Skip to main content

Gera Real Pay Index / North East / Programmers and software development professionals

Programmers and software development professionals Real Pay in North East

A Programmers and software development professionals in North East earns a nominal median of £56,340 — worth £81,416 once North East's cost of living (cost level 69.2, average = 100) is applied.

What does a Programmers and software development professionals really earn in North East after cost of living?

A Programmers and software development professionals in North East earns a nominal median of £56,340 (ONS ASHE 2025). Adjusted for North East's cost level (69.2, average = 100), that is worth £81,416 in cost-equivalent terms — your pay goes further here than the regional average. Real ONS, Land Registry and MHCLG data; re-dated quarterly.

Source:ONS ASHE 2025 + HM Land Registry UKHPI + MHCLG Council Tax (joined by GeraJobs)·As of ASHE April 2025; UKHPI April 2026; council tax FY2026-27 · updated quarterly · last refreshed

Gera Real Pay Index

Cost-adjusted real pay for a Programmers and software development professionals in North East (nominal £56,340, cost level 69.2). National median £56,914.

How this is calculated
£81,416

Programmers and software development professionalsNorth East vs national

North East nominal median (ONS ASHE)£56,340
North East cost level (100 = average)69.2
North East real (cost-adjusted) pay£81,416
National median (SOC 2134)£56,914
National 25th–75th percentile£42,289–£75,794

Real pay = North East nominal median × (100 ÷ 69.2). National percentiles are real ONS ASHE figures; suppressed percentiles are omitted, never estimated.

Find your real (cost-adjusted) pay

Pick an occupation and an English region, then optionally enter your salary. We compare it to the real ONS median and show your cost-of-living-equivalent pay and national percentile.

In North East, a Programmers and software development professionals has a nominal median of £56,340, worth £81,416 in cost-equivalent terms (cost level 69.2, average = 100).

Enter your salary above to see your real pay and national percentile.

See North East jobs hiring now

Where a Programmers and software development professionals's pay goes furthest

RegionNominalReal pay
North East£56,340£81,416
North West£50,336£62,685
Yorkshire and The Humber£47,908£62,543
East Midlands£49,685£56,783
West Midlands£49,081£54,173
East£60,989£53,877
South West£53,438£52,237
London£75,296£47,356
South East£52,798£43,491

Programmers and software development professionals in North East — FAQ

What is the real (cost-adjusted) pay for a Programmers and software development professionals in North East?
A Programmers and software development professionals in North East has a nominal median salary of £56,340 and a cost-equivalent ("real") pay of £81,416 once North East's cost level of 69.2 (average = 100) is applied. Both figures derive from real ONS ASHE and Gera cost-of-living data.
How does a Programmers and software development professionals salary in North East compare nationally?
The national median for a Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) is £56,914, with most full-time pay between £42,289–£75,794 (25th–75th percentile). The North East nominal median is £56,340; the cost-adjusted figure of £81,416 reflects local living costs.
Is this Programmers and software development professionals pay figure real ONS data?
Yes. The North East median for a Programmers and software development professionals is a real published ONS ASHE 2025 regional figure (full-time, April 2025, OGL v3.0). The cost adjustment uses real HM Land Registry and MHCLG data. No figure is modelled or interpolated.

Get refreshed real-pay figures

ASHE salaries and house prices refresh on a quarterly/annual cadence. Save your email for the next update.

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) (Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period); HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (April 2026); MHCLG Council Tax levels in England (FY2026-27). All OGL v3.0. Computed by GeraJobs; no figure is modelled or interpolated. Methodology.

GeraJobs is a job-search and recruitment platform that connects candidates with independent employers and recruiters. Gera is not the employer, recruiter, or hiring agent of record and is not party to any employment relationship — hiring decisions, job offers, and employment terms are solely between candidates and employers.