Senior Developer Jobs in Cambridge

Senior Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Senior Developer salary in Cambridge is £61,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 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
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 59 41 106
Rank change year-on-year -18 +65 -55
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 23 63 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 2.33% 6.28% 1.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.40% 7.35% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 22 30 20
10th Percentile £45,600 £52,500 £54,200
25th Percentile £52,500 £60,344 £65,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.44% +14.29% +21.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 - £75,938
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,500 £88,440
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £62,500 £80,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -21.88% +18.52% +22.73%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 960 857 1,508
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.07% 85.44% 92.91%
Number of salaries quoted 738 402 585
10th Percentile £30,888 £30,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,250 £83,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -1.48%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in Cambridge

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Senior Developer in Cambridge

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in Cambridge

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Senior 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 across the Cambridge region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 10 (43.48%) Python
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 9 (39.13%) Linux
3 8 (34.78%) JavaScript
3 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (34.78%) F5
4 7 (30.43%) IoT
4 7 (30.43%) Data Structures
4 7 (30.43%) C#
4 7 (30.43%) Games
4 7 (30.43%) Internet
5 6 (26.09%) TypeScript
6 5 (21.74%) Algorithms
6 5 (21.74%) Functional Testing
6 5 (21.74%) Embedded C
6 5 (21.74%) Manufacturing
6 5 (21.74%) C
6 5 (21.74%) TDD
7 4 (17.39%) React
8 3 (13.04%) Front End Development
8 3 (13.04%) Machine Learning
8 3 (13.04%) AWS
8 3 (13.04%) SaaS
8 3 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
8 3 (13.04%) Automotive
9 2 (8.70%) SQL
9 2 (8.70%) OOP
9 2 (8.70%) PhD
9 2 (8.70%) Client/Server
9 2 (8.70%) UX Design

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (13.04%) AWS
1 3 (13.04%) SaaS
2 2 (8.70%) AWS IoT
3 1 (4.35%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 7 (30.43%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Git
1 1 (4.35%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Games
3 5 (21.74%) Manufacturing
4 3 (13.04%) Automotive
5 2 (8.70%) Health Technology
6 1 (4.35%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (17.39%) React
2 2 (8.70%) Node.js
2 2 (8.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (30.43%) Data Structures
1 7 (30.43%) IoT
2 5 (21.74%) Algorithms
3 2 (8.70%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 9 (39.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (21.74%) Functional Testing
2 5 (21.74%) TDD
3 3 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (13.04%) Front End Development
3 3 (13.04%) Machine Learning
4 2 (8.70%) Agile
4 2 (8.70%) Chemistry
4 2 (8.70%) Computer Science
4 2 (8.70%) Data Visualisation
4 2 (8.70%) Design Patterns
4 2 (8.70%) Full Stack Development
4 2 (8.70%) Informatics
4 2 (8.70%) Line Management
4 2 (8.70%) OOP
4 2 (8.70%) Software Engineering
4 2 (8.70%) User Experience
4 2 (8.70%) UX Design
4 2 (8.70%) Visualisation
4 2 (8.70%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 10 (43.48%) Python
2 8 (34.78%) JavaScript
3 7 (30.43%) C#
4 6 (26.09%) TypeScript
5 5 (21.74%) C
5 5 (21.74%) Embedded C
6 2 (8.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) Degree
1 2 (8.70%) PhD
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (4.35%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (34.78%) F5
2 1 (4.35%) Google