Senior Developer Jobs in London

Senior Developer
England > London

The median Senior Developer salary in London is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 72 71 64
Rank change year-on-year -1 -7 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 890 1,538 3,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.77% 4.36% 5.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.00% 4.58% 6.19%
Number of salaries quoted 765 1,190 2,049
10th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
25th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +3.03% +10.00%
75th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £102,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £127,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +3.45% +16.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,245 33,556 64,351
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.12% 95.05% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 16,727 24,642 34,900
10th Percentile £38,095 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £92,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in London

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Senior Developer in London

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in London over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in London

Senior Developer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the London region over the 6 months to 3 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
Central London -18 145 £85,000 -5.56% 20
South London +21 33 £65,000 +18.18% 4
West London +2 10 £80,000 -7.25% 2
East London +6 4 £72,500 -27.50% 7
Senior Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 May 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 London region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 357 (40.11%) JavaScript
2 287 (32.25%) SQL
3 281 (31.57%) AWS
4 280 (31.46%) C#
5 272 (30.56%) .NET
6 253 (28.43%) Agile
7 247 (27.75%) Finance
8 237 (26.63%) Azure
9 235 (26.40%) React
10 203 (22.81%) Java
11 202 (22.70%) Full Stack Development
12 190 (21.35%) AngularJS
13 180 (20.22%) TypeScript
14 177 (19.89%) Python
15 162 (18.20%) Social Skills
16 160 (17.98%) HTML
17 157 (17.64%) CSS
18 141 (15.84%) Software Engineering
19 133 (14.94%) Microservices
20 116 (13.03%) Mentoring
20 116 (13.03%) DevOps
21 114 (12.81%) SQL Server
22 111 (12.47%) Degree
23 100 (11.24%) Computer Science
24 99 (11.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
25 97 (10.90%) Vue
26 94 (10.56%) Fintech
27 91 (10.22%) Front Office
28 89 (10.00%) Docker
29 88 (9.89%) Problem-Solving

