Senior Backend Developer
UK
The median Senior Backend Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 841 | 890 | 915 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +25 | -172 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer | 58 | 79 | 339 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.058% | 0.079% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.061% | 0.087% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 53 | 61 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,500 | £58,375 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £63,750 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £77,500 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.13% | +14.81% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £73,750 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.64% | +13.46% | +30.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 94,378 | 91,115 | 153,780 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.48% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,475 | 57,415 | 84,334 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Backend Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Backend Developer.
Senior Backend Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Backend Developer over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Senior Backend Developer
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Backend Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| England | +67 | 45 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 36 | £68,750 | -11.29% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -21 | 21 | £60,000 | -18.64% | 5 |
| London | +97 | 19 | £90,000 | +16.13% | 4 |
| North of England | +34 | 15 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 1 |
| North West | -5 | 9 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +76 | 6 | £60,000 | -22.58% | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £49,990 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £49,990 | - | |
| East of England | +5 | 2 | £55,000 | -5.78% |
Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Senior Backend 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 featuring Senior Backend Developer in the job title.
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Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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