Programmer Jobs in the Midlands

Programmer
England > Midlands

The median Programmer salary in the Midlands is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 199 298 289
Rank change year-on-year +99 -9 -27
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 145 8 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.03% 0.094% 0.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 0.11% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 109 6 27
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,625 £20,000
25th Percentile - £41,250 £27,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +13.92% -8.14%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,438 £47,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £49,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +9.09% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 13,212 7,602 10,970
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 89.51% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 9,398 4,488 7,088
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £34,834 £37,500 £37,371
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,200 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the Midlands

Programmer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programmer in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Programmer in the Midlands

Programmer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programmer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Programmer in the Midlands

Programmer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
West Midlands +58 73 £35,000 -17.65% 26
East Midlands +40 72 £38,000 -30.91% 19
Programmer
England

Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 Midlands region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 31 (21.38%) CAD
2 21 (14.48%) Manufacturing
3 9 (6.21%) Aerospace
4 8 (5.52%) Mainframe
4 8 (5.52%) Automotive
4 8 (5.52%) CICS
5 7 (4.83%) UniData
5 7 (4.83%) Retail
5 7 (4.83%) Siemens
6 6 (4.14%) Finance
7 4 (2.76%) E-Procurement
7 4 (2.76%) Microsoft
7 4 (2.76%) Unix
7 4 (2.76%) Windows
7 4 (2.76%) AIX
7 4 (2.76%) Linux
7 4 (2.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (2.76%) Windows 10
7 4 (2.76%) Windows Server
7 4 (2.76%) Customer Requirements
7 4 (2.76%) Cost Reduction
7 4 (2.76%) Customer Service
7 4 (2.76%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (2.07%) Quadient
9 2 (1.38%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 2 (1.38%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.38%) Translating Business Requirements
9 2 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.38%) Logistics
9 2 (1.38%) EDI

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 8 (5.52%) CICS
Applications
1 2 (1.38%) ALPHACAM
1 2 (1.38%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.69%) SOLIDWORKS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.83%) UniData
Development Applications
1 1 (0.69%) PVCS
1 1 (0.69%) Visual Studio
General
1 21 (14.48%) Manufacturing
2 9 (6.21%) Aerospace
3 8 (5.52%) Automotive
4 7 (4.83%) Retail
5 6 (4.14%) Finance
6 2 (1.38%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.38%) Electronics
6 2 (1.38%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.38%) EDI
1 2 (1.38%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (0.69%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.52%) Mainframe
2 2 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (1.38%) AS400
3 1 (0.69%) Client/Server
3 1 (0.69%) Mobile Games
3 1 (0.69%) Onboarding
3 1 (0.69%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.76%) AIX
1 4 (2.76%) Linux
1 4 (2.76%) Unix
1 4 (2.76%) Windows
1 4 (2.76%) Windows 10
1 4 (2.76%) Windows Server
1 4 (2.76%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (21.38%) CAD
2 4 (2.76%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (2.76%) Cost Reduction
2 4 (2.76%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (2.76%) Customer Service
2 4 (2.76%) E-Procurement
3 2 (1.38%) ERP
3 2 (1.38%) Logistics
3 2 (1.38%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (0.69%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (0.69%) Computer Science
4 1 (0.69%) Game Development
4 1 (0.69%) Issue Tracking
4 1 (0.69%) Mathematics
4 1 (0.69%) Mentoring
4 1 (0.69%) Physics
4 1 (0.69%) Project Delivery
4 1 (0.69%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.38%) C
1 2 (1.38%) C#
1 2 (1.38%) RPG
1 2 (1.38%) SQL
2 1 (0.69%) C++
2 1 (0.69%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (0.69%) Degree
1 1 (0.69%) SC Cleared
1 1 (0.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.69%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (4.83%) Siemens
2 4 (2.76%) Microsoft
3 3 (2.07%) Quadient
4 1 (0.69%) Rockwell
4 1 (0.69%) Toshiba