Is this West Midlands 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.

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Programmers and software development professionals Salary in West Midlands

A Programmers and software development professionals in West Midlands earns a median gross annual pay of £49,081 — that's £7,833 (14%) below the UK median of £56,914. Real ONS figures (SOC 2134, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The median salary for a Programmers and software development professionals in West Midlands is £49,081 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.

West Midlands vs UK median

Area	Median (annual)
West Midlands	£49,081
United Kingdom	£56,914

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Programmers and software development professionals in West Midlands — frequently asked questions

How much does a Programmers and software development professionals earn in West Midlands?: The median gross annual pay for a Programmers and software development professionals in West Midlands is £49,081, 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 West Midlands 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.

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.