Senior Software Engineer Job Trends in Brighton

Senior Software Engineer
East Sussex > Brighton

As of 22 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Software Engineer salary in Brighton.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 51 -
Rank change year-on-year +15 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton 0.46% 0.73% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.75% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £92,500 -
East Sussex median annual salary - £92,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +94.74% -26.92%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title 211 400 384
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.79% 97.80% 97.71%
Number of salaries quoted 154 309 352
10th Percentile £38,750 £28,100 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,625 £90,000 £77,500
East Sussex median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Senior Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Brighton

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Brighton

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in Brighton.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in Brighton

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 22 November 2025, Senior Software Engineer 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 Brighton region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) HubSpot
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Laravel
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stripe
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton 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 1 (100.00%) Stripe
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Laravel
1 1 (100.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HubSpot