2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

IT managers vs. Programmers and software development professionals

Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
40k60k80k100k IT MANAGERS £56,438 PROGRAMMERS AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS £56,914
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Programmers and software development professionals against IT managers.

IT managersProgrammers and software development professionalsΔ
Employment204,000343,000+68.1%
10th percentile£33,208£32,835−1.1%
25th percentile£44,372£42,289−4.7%
Median£56,438£56,914+0.8%
75th percentile£73,901£75,794+2.6%
90th percentile£97,048£102,860+6.0%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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