Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Wales

Senior Software Engineer
UK > Wales

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Wales is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 105 91
Rank change year-on-year +41 -14 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 53 23 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 2.60% 1.39% 2.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.81% 1.62% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 18 10 12
10th Percentile - £36,052 -
25th Percentile - £37,539 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -19.09% +29.41%
75th Percentile £64,688 £62,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £66,250 £76,875 £64,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,887 1,421 1,810
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 85.91% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,276 810 1,142
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,391 £30,050
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £57,813 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Wales

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Wales.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Wales

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Wales over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in Wales

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 7 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
South Wales +21 35 £60,000 - 4
North Wales - 8 - - 1
West Wales +10 5 £50,000 +22.69% 1
Mid Wales -5 4 - -
Senior Software Engineer
UK

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 7 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 Wales region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 53 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 26 (49.06%) Agile
3 22 (41.51%) AWS
4 20 (37.74%) JavaScript
5 19 (35.85%) SC Cleared
5 19 (35.85%) Security Cleared
5 19 (35.85%) Azure
5 19 (35.85%) Actionable Insight
6 18 (33.96%) Python
7 17 (32.08%) GIS
7 17 (32.08%) ESRI
7 17 (32.08%) ArcGIS
7 17 (32.08%) PostgreSQL
7 17 (32.08%) PostGIS
7 17 (32.08%) Web Development
7 17 (32.08%) React
7 17 (32.08%) QGIS
7 17 (32.08%) GeoServer
7 17 (32.08%) OpenLayers
7 17 (32.08%) Leaflet
7 17 (32.08%) DevOps
8 15 (28.30%) .NET
8 15 (28.30%) .NET Core
9 14 (26.42%) CSS
10 7 (13.21%) Java
10 7 (13.21%) Microservices
10 7 (13.21%) CI/CD
11 6 (11.32%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (11.32%) Degree
12 5 (9.43%) Django

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 17 (32.08%) ArcGIS
1 17 (32.08%) GeoServer
2 2 (3.77%) JBoss
2 2 (3.77%) Red Hat Fuse
Cloud Services
1 22 (41.51%) AWS
2 19 (35.85%) Azure
3 5 (9.43%) GCP
4 1 (1.89%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.55%) Ethernet
1 4 (7.55%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (32.08%) GIS
1 17 (32.08%) PostgreSQL
1 17 (32.08%) QGIS
2 2 (3.77%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 4 (7.55%) Git
2 2 (3.77%) IntelliJ
General
1 5 (9.43%) Finance
1 5 (9.43%) Manufacturing
2 4 (7.55%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (7.55%) Electronics
2 4 (7.55%) Social Skills
3 2 (3.77%) Public Sector
3 2 (3.77%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (32.08%) Leaflet
1 17 (32.08%) OpenLayers
1 17 (32.08%) PostGIS
1 17 (32.08%) React
2 15 (28.30%) .NET
2 15 (28.30%) .NET Core
3 14 (26.42%) CSS
4 5 (9.43%) Django
5 2 (3.77%) Hibernate
5 2 (3.77%) Java EE
5 2 (3.77%) JPA
5 2 (3.77%) JSON
5 2 (3.77%) REST
5 2 (3.77%) RESTful
5 2 (3.77%) SOAP
5 2 (3.77%) Spring
5 2 (3.77%) Vue
5 2 (3.77%) Web Services
5 2 (3.77%) XML
5 2 (3.77%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.77%) Cloud Native
1 2 (3.77%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.43%) Linux
2 4 (7.55%) FreeRTOS
2 4 (7.55%) Ubuntu
2 4 (7.55%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 26 (49.06%) Agile
3 19 (35.85%) Actionable Insight
4 17 (32.08%) DevOps
4 17 (32.08%) Web Development
5 7 (13.21%) CI/CD
5 7 (13.21%) Microservices
6 6 (11.32%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (9.43%) Code Quality
7 5 (9.43%) Containerisation
7 5 (9.43%) Scrum
8 4 (7.55%) Biotechnology
8 4 (7.55%) Computer Science
8 4 (7.55%) Customer Requirements
8 4 (7.55%) Embedded Software Development
8 4 (7.55%) SDLC
9 2 (3.77%) Data Design
9 2 (3.77%) Front End Development
9 2 (3.77%) Mentoring
9 2 (3.77%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 20 (37.74%) JavaScript
2 18 (33.96%) Python
3 7 (13.21%) Java
4 5 (9.43%) C#
5 4 (7.55%) C
6 2 (3.77%) SQL
6 2 (3.77%) TypeScript
7 1 (1.89%) C++
Qualifications
1 19 (35.85%) SC Cleared
1 19 (35.85%) Security Cleared
2 6 (11.32%) Degree
3 4 (7.55%) HND
4 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.55%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 4 (7.55%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 4 (7.55%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (3.77%) Progress Chef
1 2 (3.77%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (32.08%) ESRI
2 4 (7.55%) QNX
3 2 (3.77%) Microsoft
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