Programmer
UK
The median Programmer salary in the UK is £41,843 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 532 | 814 | 501 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +282 | -313 | -53 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer | 393 | 161 | 1,124 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.16% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.18% | 0.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 290 | 107 | 305 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £38,750 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £47,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,843 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.26% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £71,652 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £86,500 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £55,000 | £42,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +28.65% | +0.59% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 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 | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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 20 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 20 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 | +305 | 387 | £44,500 | -27.35% | 179 |
| UK excluding London | +216 | 359 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 149 |
| Midlands | +90 | 104 | £38,000 | -10.59% | 38 |
| South East | +51 | 83 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 30 |
| East of England | - | 65 | £45,000 | - | 12 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 60 | £38,000 | -30.91% | 11 |
| North of England | +59 | 57 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 42 |
| South West | +23 | 50 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 19 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 44 | £36,500 | -14.12% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 42 | £40,000 | -37.53% | 19 |
| North West | +30 | 38 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 23 |
| London | +96 | 28 | £60,000 | -22.58% | 42 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 19 | £31,250 | -37.50% | 11 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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