Senior Developer Job Trends in Berkshire

Senior Developer
South East > Berkshire

The median Senior Developer salary in Berkshire is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 78 34
Rank change year-on-year +30 -44 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 87 65 138
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 2.73% 3.49% 5.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.89% 3.73% 5.77%
Number of salaries quoted 73 46 105
10th Percentile £60,000 - £58,750
25th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 -
South East median annual salary £67,500 £68,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +5.77% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 3,011 1,743 2,390
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 93.51% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,984 778 1,492
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,940 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Berkshire

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Berkshire over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in Berkshire

Senior Developer
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 16 August 2026. 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
Reading +1 29 £75,000 +34.98% 3
Slough +22 25 £75,000 +9.09% 1
Bracknell -2 24 £90,000 +5.88% 1
Maidenhead +32 5 £85,000 - 1
Senior Developer
South East

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 16 August 2026, Senior Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 27 (31.03%) SQL
2 25 (28.74%) Oracle
2 25 (28.74%) PL/SQL
3 23 (26.44%) OLTP
4 15 (17.24%) AI
5 13 (14.94%) .NET
6 12 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (11.49%) Apple iOS
7 10 (11.49%) AWS
7 10 (11.49%) Degree
7 10 (11.49%) HTML
7 10 (11.49%) iOS Development
7 10 (11.49%) React
7 10 (11.49%) SOAP
7 10 (11.49%) Software Testing
7 10 (11.49%) Swift
7 10 (11.49%) XML
8 9 (10.34%) Full-Stack Development
9 8 (9.20%) Node.js
9 8 (9.20%) TypeScript
10 7 (8.05%) Agile
10 7 (8.05%) Clean Code
10 7 (8.05%) Customer Experience
10 7 (8.05%) SC Cleared
10 7 (8.05%) Security Cleared
11 6 (6.90%) C#
11 6 (6.90%) Ruby
11 6 (6.90%) Ruby on Rails
12 5 (5.75%) ABAP
12 5 (5.75%) Android

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 10 (11.49%) AWS
2 5 (5.75%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (4.60%) Azure
3 4 (4.60%) GitHub
4 2 (2.30%) Anthropic Claude
4 2 (2.30%) Azure AI
4 2 (2.30%) Azure Cognitive Services
4 2 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.30%) Azure Machine Learning
4 2 (2.30%) GitHub Copilot
4 2 (2.30%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (26.44%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Git
2 1 (1.15%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (10.34%) Digital Health
2 5 (5.75%) Finance
3 2 (2.30%) Retail
3 2 (2.30%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (14.94%) .NET
2 10 (11.49%) HTML
2 10 (11.49%) React
2 10 (11.49%) SOAP
2 10 (11.49%) XML
3 8 (9.20%) Node.js
4 6 (6.90%) Ruby on Rails
5 5 (5.75%) SAPUI5
5 5 (5.75%) SwiftUI
6 2 (2.30%) FastAPI
6 2 (2.30%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (2.30%) Model Context Protocol
6 2 (2.30%) REST
7 1 (1.15%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 15 (17.24%) Mobile App
2 2 (2.30%) AI Agents
2 2 (2.30%) Autonomous Agent
3 1 (1.15%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 10 (11.49%) Apple iOS
2 5 (5.75%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (17.24%) AI
2 12 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (11.49%) iOS Development
3 10 (11.49%) Software Testing
4 9 (10.34%) Full-Stack Development
5 7 (8.05%) Agile
5 7 (8.05%) Clean Code
5 7 (8.05%) Customer Experience
6 5 (5.75%) Android Development
6 5 (5.75%) Change Management
6 5 (5.75%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (5.75%) Data Management
6 5 (5.75%) Front End Development
6 5 (5.75%) OO
7 2 (2.30%) Configuration Management
7 2 (2.30%) Data Modelling
7 2 (2.30%) Event-Driven Architecture
7 2 (2.30%) Machine Learning
7 2 (2.30%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (2.30%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 27 (31.03%) SQL
2 25 (28.74%) PL/SQL
3 10 (11.49%) Swift
4 8 (9.20%) TypeScript
5 6 (6.90%) C#
5 6 (6.90%) Ruby
6 5 (5.75%) ABAP
6 5 (5.75%) Kotlin
7 4 (4.60%) Java
7 4 (4.60%) Python
8 2 (2.30%) Apex Code
8 2 (2.30%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (11.49%) Degree
2 7 (8.05%) SC Cleared
2 7 (8.05%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.30%) Azure Certification
3 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Vendors
1 25 (28.74%) Oracle
2 5 (5.75%) SAP
3 2 (2.30%) OpenAI
3 2 (2.30%) Salesforce