Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Senior Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Cambridge is £68,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 78 26
Rank change year-on-year +43 -52 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 51 22 148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 5.17% 2.20% 9.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.33% 2.57% 9.82%
Number of salaries quoted 38 16 18
10th Percentile £48,750 £57,500 £63,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £63,438 £68,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £71,250 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.86% -10.94% +11.30%
75th Percentile £77,188 £82,188 £94,775
90th Percentile £93,750 £85,625 £105,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £68,500 £75,000 £78,750
% change year-on-year -8.67% -4.76% +9.57%

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 957 856 1,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.06% 85.43% 92.91%
Number of salaries quoted 737 402 588
10th Percentile £30,850 £30,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £39,563
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% -

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Cambridge

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Cambridge

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in Cambridge

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

For the 6 months to 28 April 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 across the Cambridge region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 51 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 19 (37.25%) AWS
3 18 (35.29%) Python
4 15 (29.41%) Agile
5 14 (27.45%) C#
5 14 (27.45%) TypeScript
5 14 (27.45%) React
6 12 (23.53%) Manufacturing
7 10 (19.61%) Terraform
8 9 (17.65%) C
9 8 (15.69%) .NET
9 8 (15.69%) C++
9 8 (15.69%) CAD
9 8 (15.69%) Kubernetes
10 7 (13.73%) CI/CD
10 7 (13.73%) OO
10 7 (13.73%) Linux
10 7 (13.73%) Git
10 7 (13.73%) Node.js
11 6 (11.76%) Multithreading
11 6 (11.76%) COM
11 6 (11.76%) Electronics
11 6 (11.76%) Docker
11 6 (11.76%) Azure
11 6 (11.76%) DevOps
12 5 (9.80%) Continuous Delivery
12 5 (9.80%) API Development
12 5 (9.80%) Kotlin
12 5 (9.80%) Master's Degree
12 5 (9.80%) Automotive

Senior Software Engineer 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 19 (37.25%) AWS
2 6 (11.76%) Azure
3 5 (9.80%) SaaS
4 4 (7.84%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.84%) RS-232
1 4 (7.84%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.88%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (13.73%) Git
2 4 (7.84%) Jenkins
2 4 (7.84%) JIRA
2 4 (7.84%) Subversion
2 4 (7.84%) TeamCity
2 4 (7.84%) Zephyr
General
1 12 (23.53%) Manufacturing
2 6 (11.76%) Electronics
3 5 (9.80%) Automotive
4 4 (7.84%) Pharmaceutical
4 4 (7.84%) Social Skills
5 2 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.92%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.96%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (27.45%) React
2 8 (15.69%) .NET
3 7 (13.73%) Node.js
4 6 (11.76%) COM
5 4 (7.84%) Yocto
6 3 (5.88%) Electron
7 2 (3.92%) PyQt
7 2 (3.92%) scikit-learn
8 1 (1.96%) Flask
8 1 (1.96%) GraphQL
8 1 (1.96%) RESTful
8 1 (1.96%) TypeORM
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.84%) Device Driver
1 4 (7.84%) IoT
2 2 (3.92%) Cloud Native
2 2 (3.92%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (3.92%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (3.92%) Robotics
2 2 (3.92%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (1.96%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 7 (13.73%) Linux
2 4 (7.84%) Embedded Linux
2 4 (7.84%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (5.88%) Windows
4 2 (3.92%) Android
5 1 (1.96%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 15 (29.41%) Agile
3 8 (15.69%) CAD
4 7 (13.73%) CI/CD
4 7 (13.73%) OO
5 6 (11.76%) DevOps
5 6 (11.76%) Multithreading
6 5 (9.80%) API Development
6 5 (9.80%) Artificial Intelligence
6 5 (9.80%) Continuous Delivery
6 5 (9.80%) OOP
7 4 (7.84%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (7.84%) Design Patterns
7 4 (7.84%) Device Driver Development
7 4 (7.84%) Full Stack Development
7 4 (7.84%) MVVM
7 4 (7.84%) OOD
7 4 (7.84%) Release Management
7 4 (7.84%) Test Automation
8 3 (5.88%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 18 (35.29%) Python
2 14 (27.45%) C#
2 14 (27.45%) TypeScript
3 9 (17.65%) C
4 8 (15.69%) C++
5 5 (9.80%) Java
5 5 (9.80%) Kotlin
6 4 (7.84%) Bash
7 3 (5.88%) Go
8 2 (3.92%) JavaScript
9 1 (1.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (9.80%) Degree
1 5 (9.80%) Master's Degree
2 2 (3.92%) PhD
3 1 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 6 (11.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (19.61%) Terraform
2 8 (15.69%) Kubernetes
3 2 (3.92%) linkerd
Vendors
1 2 (3.92%) Cadence
1 2 (3.92%) RedGate