Senior Software Developer Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Senior Software Developer
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Senior Software Developer salary in Buckinghamshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £48,500 - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile £61,500 - -
South East median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year +3.57% +1.82% +14.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,127 864 692
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.38% 92.51% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 693 413 508
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Senior Software Developer job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Senior Software 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 Software Developer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 21 December 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
Milton Keynes - 2 £55,000 -
Senior Software Developer
South East

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Senior Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SDET
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Sprint Retrospective
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) WebDriver

Senior Software 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) WebDriver
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (100.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) SDET
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Sprint Retrospective
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) QA