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 leading to 23 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 86 139
Rank change year-on-year +19 +53 -44
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 16 7 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 1.46% 0.80% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 0.95% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 16 3 3
10th Percentile £45,000 £57,675 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,938 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.83% -17.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £67,500 £83,813 £80,800
90th Percentile £81,250 £95,025 £84,280
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £61,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.83% +17.62% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 1,064 733 1,693
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.17% 83.96% 90.97%
Number of salaries quoted 814 366 556
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £29,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,250 £75,000 £70,313
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £51,641 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.11% +10.00% -0.50%

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 23 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Developer in Cambridge

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 23 June 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 7 (43.75%) Internet
1 7 (43.75%) C#
1 7 (43.75%) Linux
1 7 (43.75%) Python
1 7 (43.75%) Games
2 6 (37.50%) F5
2 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 5 (31.25%) IoT
3 5 (31.25%) Data Structures
3 5 (31.25%) Algorithms
3 5 (31.25%) Functional Testing
3 5 (31.25%) C
3 5 (31.25%) Embedded C
3 5 (31.25%) TDD
3 5 (31.25%) Manufacturing
4 2 (12.50%) PhD
4 2 (12.50%) JavaScript
4 2 (12.50%) Web Development
4 2 (12.50%) Degree
4 2 (12.50%) Informatics
4 2 (12.50%) Chemistry
4 2 (12.50%) Relational Database
4 2 (12.50%) Line Management
4 2 (12.50%) Full Stack Development
4 2 (12.50%) Cheminformatics

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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (43.75%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) Relational Database
General
1 7 (43.75%) Games
2 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 5 (31.25%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Algorithms
1 5 (31.25%) Data Structures
1 5 (31.25%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 7 (43.75%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (31.25%) Functional Testing
2 5 (31.25%) TDD
3 2 (12.50%) Cheminformatics
3 2 (12.50%) Chemistry
3 2 (12.50%) Full Stack Development
3 2 (12.50%) Informatics
3 2 (12.50%) Line Management
3 2 (12.50%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 7 (43.75%) C#
1 7 (43.75%) Python
2 5 (31.25%) C
2 5 (31.25%) Embedded C
3 2 (12.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
1 2 (12.50%) PhD
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) F5