Senior Developer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Senior Developer salary in Cardiff is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
21 |
17 |
34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+17 |
+34 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
10 |
54 |
35 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff |
5.43% |
8.16% |
6.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.59% |
8.70% |
6.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
46 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£44,190 |
£39,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£48,750 |
£46,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
- |
-10.20% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,813 |
£70,000 |
£63,438 |
| 90th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£71,250 |
£67,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£52,686 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.37% |
-8.37% |
+4.55% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
179 |
621 |
528 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.28% |
93.81% |
91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
126 |
540 |
404 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,087 |
£27,157 |
£30,900 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,656 |
£36,750 |
£39,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,619 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-1.22% |
-3.58% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,766 |
£67,178 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£77,500 |
£77,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£51,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,496 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.44% |
-1.09% |
-9.01% |
