Senior Developer
UK > England
The median Senior Developer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 154 | 82 | 83 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | +1 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 898 | 2,699 | 3,550 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 1.95% | 3.17% | 3.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.16% | 3.35% | 4.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 709 | 2,266 | 2,467 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £46,250 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £53,000 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | +3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £81,250 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,756 | £100,000 | £108,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.34% | +3.57% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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.
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Senior Developer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in England.
Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior Developer
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 Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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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| London | -50 | 364 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 265 |
| South East | -44 | 179 | £65,000 | - | 122 |
| North of England | -98 | 139 | £60,000 | - | 151 |
| Midlands | -46 | 85 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 68 |
| South West | -45 | 84 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 38 |
| North West | -111 | 79 | £60,000 | - | 106 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 71 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 44 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 47 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 25 |
| East of England | -3 | 32 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 45 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 14 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 20 |
| North East | +34 | 13 | £69,500 | +26.36% | 23 |
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Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior 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 England region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.
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Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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