Systems Programmer Jobs with Work from Home Options

System Programmer
UK > Work from Home

The median System Programmer salary for remote or hybrid work is £37,500 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 593 613 -
Rank change year-on-year +20 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Programmer 9 20 0
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.025% 0.053% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.056% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 17 0
10th Percentile £35,750 - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £51,833 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £64,029 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.43% - -
75th Percentile £39,375 £71,652 -
90th Percentile £40,000 - -
UK median annual salary £48,500 £64,029 £61,750
% change year-on-year -24.25% +3.69% -8.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 34,224 35,954 73,616
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.28% 95.93% 97.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,903 26,270 42,683
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,875 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Systems Programmer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Systems Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Systems Programmer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Programmer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Systems Programmer.

Systems Programmer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Systems 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Systems Programmer in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) IBM
2 6 (66.67%) RPG
2 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 4 (44.44%) AS400
3 4 (44.44%) Migration
3 4 (44.44%) Degree
3 4 (44.44%) SQL
3 4 (44.44%) ERP
3 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
3 4 (44.44%) System Testing
3 4 (44.44%) Data Migration
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) Code Quality
3 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (44.44%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (22.22%) Time Sharing Option
4 2 (22.22%) Broadcom
4 2 (22.22%) ACF2
4 2 (22.22%) Performance Monitoring
4 2 (22.22%) Splunk
4 2 (22.22%) SAS
4 2 (22.22%) Assembly Language
4 2 (22.22%) REXX
4 2 (22.22%) zOS
4 2 (22.22%) RACF
4 2 (22.22%) JCL
4 2 (22.22%) Mainframe
4 2 (22.22%) OMEGAMON
4 2 (22.22%) ISPF

Systems Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 2 (22.22%) SAS
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) ISPF
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) AS400
2 2 (22.22%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Code Quality
1 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
1 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (44.44%) Data Migration
1 4 (44.44%) ERP
1 4 (44.44%) Migration
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (44.44%) System Testing
2 2 (22.22%) Performance Monitoring
2 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) RPG
2 4 (44.44%) SQL
3 2 (22.22%) Assembly Language
3 2 (22.22%) JCL
3 2 (22.22%) REXX
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) ACF2
1 2 (22.22%) RACF
1 2 (22.22%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) IBM
2 2 (22.22%) Broadcom
2 2 (22.22%) Splunk