Senior Software Developer
South East > Berkshire
The median Senior Software Developer salary in Berkshire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 106 | 136 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +16 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 17 | 33 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 1.12% | 1.07% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.46% | 1.12% | 1.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 30 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,678 | £70,000 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £86,250 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £105,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +16.67% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £112,500 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £56,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 1,166 | 2,948 | 2,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 76.66% | 95.40% | 92.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 565 | 2,120 | 1,672 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £37,500 | £40,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £92,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Berkshire.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Berkshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Senior Software 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 Software Developer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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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| Bracknell | +14 | 10 | £75,000 | -28.57% | 4 |
| Reading | +54 | 6 | £55,565 | -20.62% | 3 |
| Maidenhead | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | |
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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: