Senior Software Engineer
Dorset > Bournemouth
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Bournemouth is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
21 |
30 |
26 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
-4 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bournemouth |
2.78% |
1.18% |
2.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.86% |
1.24% |
2.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£54,500 |
- |
£50,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£61,250 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
-7.69% |
-16.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Dorset median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
-8.33% |
-14.29% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bournemouth. 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 Bournemouth with a recognized job title |
140 |
161 |
125 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.22% |
94.71% |
96.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
98 |
115 |
120 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,707 |
£35,000 |
£32,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£41,250 |
£46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-9.09% |
+15.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£60,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
£77,500 |
| Dorset median annual salary |
£40,250 |
£50,000 |
£53,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.50% |
-6.98% |
+7.50% |
