Senior Backend Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Senior Backend Developer salary in the City of 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 | 125 | - | 171 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London | 0.050% | - | 0.035% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.053% | - | 0.036% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | - | £52,500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median annual salary | £80,000 | - | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -34.38% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title | 1,887 | 2,501 | 2,776 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.83% | 92.39% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,443 | 1,667 | 2,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £95,000 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,750 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary | £75,000 | £71,200 | £72,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.34% | -2.13% | -3.00% |
Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of 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 the City of London.
Senior Backend Developer
Salary Trend in the City of London
Salary distribution trend for Senior Backend Developer job vacancies in the City of London.
