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
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 managers | Programmers and software development professionals | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 204,000 | 343,000 | +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.
- Full pages
- IT managers · Programmers and software development professionals
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