The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Software Developer
Rank 193 175 150
Rank change year-on-year
-18 -25
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 10 6 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.200% 0.133% 0.539%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.208% 0.138% 0.562%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 21
Average salary £32,500 £45,000 £47,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-27.77% -4.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,500 £41,000 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+8.43% +3.75%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4801 4333 3917
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.83% 95.99% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4003 3790 3340
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Senior Software Developer
England

Senior Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Senior Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Senior Software Developer Salary Trend

Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Midlands Senior Software Developer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Staffordshire -1 4 £32,500 -18.75%
Birmingham -15 1 £30,000 -33.33%
Worcestershire - 1 £45,000 -
Senior Software Developer
England

Senior Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Senior Software Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Senior Software Developer in their job title.

1 16 (76.19%) C#
1 16 (76.19%) .NET
2 11 (52.38%) SQL
3 9 (42.86%) JavaScript
4 8 (38.10%) SQL Server
5 7 (33.33%) CSS
5 7 (33.33%) HTML
5 7 (33.33%) VB.NET
5 7 (33.33%) OO
5 7 (33.33%) WinForms
6 6 (28.57%) Degree
6 6 (28.57%) ASP.NET
7 5 (23.81%) WPF
8 4 (19.05%) .NET Framework
8 4 (19.05%) MVC
8 4 (19.05%) Shell Script
8 4 (19.05%) UNIX
8 4 (19.05%) Windows
8 4 (19.05%) Linux
8 4 (19.05%) COBOL
8 4 (19.05%) Web Services
8 4 (19.05%) Pega
9 3 (14.29%) jQuery
9 3 (14.29%) T-SQL
9 3 (14.29%) Web Development
9 3 (14.29%) Computer Science
10 2 (9.524%) WCF
10 2 (9.524%) Silverlight
10 2 (9.524%) LINQ
10 2 (9.524%) Agile Software Development

Senior Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Senior Software Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Senior Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (76.19%) .NET
2 7 (33.33%) CSS
2 7 (33.33%) HTML
2 7 (33.33%) WinForms
3 6 (28.57%) ASP.NET
4 5 (23.81%) WPF
5 4 (19.05%) .NET Framework
5 4 (19.05%) Web Services
6 3 (14.29%) jQuery
7 2 (9.524%) WCF
7 2 (9.524%) Silverlight
7 2 (9.524%) LINQ
7 2 (9.524%) XHTML
7 2 (9.524%) CSS3
8 1 (4.762%) .NET Compact Framework
8 1 (4.762%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
8 1 (4.762%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (4.762%) ADO.NET
8 1 (4.762%) XML
8 1 (4.762%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 2 (9.524%) IIS
2 1 (4.762%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (9.524%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (4.762%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (4.762%) Dynamics AX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (38.10%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.762%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (4.762%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 2 (9.524%) Retail
1 2 (9.524%) Telecoms
2 1 (4.762%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Computer Science
2 1 (4.762%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 4 (19.05%) UNIX
1 4 (19.05%) Windows
1 4 (19.05%) Linux
2 2 (9.524%) Android
3 1 (4.762%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) OO
2 4 (19.05%) MVC
3 3 (14.29%) Web Development
4 2 (9.524%) Agile Software Development
4 2 (9.524%) TDD
4 2 (9.524%) Software Engineering
4 2 (9.524%) PRINCE
4 2 (9.524%) OOD
4 2 (9.524%) Multithreading
4 2 (9.524%) MVVM
4 2 (9.524%) Automation Testing
5 1 (4.762%) CRM
5 1 (4.762%) UML
5 1 (4.762%) Workflow
5 1 (4.762%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 16 (76.19%) C#
2 11 (52.38%) SQL
3 9 (42.86%) JavaScript
4 7 (33.33%) VB.NET
5 4 (19.05%) Shell Script
5 4 (19.05%) COBOL
6 3 (14.29%) T-SQL
7 2 (9.524%) PL/SQL
7 2 (9.524%) Delphi
7 2 (9.524%) Java
8 1 (4.762%) VB
8 1 (4.762%) VB6
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (4.762%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (4.762%) MCSE
2 1 (4.762%) MCSD
Vendors
1 4 (19.05%) Pega
2 2 (9.524%) Microsoft
Coventry, West Midlands
Senior Software Developer - Coventry - C#, C#.NETSalary: £35,000 - £40,000 DOEMy innovative client are in the process of changing how we view one of the most common...
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
The Ideal Senior Software Developer: Degree (2.1 minimum) in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Physics or Engineering) Must have 5 year professional programming experience and at least...
Hired Online
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Plus Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013