) EDIFACT
9 4 (1.09%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 4 (1.09%) Unreal Engine
10 3 (0.82%) ISPF
11 2 (0.54%) CSS
12 1 (0.27%) ASP.NET Web API
12 1 (0.27%) React
12 1 (0.27%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 14 (3.80%) IoT
1 14 (3.80%) Robotics
2 7 (1.90%) ARM Cortex
2 7 (1.90%) Verilog
3 6 (1.63%) Mainframe
3 6 (1.63%) Management Information System
4 5 (1.36%) AS400
5 2 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (0.54%) Oculus
5 2 (0.54%) Virtual Reality
6 1 (0.27%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.27%) iSeries
6 1 (0.27%) Mobile Games
6 1 (0.27%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.27%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 27 (7.34%) Windows
2 5 (1.36%) Linux
3 4 (1.09%) AIX
3 4 (1.09%) Unix
3 4 (1.09%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.09%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (0.82%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (21.47%) CAD
2 18 (4.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 18 (4.89%) Mentoring
3 17 (4.62%) Software Engineering
4 15 (4.08%) Technical Leadership
5 14 (3.80%) 3D Modelling
6 13 (3.53%) Mathematics
7 12 (3.26%) Computer Science
7 12 (3.26%) Physics
8 11 (2.99%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (2.99%) SDLC
9 10 (2.72%) Modular Programming
9 10 (2.72%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (2.72%) Systems Analysis
10 7 (1.90%) Creative Thinking
10 7 (1.90%) Electronic Design Automation
10 7 (1.90%) IC Design
10 7 (1.90%) User Experience
11 6 (1.63%) Chemistry
12 5 (1.36%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 29 (7.88%) SQL
2 24 (6.52%) RPG
3 21 (5.71%) SystemVerilog
4 17 (4.62%) C#
4 17 (4.62%) R
5 13 (3.53%) Python
6 11 (2.99%) Ladder Logic
7 8 (2.17%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.90%) RPG IV
8 7 (1.90%) Tcl
8 7 (1.90%) VB
9 6 (1.63%) Java
9 6 (1.63%) VBScript
10 5 (1.36%) MATLAB
10 5 (1.36%) RPG/400
11 4 (1.09%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.82%) JCL
12 3 (0.82%) REXX
13 2 (0.54%) Assembly Language
13 2 (0.54%) C
Qualifications
1 26 (7.07%) Degree
2 5 (1.36%) PhD
2 5 (1.36%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.27%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.54%) GDPR
1 2 (0.54%) QA
2 1 (0.27%) CDISC
2 1 (0.27%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 3 (0.82%) Time Sharing Option
2 2 (0.54%) ACF2
2 2 (0.54%) RACF
Systems Management
1 3 (0.82%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 26 (7.07%) Siemens
2 14 (3.80%) Microsoft
3 10 (2.72%) Cadence
3 10 (2.72%) Synopsys
4 5 (1.36%) IBM
5 4 (1.09%) Oracle
6 3 (0.82%) Broadcom
6 3 (0.82%) Quadient
6 3 (0.82%) Splunk
7 2 (0.54%) Rockwell
7 2 (0.54%) SAP
8 1 (0.27%) Allen-Bradley
8 1 (0.27%) Micro Focus
8 1 (0.27%) QinetiQ
8 1 (0.27%) Toshiba