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

Application Platforms
1 21 (2.36%) CMS
2 16 (1.80%) Apache
2 16 (1.80%) Apache Airflow
3 10 (1.12%) WordPress
4 9 (1.01%) Mendix
5 8 (0.90%) Confluence
5 8 (0.90%) JBoss
5 8 (0.90%) OpenStack
5 8 (0.90%) Red Hat Fuse
6 7 (0.79%) Drupal
6 7 (0.79%) nginx
7 5 (0.56%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.56%) K2 blackpearl
8 4 (0.45%) Ethereum
9 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.22%) SharePoint
10 2 (0.22%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.22%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.11%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 13 (1.46%) Photoshop
2 9 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (1.46%) SDL Web 8
2 9 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.45%) Endur
3 4 (0.45%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.11%) Magento
5 1 (0.11%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 281 (31.57%) AWS
2 237 (26.63%) Azure
3 81 (9.10%) GCP
4 50 (5.62%) Power Platform
5 42 (4.72%) Serverless
6 32 (3.60%) SaaS
7 30 (3.37%) Dynamics 365
7 30 (3.37%) GitHub
8 27 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (2.58%) PowerApps
10 19 (2.13%) Power Automate
11 16 (1.80%) Azure Functions
12 13 (1.46%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 13 (1.46%) NuGet
13 12 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (1.35%) Azure Service Bus
13 12 (1.35%) GitHub Actions
14 10 (1.12%) Amazon ECS
14 10 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
15 9 (1.01%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.67%) AMQP
2 2 (0.22%) Bluetooth
2 2 (0.22%) HTTP
2 2 (0.22%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.11%) Internet
3 1 (0.11%) MQTT
3 1 (0.11%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (0.11%) VoIP
3 1 (0.11%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (12.81%) SQL Server
2 60 (6.74%) PostgreSQL
3 45 (5.06%) MySQL
4 43 (4.83%) Relational Database
5 33 (3.71%) Oracle Database
6 30 (3.37%) Power BI
7 22 (2.47%) MongoDB
8 21 (2.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 19 (2.13%) Redis
10 17 (1.91%) NoSQL
11 11 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
12 9 (1.01%) Oracle Database 11g
13 8 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
14 6 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 5 (0.56%) RDBMS
16 4 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
16 4 (0.45%) Apache Arrow
16 4 (0.45%) Apache Ignite
16 4 (0.45%) Dremio
16 4 (0.45%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 88 (9.89%) Git
2 46 (5.17%) JIRA
3 23 (2.58%) Oracle APEX
4 19 (2.13%) Jenkins
4 19 (2.13%) Visual Studio
5 17 (1.91%) NUnit
6 16 (1.80%) Moq
7 15 (1.69%) Octopus Deploy
7 15 (1.69%) Sourcetree
7 15 (1.69%) TeamCity
8 14 (1.57%) Cypress.io
9 13 (1.46%) git-flow
9 13 (1.46%) SpecFlow
10 12 (1.35%) CircleCI
11 10 (1.12%) JUnit
12 7 (0.79%) CMake
12 7 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 7 (0.79%) Storybook
13 6 (0.67%) fastlane
13 6 (0.67%) Mocha
General
1 247 (27.75%) Finance
2 162 (18.20%) Social Skills
3 91 (10.22%) Front Office
4 57 (6.40%) Banking
5 48 (5.39%) Back Office
6 46 (5.17%) Marketing
7 33 (3.71%) Investment Banking
8 29 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
9 25 (2.81%) Games
10 19 (2.13%) Legal
10 19 (2.13%) Retail
11 17 (1.91%) Tech for Good
12 15 (1.69%) Public Sector
13 14 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.24%) Law
15 10 (1.12%) Financial Institution
16 7 (0.79%) Retail Banking
17 6 (0.67%) Advertising
18 5 (0.56%) Health Technology
19 3 (0.34%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 272 (30.56%) .NET
2 235 (26.40%) React
3 190 (21.35%) AngularJS
4 160 (17.98%) HTML
5 157 (17.64%) CSS
6 97 (10.90%) Vue
7 88 (9.89%) ASP.NET
8 81 (9.10%) Node.js
9 79 (8.88%) Spring
10 69 (7.75%) REST
11 62 (6.97%) RESTful
12 60 (6.74%) .NET Core
13 59 (6.63%) Redux
14 54 (6.07%) Kafka
15 52 (5.84%) jQuery
16 49 (5.51%) Spring Boot
17 46 (5.17%) JSON
18 45 (5.06%) Web Services
19 44 (4.94%) .NET Framework
20 38 (4.27%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 99 (11.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 74 (8.31%) Equities
3 68 (7.64%) Derivative
4 65 (7.30%) Greenfield Project
5 62 (6.97%) Fixed Income
6 60 (6.74%) Hedge funds
7 39 (4.38%) IoT
8 29 (3.26%) Product Ownership
9 27 (3.03%) Distributed Systems
10 23 (2.58%) Mobile App
11 22 (2.47%) Cloud Native
12 15 (1.69%) Algorithms
13 14 (1.57%) Data Structures
13 14 (1.57%) Legacy Code
14 10 (1.12%) Client/Server
14 10 (1.12%) Low-Code
15 8 (0.90%) Virtual Team
16 7 (0.79%) Management Information System
16 7 (0.79%) NHS
16 7 (0.79%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (3.82%) Windows
2 29 (3.26%) Linux
3 27 (3.03%) Apple iOS
4 23 (2.58%) Android
5 8 (0.90%) Unix
6 7 (0.79%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (28.43%) Agile
2 202 (22.70%) Full Stack Development
3 141 (15.84%) Software Engineering
4 133 (14.94%) Microservices
5 116 (13.03%) DevOps
5 116 (13.03%) Mentoring
6 100 (11.24%) Computer Science
7 94 (10.56%) Fintech
8 88 (9.89%) Asset Management
8 88 (9.89%) Problem-Solving
9 76 (8.54%) CI/CD
9 76 (8.54%) Investment Management
10 69 (7.75%) Front End Development
11 57 (6.40%) Multithreading
11 57 (6.40%) TDD
12 49 (5.51%) Low Latency
13 48 (5.39%) Clean Code
13 48 (5.39%) MVC
13 48 (5.39%) Scrum
14 46 (5.17%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 357 (40.11%) JavaScript
2 287 (32.25%) SQL
3 280 (31.46%) C#
4 203 (22.81%) Java
5 180 (20.22%) TypeScript
6 177 (19.89%) Python
7 44 (4.94%) PHP
8 42 (4.72%) PL/SQL
9 38 (4.27%) T-SQL
10 33 (3.71%) Ruby
11 26 (2.92%) Kotlin
12 21 (2.36%) C++
13 15 (1.69%) Apex Code
14 14 (1.57%) XPath
15 10 (1.12%) Go
16 8 (0.90%) PowerShell
17 7 (0.79%) Scala
17 7 (0.79%) Swift
18 6 (0.67%) Dart
18 6 (0.67%) Perl
Qualifications
1 111 (12.47%) Degree
2 30 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (1.80%) Security Cleared
4 15 (1.69%) Master's Degree
4 15 (1.69%) SC Cleared
5 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (0.34%) Postgraduate
6 2 (0.22%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.11%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.11%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (3.37%) QA
2 6 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.34%) PMO
4 2 (0.22%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.22%) GDPR
4 2 (0.22%) HIPAA
4 2 (0.22%) IEC 62304
4 2 (0.22%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.11%) EMIR
5 1 (0.11%) MiFID
5 1 (0.11%) SLA
System Software
1 89 (10.00%) Docker
2 6 (0.67%) Oracle RAC
3 4 (0.45%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (0.22%) Firmware
5 1 (0.11%) GridGain
5 1 (0.11%) OpenSIPS
Systems Management
1 78 (8.76%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.57%) Ansible
3 7 (0.79%) Grafana
4 6 (0.67%) Data Guard
4 6 (0.67%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.45%) Terraform
6 1 (0.11%) cPanel
6 1 (0.11%) Hadoop YARN
6 1 (0.11%) Kibana
Vendors
1 81 (9.10%) Microsoft
2 51 (5.73%) Oracle
3 23 (2.58%) Google
4 19 (2.13%) Salesforce
5 14 (1.57%) Adobe
6 13 (1.46%) Cognizant
7 9 (1.01%) Atlassian
8 8 (0.90%) OpenAI
8 8 (0.90%) WSO2
9 7 (0.79%) Sybase
10 6 (0.67%) F5
10 6 (0.67%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.56%) Automation Anywhere
11 5 (0.56%) Blue Prism
12 4 (0.45%) Murex
12 4 (0.45%) Vertica
13 3 (0.34%) Apple
13 3 (0.34%) Cadence
13 3 (0.34%) OpenLink
13 3 (0.34%) TIBCO