PLC Programmer Jobs

PLC Programmer
UK

The median PLC Programmer salary in the UK is £40,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 743 742 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a PLC Programmer 5 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.008% 0.005% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.006% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile £38,775 £46,000 -
25th Percentile £39,563 £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,750 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.50% - -
75th Percentile £47,313 £52,500 -
90th Percentile £51,925 £54,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,750 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year -18.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 60,678 53,093 104,819
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.04% 95.43% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 28,437 38,799 68,796
10th Percentile £34,112 £31,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £58,563 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% -2.40% +3.45%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,581 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%

PLC Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PLC Programmer in the UK

PLC Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for PLC Programmer in the UK

PLC Programmer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PLC Programmer over the 6 months to 4 January 2025.

Salary histogram for PLC Programmer in the UK

PLC Programmer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PLC Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 January 2025. 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
UK excluding London -47 5 £40,750 -18.50% 2
England -12 3 £48,250 -3.50% 2
Midlands -28 2 £41,500 -7.78%
East Midlands - 2 £41,500 -
Wales - 2 £40,000 -
North of England - 1 £55,000 -
North East - 1 £55,000 -

PLC Programmer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 January 2025, PLC 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 PLC Programmer in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Law
1 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (40.00%) SCADA
1 2 (40.00%) Robotics
1 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (40.00%) Profibus
1 2 (40.00%) Allen-Bradley
1 2 (40.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (40.00%) Siemens
1 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Degree

PLC 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (40.00%) Profibus
General
1 2 (40.00%) Law
1 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Robotics
1 2 (40.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Allen-Bradley
1 2 (40.00%) Siemens