Senior Software Developer
UK
The median Senior Software Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 453 | 549 | 502 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +96 | -47 | -84 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 528 | 465 | 1,127 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.48% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.52% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 463 | 379 | 649 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £52,500 | £49,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £56,250 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £95,000 | £127,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Senior Software Developer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +79 | 435 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 379 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 38 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 214 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 29 |
| London | +130 | 123 | £100,000 | +25.00% | 18 |
| South East | -74 | 103 | £70,000 | - | 12 |
| South West | +49 | 82 | £58,000 | -3.33% | 3 |
| North of England | +56 | 54 | £60,000 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | -21 | 53 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 1 |
| Midlands | +12 | 40 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 27 | £60,000 | -17.24% | 2 |
| East of England | +2 | 27 | £60,000 | -7.16% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 26 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +35 | 19 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 4 |
| North West | +1 | 19 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 13 | £55,000 | -13.73% | 3 |
| North East | -3 | 8 | £65,000 | - | |
| Wales | -1 | 1 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 1 |
Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Senior Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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