Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Farnborough

Senior Software Engineer
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Farnborough is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 36 40
Rank change year-on-year +7 +4 +56
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 2 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Farnborough 1.34% 2.35% 1.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.36% 2.56% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% -10.71% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 147 195 234
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.66% 91.55% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 67 159 192
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £26,475
25th Percentile £37,574 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £75,800 £81,000 £86,125
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - -6.54% +1.90%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Farnborough

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Farnborough

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Farnborough.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Farnborough

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, Senior Software 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 Farnborough region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Rust
1 2 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) C++

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Rust
2 1 (50.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree