Senior Backend Developer Job Trends in Central London

Senior Backend Developer
London > Central London

The median Senior Backend Developer salary in Central London is £80,000 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 142 - 178
Rank change year-on-year - - +101
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.044% - 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% - 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -34.38%
75th Percentile - - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £80,000 £90,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +24.14% -12.12%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,135 2,988 3,006
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 92.51% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,653 1,928 2,688
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £71,200 £72,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.34% -2.13% -3.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +3.45%

Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Senior Backend Developer job vacancy trend in Central London

Senior Backend Developer
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Senior Backend Developer job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Backend Developer job vacancies in Central London

Senior Backend Developer
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Backend Developer within the Central London 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
City of London - 1 £80,000 - 2
Senior Backend Developer
London