Senior Software Development Engineer
UK
The median Senior Software Development Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 881 | 976 | 1106 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | +130 | -268 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Development Engineer | 13 | 17 | 106 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.016% | 0.069% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.018% | 0.072% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £63,000 | £61,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £73,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £90,000 | £82,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.44% | +9.76% | -0.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,375 | £100,000 | £89,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,750 | £102,500 | £96,325 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £84,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -28.57% | +52.73% |
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 | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Senior Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Software Development Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Software Development Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Development Engineer.
Senior Software Development Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Development Engineer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Senior Software Development Engineer
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Development Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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 | +111 | 9 | £67,500 | -25.00% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 8 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 3 |
| London | +139 | 7 | £72,500 | -19.44% | |
| Wales | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +75 | 2 | £72,500 | -19.44% | |
| North of England | +45 | 2 | £72,500 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £72,500 | - | |
| South East | +29 | 1 | - | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | £50,000 | - |
Senior Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Senior Software Development 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 featuring Senior Software Development Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Software Development Engineer 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: