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Programmers and software development professionals Salary in London
A Programmers and software development professionals in London earns a median gross annual pay of £75,296 — that's £18,382 (32%) above the UK median of £56,914. Real ONS figures (SOC 2134, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Programmers and software development professionals in London is £75,296 gross per year, compared with £56,914 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
London vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| London | £75,296 |
| United Kingdom | £56,914 |
How London ranks for Programmers and software development professionals pay
Regional rank
#1
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
+£18,382
above £56,914 UK median
Out-earns
91%
of ONS regions
At £75,296, a Programmers and software development professionals in London sits above by £18,382 the £56,914 UK median for the role, ranking #1 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Programmers and software development professionals median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Programmers and software development professionals in London — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Programmers and software development professionals earn in London?
- The median gross annual pay for a Programmers and software development professionals in London is £75,296, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £56,914.
- Is this London figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Programmers and software development professionals salary in London above the UK average for the role?
- The London median of £75,296 is above by £18,382 the £56,914 UK median for a Programmers and software development professionals, and above by £21,374 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does London rank for Programmers and software development professionals pay?
- London ranks #1 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Programmers and software development professionals median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). That is the best-paying region for this occupation. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.