Senior Developer Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Senior Developer
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Senior Developer salary in Buckinghamshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 June 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 86 82
Rank change year-on-year +21 -4 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 35 8 45
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 1.97% 0.73% 2.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.06% 0.82% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 35 7 36
10th Percentile £54,000 £57,500 £51,549
25th Percentile £54,276 £67,500 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £71,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.49% +15.92% -12.50%
75th Percentile - £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £60,294 £82,500 -
South East median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 1,700 979 1,867
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.61% 88.92% 92.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,211 343 1,080
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £74,500 £73,875
South East median annual salary £54,000 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.93% +1.00% -9.09%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 27 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in Buckinghamshire

Senior Developer
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 27 June 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
Milton Keynes -23 25 £60,000 -25.00% 1
Aylesbury -2 8 £60,000 -20.00%
Senior Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 27 June 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 12 (34.29%) Mentoring
2 11 (31.43%) AWS
2 11 (31.43%) Full-Stack Development
3 10 (28.57%) Agile
3 10 (28.57%) C++
4 8 (22.86%) Azure
4 8 (22.86%) C#
4 8 (22.86%) Decision-Making
4 8 (22.86%) Laravel
4 8 (22.86%) Microsoft
4 8 (22.86%) PHP
5 6 (17.14%) Architectural Design
5 6 (17.14%) Cloud Enablement
5 6 (17.14%) Coaching
5 6 (17.14%) Data Security
5 6 (17.14%) Line Management
5 6 (17.14%) MFC
5 6 (17.14%) Migration
5 6 (17.14%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (17.14%) Product Strategy
5 6 (17.14%) Product Vision
5 6 (17.14%) Refactoring
5 6 (17.14%) Technical Debt
5 6 (17.14%) Web Development
5 6 (17.14%) Windows
6 3 (8.57%) Software Engineering
7 2 (5.71%) .NET
7 2 (5.71%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (5.71%) Clean Code
7 2 (5.71%) Data Modelling

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 11 (31.43%) AWS
2 8 (22.86%) Azure
3 2 (5.71%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (5.71%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.71%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.86%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (5.71%) Yeoman
General
1 8 (22.86%) Local Government
2 6 (17.14%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (5.71%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.86%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.86%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (22.86%) Laravel
2 6 (17.14%) MFC
3 2 (5.71%) .NET
3 2 (5.71%) Node.js
3 2 (5.71%) React
4 1 (2.86%) CSS
4 1 (2.86%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.86%) Cloud Native
1 8 (22.86%) NHS
2 6 (17.14%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (5.71%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (34.29%) Mentoring
2 11 (31.43%) Full-Stack Development
3 10 (28.57%) Agile
4 8 (22.86%) Decision-Making
5 6 (17.14%) Architectural Design
5 6 (17.14%) Cloud Enablement
5 6 (17.14%) Coaching
5 6 (17.14%) Data Security
5 6 (17.14%) Line Management
5 6 (17.14%) Migration
5 6 (17.14%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (17.14%) Product Strategy
5 6 (17.14%) Product Vision
5 6 (17.14%) Refactoring
5 6 (17.14%) Technical Debt
5 6 (17.14%) Web Development
6 3 (8.57%) Software Engineering
7 2 (5.71%) Data Modelling
7 2 (5.71%) Information Management
7 2 (5.71%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 10 (28.57%) C++
2 8 (22.86%) C#
2 8 (22.86%) PHP
3 2 (5.71%) TypeScript
4 1 (2.86%) Java
4 1 (2.86%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (5.71%) Degree
1 2 (5.71%) SC Cleared
1 2 (5.71%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft