Senior Software Engineer Jobs in the South East

Senior Software Engineer
England > South East

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the South East is £66,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 182 236 213
Rank change year-on-year +54 -23 +62
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 248 182 318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.49% 1.22% 1.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.58% 1.35% 1.66%
Number of salaries quoted 168 119 190
10th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £56,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.36% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £75,625 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +3.57% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 15,671 13,511 19,163
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 90.53% 96.41%
Number of salaries quoted 11,327 8,466 12,622
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in the South East

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in the South East

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in the South East

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 4 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
Thames Valley +74 120 £70,000 -5.08% 21
Hampshire +3 82 £67,500 -3.57% 11
Berkshire +50 68 £70,000 -6.67% 6
Oxfordshire +35 33 £57,547 -7.92% 13
Surrey -12 23 £70,000 +12.00% 11
Buckinghamshire -12 19 £58,750 -14.86% 2
Kent +10 18 £55,000 - 3
East Sussex +17 2 £55,000 +8.37% 2
Sussex - 2 £30,000 - 1
Senior Software Engineer
England

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 4 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 across the South East region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 247 (99.60%) Software Engineering
2 87 (35.08%) Agile
3 85 (34.27%) Python
4 77 (31.05%) Linux
5 67 (27.02%) Degree
5 67 (27.02%) Security Cleared
6 61 (24.60%) C++
7 56 (22.58%) C#
8 55 (22.18%) SC Cleared
9 54 (21.77%) .NET
10 53 (21.37%) C
11 51 (20.56%) Algorithms
12 44 (17.74%) JavaScript
13 42 (16.94%) Azure
14 39 (15.73%) React
15 35 (14.11%) Mathematics
16 34 (13.71%) Embedded Linux
17 33 (13.31%) Computer Science
17 33 (13.31%) Military
18 32 (12.90%) Java
19 31 (12.50%) Windows
19 31 (12.50%) AWS
20 30 (12.10%) Configuration Management
21 29 (11.69%) Actionable Insight
22 27 (10.89%) Social Skills
23 26 (10.48%) Technical Leadership
23 26 (10.48%) Problem-Solving
24 25 (10.08%) .NET Core
24 25 (10.08%) PostgreSQL
24 25 (10.08%) Artificial Intelligence

