Senior Software Engineer
UK
The median Senior Software Engineer 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 | 130 | 282 | 135 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +152 | -147 | +109 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer | 2,192 | 1,239 | 4,990 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.14% | 1.27% | 2.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.25% | 1.39% | 3.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,435 | 760 | 1,063 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £56,250 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,250 | £86,250 | £90,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £105,000 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
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 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Senior Software Engineer
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 Engineer 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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| UK excluding London | +169 | 1,676 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 221 |
| England | +147 | 1,635 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 365 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 1,019 | £70,000 | - | 215 |
| London | +91 | 444 | £92,500 | +8.82% | 170 |
| Scotland | +63 | 402 | £60,000 | - | 14 |
| North of England | +131 | 343 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 57 |
| South West | +144 | 307 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 45 |
| South East | +85 | 284 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 37 |
| North West | +108 | 193 | £60,000 | - | 42 |
| Midlands | +59 | 160 | £62,500 | -1.96% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +81 | 101 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 12 |
| East of England | +46 | 94 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 30 |
| East Midlands | +30 | 84 | £65,000 | +33.33% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 76 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 19 |
| Wales | +35 | 54 | £55,000 | +5.77% | 6 |
| North East | +40 | 49 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 32 | - | - | 9 |
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Senior Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Software Engineer 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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