Senior Software Developer
South West > Dorset
The median Senior Software Developer salary in Dorset is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | 94 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -19 | -19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.23% | 0.25% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.27% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +27.27% |
| South West median annual salary | £60,000 | £58,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | +2.13% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 424 | 1,129 | 563 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.60% | 94.87% | 83.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 185 | 662 | 355 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £36,250 | £38,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,773 | £60,000 | £61,075 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Dorset.
Senior Software Developer
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 15 May 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 |
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| Bournemouth | +56 | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Senior Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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