The median Senior Software Development Engineer salary in England is £72,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 March 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 29 Mar 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
804
950
1058
Rank change year-on-year
+146
+108
-228
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Development Engineer
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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
75,452
90,811
121,649
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
94.45%
92.09%
95.83%
Number of salaries quoted
57,626
56,874
75,066
10th Percentile
£28,630
£32,500
£32,000
25th Percentile
£38,750
£45,000
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£60,063
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-8.43%
+0.11%
+9.09%
75th Percentile
£72,500
£82,500
£79,000
90th Percentile
£91,934
£100,000
£97,500
UK median annual salary
£55,000
£60,000
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-8.33%
-
+9.09%
Senior Software Development Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Senior Software Development Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Senior Software Development Engineer Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Development Engineer in England.
Senior Software Development Engineer Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Development Engineer in England over the 6 months to 29 March 2024.
Senior Software Development 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 Software Development Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 29 March 2024.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Senior Software Development Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 29 March 2024, Senior Software Development Engineer 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 Software Development Engineer in the job title.
Senior Software Development Engineer 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: