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 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 168 | 83 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -85 | +1 | -18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 890 | 2,702 | 3,521 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 1.85% | 3.16% | 3.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.05% | 3.35% | 4.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 705 | 2,267 | 2,452 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £46,250 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £52,500 | £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 | £80,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £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 | 43,436 | 80,761 | 84,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.49% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,713 | 60,391 | 53,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,995 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
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 7 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 7 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 | -54 | 365 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 288 |
| South East | -53 | 179 | £65,000 | - | 124 |
| North of England | -121 | 139 | £60,000 | - | 162 |
| Midlands | -67 | 82 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 73 |
| North West | -128 | 82 | £60,000 | - | 113 |
| South West | -48 | 81 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 51 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 68 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 50 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 45 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 32 |
| East of England | -20 | 30 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 46 |
| East Midlands | -38 | 14 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 21 |
| North East | +32 | 12 | £69,500 | +26.36% | 20 |
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Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 7 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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