Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Gloucestershire

Senior Software Engineer
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Gloucestershire is £66,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 77 97
Rank change year-on-year +21 +20 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 8 60 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 1.59% 3.40% 1.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.70% 3.50% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 4 58 18
10th Percentile £49,072 £44,250 £42,850
25th Percentile £51,276 £56,250 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £72,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -8.62% +13.73% +37.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile - - £78,625
South West median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £66,250
% change year-on-year - -5.66% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 471 1,712 1,080
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 97.00% 84.97%
Number of salaries quoted 310 1,240 504
10th Percentile £27,250 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.20% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £58,000 £61,250 £72,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £82,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Gloucestershire

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Gloucestershire

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in Gloucestershire

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 3 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
Cheltenham +19 3 £72,500 +20.83% 6
Wotton-under-Edge +4 2 - -
Filton - 1 £48,918 -
Senior Software Engineer
South West

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire

For the 6 months to 3 May 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) React
2 5 (62.50%) JavaScript
3 4 (50.00%) Python
3 4 (50.00%) Java
3 4 (50.00%) Agile
3 4 (50.00%) Azure
3 4 (50.00%) Kubernetes
4 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
4 3 (37.50%) TypeScript
4 3 (37.50%) DV Cleared
4 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
4 3 (37.50%) Degree
4 3 (37.50%) C#
4 3 (37.50%) SQL
5 2 (25.00%) .NET
5 2 (25.00%) RAD
5 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (25.00%) Android
5 2 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (25.00%) Git
5 2 (25.00%) Test Automation
5 2 (25.00%) AWS
5 2 (25.00%) Open Source
5 2 (25.00%) Android Development
5 2 (25.00%) Docker
5 2 (25.00%) DevOps
5 2 (25.00%) Line Management
5 2 (25.00%) Computer Science
5 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (25.00%) AWS
2 2 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Git
2 1 (12.50%) Eclipse
2 1 (12.50%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (62.50%) React
2 2 (25.00%) .NET
2 2 (25.00%) .NET Core
2 2 (25.00%) Android Jetpack
2 2 (25.00%) Jetpack Compose
3 1 (12.50%) CSS
3 1 (12.50%) HTML
3 1 (12.50%) JSP
3 1 (12.50%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (25.00%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Android
2 1 (12.50%) Linux
2 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (50.00%) Agile
3 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
4 2 (25.00%) Android Development
4 2 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 2 (25.00%) Coaching
4 2 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (25.00%) Containerisation
4 2 (25.00%) DevOps
4 2 (25.00%) Front End Development
4 2 (25.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 2 (25.00%) Line Management
4 2 (25.00%) Open Source
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) RAD
4 2 (25.00%) Software Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (25.00%) Technical Debt
4 2 (25.00%) Test Automation
5 1 (12.50%) UML
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) JavaScript
2 4 (50.00%) Java
2 4 (50.00%) Python
3 3 (37.50%) C#
3 3 (37.50%) SQL
3 3 (37.50%) TypeScript
4 2 (25.00%) Go
4 2 (25.00%) Kotlin
5 1 (12.50%) C++
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
1 3 (37.50%) DV Cleared
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 2 (25.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (50.00%) Kubernetes