Senior Software Developer Jobs in Cambridge

Senior Software Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Senior Software Developer salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 63 87 122
Rank change year-on-year +24 +35 -41
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 17 8 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 1.72% 0.78% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.77% 0.91% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 16 2 5
10th Percentile £45,000 £61,288 £52,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £65,656 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £78,375 £86,600
Median % change year-on-year -23.44% -9.50% +23.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £93,156 £105,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £98,763 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £78,375 £80,800
% change year-on-year -23.44% -3.00% +34.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 959 881 1,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.97% 85.70% 93.12%
Number of salaries quoted 739 415 592
10th Percentile £30,925 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +0.92%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £90,000 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -

Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Developer in Cambridge

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Senior Software Developer in Cambridge

Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Developer in Cambridge

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 Cambridge region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.

1 8 (47.06%) Python
2 7 (41.18%) Internet
2 7 (41.18%) C#
2 7 (41.18%) Linux
2 7 (41.18%) Games
3 6 (35.29%) F5
3 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
4 5 (29.41%) Manufacturing
4 5 (29.41%) Functional Testing
4 5 (29.41%) IoT
4 5 (29.41%) Data Structures
4 5 (29.41%) Algorithms
4 5 (29.41%) TDD
4 5 (29.41%) C
4 5 (29.41%) Embedded C
5 2 (11.76%) PhD
5 2 (11.76%) JavaScript
5 2 (11.76%) Line Management
5 2 (11.76%) Relational Database
5 2 (11.76%) Web Development
5 2 (11.76%) Degree
5 2 (11.76%) Informatics
5 2 (11.76%) Chemistry
5 2 (11.76%) Cheminformatics
5 2 (11.76%) Full Stack Development
6 1 (5.88%) Code Quality
6 1 (5.88%) Git
6 1 (5.88%) AWS
6 1 (5.88%) SaaS

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) AWS
1 1 (5.88%) GCP
1 1 (5.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (41.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Git
1 1 (5.88%) Jenkins
General
1 7 (41.18%) Games
2 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
3 5 (29.41%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.88%) Automotive
4 1 (5.88%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Algorithms
1 5 (29.41%) Data Structures
1 5 (29.41%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 7 (41.18%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (29.41%) Functional Testing
2 5 (29.41%) TDD
3 2 (11.76%) Cheminformatics
3 2 (11.76%) Chemistry
3 2 (11.76%) Full Stack Development
3 2 (11.76%) Informatics
3 2 (11.76%) Line Management
3 2 (11.76%) Web Development
4 1 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (5.88%) Code Quality
4 1 (5.88%) Machine Learning
4 1 (5.88%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 8 (47.06%) Python
2 7 (41.18%) C#
3 5 (29.41%) C
3 5 (29.41%) Embedded C
4 2 (11.76%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
1 2 (11.76%) PhD
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) F5
2 1 (5.88%) Google