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Management consultants and business analysts 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 MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS AND BUSINESS ANALYSTS £53,295 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 Management consultants and business analysts.

Management consultants and business analystsProgrammers and software development professionalsΔ
Employment222,000343,000+54.5%
10th percentile£29,980£32,835+9.5%
25th percentile£40,202£42,289+5.2%
Median£53,295£56,914+6.8%
75th percentile£70,977£75,794+6.8%
90th percentile£93,362£102,860+10.2%
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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