Senior Applications Developer Job Trends

Senior Application Developer
UK

The median Senior Application Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 652 726 696
Rank change year-on-year +74 -30 +330
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Applications Developer 14 26 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.026% 0.039% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.041% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 12 17 14
10th Percentile £56,800 £53,688 £49,427
25th Percentile £64,188 - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year - +1.96% -15.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £80,313
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £85,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 48,105 63,733 49,629
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 94.54% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 30,175 35,701 38,478
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £51,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.77% -1.90% -

Senior Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Applications Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior Applications Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Applications Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Applications Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Applications Developer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Applications Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Applications Developer over the 6 months to 21 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Applications Developer in the UK

Senior Applications Developer
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Applications Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 November 2025. 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
England +103 14 £65,000 - 8
UK excluding London +57 10 £65,000 - 5
South West - 6 £65,000 - 1
Work from Home +82 5 £63,750 -15.00% 3
London - 4 £90,000 - 2
Midlands +59 3 £66,750 -
West Midlands +49 3 £66,750 -
East of England +25 1 £70,000 -12.50%

Senior Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, Senior Applications Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Applications Developer in the job title.

1 6 (42.86%) Agile
1 6 (42.86%) Azure
1 6 (42.86%) DevOps
2 5 (35.71%) .NET
2 5 (35.71%) Azure DevOps
2 5 (35.71%) C#
2 5 (35.71%) CI/CD
2 5 (35.71%) Software Engineering
3 4 (28.57%) .NET Framework
3 4 (28.57%) Apple iOS
3 4 (28.57%) Clean Code
3 4 (28.57%) GitHub
3 4 (28.57%) MVVM
4 3 (21.43%) Android
4 3 (21.43%) Computer Science
4 3 (21.43%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (21.43%) Degree
4 3 (21.43%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (21.43%) Figma
4 3 (21.43%) Kanban
4 3 (21.43%) Power Platform
4 3 (21.43%) Scrum
4 3 (21.43%) SQL
5 2 (14.29%) Accessibility
5 2 (14.29%) Analytics
5 2 (14.29%) Architectural Patterns
5 2 (14.29%) Backlog Management
5 2 (14.29%) Crashlytics
5 2 (14.29%) Data Protection
5 2 (14.29%) Design Patterns

Senior Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (42.86%) Azure
2 5 (35.71%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (28.57%) GitHub
4 3 (21.43%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (21.43%) Figma
4 3 (21.43%) Power Platform
5 2 (14.29%) Firebase
5 2 (14.29%) PowerApps
6 1 (7.14%) Azure Functions
6 1 (7.14%) Azure Key Vault
6 1 (7.14%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (7.14%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (7.14%) Power Automate
6 1 (7.14%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Power BI
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Crashlytics
1 2 (14.29%) JIRA
2 1 (7.14%) Android Studio
2 1 (7.14%) Xcode
General
1 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Retail
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Digital Health
3 1 (7.14%) Digital Healthcare
3 1 (7.14%) Electronics
3 1 (7.14%) Finance
3 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (35.71%) .NET
2 4 (28.57%) .NET Framework
3 2 (14.29%) JSON
3 2 (14.29%) RESTful
3 2 (14.29%) Universal Windows Platform
3 2 (14.29%) Web Services
3 2 (14.29%) WinUI
3 2 (14.29%) WPF
4 1 (7.14%) Ajax
4 1 (7.14%) Android Jetpack
4 1 (7.14%) Android SDK
4 1 (7.14%) AngularJS
4 1 (7.14%) Entity Framework
4 1 (7.14%) Jetpack Compose
4 1 (7.14%) KnockoutJS
4 1 (7.14%) MvvmCross
4 1 (7.14%) Razor View Engine
4 1 (7.14%) SwiftUI
4 1 (7.14%) UIKit
4 1 (7.14%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Mobile App
2 1 (7.14%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (7.14%) Low-Code
2 1 (7.14%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (28.57%) Apple iOS
2 3 (21.43%) Android
3 2 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Agile
1 6 (42.86%) DevOps
2 5 (35.71%) CI/CD
2 5 (35.71%) Software Engineering
3 4 (28.57%) Clean Code
3 4 (28.57%) MVVM
4 3 (21.43%) Computer Science
4 3 (21.43%) Kanban
4 3 (21.43%) Scrum
5 2 (14.29%) Analytics
5 2 (14.29%) Architectural Patterns
5 2 (14.29%) Backlog Management
5 2 (14.29%) Data Protection
5 2 (14.29%) Design Patterns
5 2 (14.29%) iOS Development
5 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) Test Automation
5 2 (14.29%) User Experience
5 2 (14.29%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 5 (35.71%) C#
2 3 (21.43%) SQL
3 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
3 2 (14.29%) TypeScript
4 1 (7.14%) Kotlin
4 1 (7.14%) Python
4 1 (7.14%) Rust
4 1 (7.14%) Swift
4 1 (7.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (21.43%) Degree
2 1 (7.14%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) Accessibility
1 2 (14.29%) GDPR
2 1 (7.14%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Syncfusion
1 2 (14.29%) Telerik
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) Xamarin