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 19 (7.66%) ArcGIS
1 19 (7.66%) GeoServer
2 6 (2.42%) Confluence
3 2 (0.81%) JBoss
3 2 (0.81%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 15 (6.05%) Simulink
1 15 (6.05%) Stateflow
2 7 (2.82%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.40%) Doxygen
3 1 (0.40%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.40%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 42 (16.94%) Azure
2 31 (12.50%) AWS
3 4 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (1.61%) GCP
3 4 (1.61%) Serverless
4 2 (0.81%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.40%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.65%) J1939
2 11 (4.44%) Wireless
3 1 (0.40%) 4G
3 1 (0.40%) 5G
3 1 (0.40%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.40%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.40%) LoRaWAN
3 1 (0.40%) Modbus
3 1 (0.40%) MQTT
3 1 (0.40%) Network Security
3 1 (0.40%) RS-232
3 1 (0.40%) RS-485
3 1 (0.40%) SNMP
3 1 (0.40%) SpaceWire
3 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (10.08%) PostgreSQL
2 19 (7.66%) GIS
2 19 (7.66%) QGIS
3 8 (3.23%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.61%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.81%) Power BI
5 2 (0.81%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.40%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.40%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 16 (6.45%) CMake
1 16 (6.45%) Subversion
2 14 (5.65%) ClearCase
2 14 (5.65%) JIRA
2 14 (5.65%) Plastic SCM
3 12 (4.84%) Git
4 8 (3.23%) Visual Studio
5 7 (2.82%) ClearQuest
6 6 (2.42%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.81%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.81%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.40%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.40%) GitLab
General
1 33 (13.31%) Military
2 27 (10.89%) Social Skills
3 20 (8.06%) Electronics
4 19 (7.66%) Automotive
5 17 (6.85%) Aerospace
6 9 (3.63%) Finance
7 6 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.02%) Aviation
8 5 (2.02%) Health Technology
8 5 (2.02%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.02%) Swedish Language
8 5 (2.02%) Tech for Good
9 4 (1.61%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (1.61%) Retail
10 3 (1.21%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.40%) Marketing
11 1 (0.40%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (21.77%) .NET
2 39 (15.73%) React
3 25 (10.08%) .NET Core
4 24 (9.68%) CSS
5 19 (7.66%) Leaflet
5 19 (7.66%) OpenLayers
5 19 (7.66%) PostGIS
6 18 (7.26%) XML
7 16 (6.45%) MFC
7 16 (6.45%) Qt
7 16 (6.45%) STL
8 14 (5.65%) ASP.NET
9 12 (4.84%) HTML
10 10 (4.03%) Blazor
10 10 (4.03%) Vue
11 8 (3.23%) AngularJS
11 8 (3.23%) RESTful
12 6 (2.42%) OpenAPI
12 6 (2.42%) Swagger
13 4 (1.61%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 51 (20.56%) Algorithms
2 15 (6.05%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (6.05%) IoT
3 10 (4.03%) Renewable Energy
4 8 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (2.42%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.42%) Onboarding
6 5 (2.02%) Device Driver
6 5 (2.02%) Robotics
6 5 (2.02%) SIMD
7 4 (1.61%) CCTV
8 2 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.40%) Analogue Electronics
9 1 (0.40%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.40%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.40%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.40%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 77 (31.05%) Linux
2 34 (13.71%) Embedded Linux
3 31 (12.50%) Windows
4 6 (2.42%) Ubuntu
4 6 (2.42%) Unix
5 2 (0.81%) CentOS
5 2 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.40%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (99.60%) Software Engineering
2 87 (35.08%) Agile
3 35 (14.11%) Mathematics
4 33 (13.31%) Computer Science
5 30 (12.10%) Configuration Management
6 29 (11.69%) Actionable Insight
7 26 (10.48%) Problem-Solving
7 26 (10.48%) Technical Leadership
8 25 (10.08%) Artificial Intelligence
9 23 (9.27%) DevOps
10 22 (8.87%) Mentoring
11 21 (8.47%) Software Testing
11 21 (8.47%) Web Development
12 20 (8.06%) Data Acquisition
13 17 (6.85%) SDLC
14 16 (6.45%) OO
15 14 (5.65%) Data Science
15 14 (5.65%) TDD
16 12 (4.84%) Test Automation
17 11 (4.44%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 85 (34.27%) Python
2 61 (24.60%) C++
3 56 (22.58%) C#
4 53 (21.37%) C
5 44 (17.74%) JavaScript
6 32 (12.90%) Java
7 22 (8.87%) Embedded C
8 21 (8.47%) SQL
9 16 (6.45%) MATLAB
10 15 (6.05%) Perl
11 12 (4.84%) Bash
11 12 (4.84%) TypeScript
12 8 (3.23%) T-SQL
13 7 (2.82%) Haskell
14 6 (2.42%) Fortran
14 6 (2.42%) PowerShell
15 4 (1.61%) Bicep
16 1 (0.40%) Ada
16 1 (0.40%) Assembly Language
16 1 (0.40%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 67 (27.02%) Degree
1 67 (27.02%) Security Cleared
2 55 (22.18%) SC Cleared
3 22 (8.87%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (4.44%) HND
5 8 (3.23%) Master's Degree
6 7 (2.82%) PhD
7 1 (0.40%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.05%) ISO 26262
1 15 (6.05%) MISRA
2 14 (5.65%) Automotive SPICE
2 14 (5.65%) AUTOSAR
3 4 (1.61%) QA
4 2 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 7 (2.82%) Docker
2 2 (0.81%) Firmware
2 2 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.40%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (2.02%) Ansible
1 5 (2.02%) SELinux
2 2 (0.81%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.40%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 19 (7.66%) ESRI
2 14 (5.65%) IBM
2 14 (5.65%) Lauterbach
3 8 (3.23%) Microsoft
4 4 (1.61%) Facebook
4 4 (1.61%) Instagram
5 2 (0.81%) IFS
5 2 (0.81%) VMware
6 1 (0.40%) Atmel
6 1 (0.40%) Freescale
6 1 (0.40%) Parasoft
6 1 (0.40%) SAP