Senior Software Developer
UK
The median Senior Software Developer salary in the UK is £63,500 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 | |
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| Rank | 467 | 576 | 495 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +109 | -81 | -88 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 500 | 478 | 1,060 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.46% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.50% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 434 | 390 | 661 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £52,500 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £56,250 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.29% | - | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £81,250 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £95,000 | £127,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +9.09% |
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 | 93,212 | 94,769 | 150,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,814 | 59,630 | 85,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Senior Software Developer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +81 | 416 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 58 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 348 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 47 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 212 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 31 |
| London | +97 | 123 | £100,000 | +21.21% | 22 |
| South East | -74 | 93 | £70,000 | - | 9 |
| South West | +55 | 79 | £58,000 | +87.51% | 5 |
| North of England | +44 | 50 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 10 |
| Scotland | -40 | 47 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 7 |
| Midlands | +30 | 36 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 7 |
| East of England | +29 | 28 | £60,000 | -7.16% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +101 | 25 | £60,000 | -22.58% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 24 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 4 |
| North West | +6 | 17 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +36 | 15 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 11 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 3 |
| North East | 0 | 8 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Senior Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software 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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