Senior Applications Engineer Job Trends in England
Senior Applications Engineer
UK > England
The median Senior Applications Engineer salary in England is £63,076 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 674 | 588 | 654 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -86 | +66 | +38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Applications Engineer | 100 | 36 | 60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.094% | 0.084% | 0.097% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.093% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75 | 34 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,780 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £48,875 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,076 | £60,000 | £50,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.13% | +18.81% | -15.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,570 | £62,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £78,750 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £63,076 | £60,000 | £50,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.13% | +18.81% | -22.31% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 97,886 | 38,741 | 59,033 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.29% | 90.58% | 95.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,064 | 23,404 | 33,812 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -6.09% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,250 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.86% | -7.08% | -5.83% |
Senior Applications Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Applications Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Senior Applications Engineer Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for Senior Applications Engineer job vacancies in England.
Senior Applications Engineer Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Applications Engineer in England over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
Senior Applications Engineer Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Applications Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -24 | 52 | £65,000 | +20.37% | |
| North West | -5 | 32 | £65,000 | -10.34% | |
| South West | - | 25 | £60,000 | - | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -24 | 12 | £65,000 | +25.51% | |
| Midlands | -35 | 12 | £45,000 | - | |
| North East | -69 | 8 | £54,286 | +19.32% | |
| East Midlands | - | 7 | £45,000 | - | |
| East of England | -33 | 6 | £75,000 | +74.08% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 5 | £64,038 | - | |
| London | -75 | 2 | £72,500 | -5.84% | 25 |
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Senior Applications Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, Senior Applications Engineer 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 England region featuring Senior Applications Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 23.0% | 23 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 20.0% | 20 |
| 2 | SQL | 20.0% | 20 |
| 4 | Coaching | 18.0% | 18 |
| 5 | Oracle | 17.0% | 17 |
| 6 | Oracle Reports | 16.0% | 16 |
| 7 | Accounts Payable | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Cash Management | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Oracle BI Publisher | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Oracle Cash Management | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Oracle EBS | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Oracle Payables | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Oracle Subledger Accounting | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Oracle Workflow | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Performance Tuning | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Personalization | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | PL/SQL | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Root Cause Analysis | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Web Services | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | Workflow | 15.0% | 15 |
| 7 | XML | 15.0% | 15 |
| 22 | Continuous Improvement | 13.0% | 13 |
| 23 | ITSM | 11.0% | 11 |
| 24 | Application Security | 10.0% | 10 |
| 24 | CI/CD | 10.0% | 10 |
| 24 | JIRA | 10.0% | 10 |
| 27 | Azure | 9.0% | 9 |
| 28 | SIEM | 8.0% | 8 |
| 29 | AI | 7.0% | 7 |
| 30 | Agile | 6.0% | 6 |
Senior Applications Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Operations Engineer | 38.0% | 38 |
| 2 | Applications Support Engineer | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2 | Senior Applications Support | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2 | Senior Security Engineer | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2 | Senior Support Engineer | 9.0% | 9 |
| 6 | SIEM Engineer | 8.0% | 8 |
| 7 | JIRA Engineer | 7.0% | 7 |
| 8 | E-Commerce Engineer | 2.0% | 2 |
| 9 | DevSecOps Engineer | 1.0% | 1 |
| 9 | E-Commerce Support | 1.0% | 1 |