Senior Developer Job Trends in Croydon

Senior Developer
South London > Croydon

The median Senior Developer salary in Croydon is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 32 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 4 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon 1.65% 1.30% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.82% 1.43% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
South London median annual salary £80,000 - £65,000
% change year-on-year - - +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Croydon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title 220 70 85
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 90.91% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 179 20 32
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £29,063 £44,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +40.85% -43.20% +13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £45,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £55,375 £85,900
South London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

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

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in Croydon

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Croydon

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Croydon.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Croydon

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Senior Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Croydon region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Hibernate
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Microservices
1 4 (100.00%) REST
1 4 (100.00%) Spring
1 4 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 4 (100.00%) Web Services

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) Hibernate
1 4 (100.00%) REST
1 4 (100.00%) Spring
1 4 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 4 (100.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java