Senior Software Engineer
Essex > Colchester
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Colchester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
24 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester |
2.68% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.71% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
- |
- |
| Essex median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
+8.33% |
-14.29% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title |
221 |
46 |
101 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
98.66% |
95.83% |
97.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
108 |
36 |
59 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,500 |
£26,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£39,375 |
£29,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.86% |
-2.78% |
-18.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£51,250 |
£50,000 |
£58,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£61,625 |
£70,000 |
£100,000 |
| Essex median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.26% |
- |
