Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Lancashire

Senior Software Engineer
North West > Lancashire

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Lancashire is £50,055 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 112 78 70
Rank change year-on-year -34 -8 +25
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 20 8 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 1.00% 0.62% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 0.67% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 18 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,869 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% - -
75th Percentile £51,240 - -
90th Percentile £63,850 - -
North West median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -2.44% +6.96%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 1,881 1,195 558
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 92.78% 81.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,243 1,019 356
10th Percentile £41,250 £28,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% -4.26% +10.59%
75th Percentile £54,793 £60,741 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,943 £75,000 £63,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year +0.11% -8.90% +4.54%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Lancashire

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Lancashire

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

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Lancashire

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

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

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in Lancashire

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire 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
Preston - 5 £50,055 - 1
Blackburn - 3 £50,055 -
Blackpool - 3 £50,055 -
Lytham St Annes - 3 £50,055 -
Senior Software Engineer
North West

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

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 Lancashire region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 18 (90.00%) Agile
2 18 (90.00%) Java
3 17 (85.00%) Degree
4 15 (75.00%) JIRA
4 15 (75.00%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 15 (75.00%) Continuous Integration
4 15 (75.00%) Rational DOORS
4 15 (75.00%) Bitbucket
4 15 (75.00%) C
4 15 (75.00%) C#
4 15 (75.00%) VB
4 15 (75.00%) Ada
4 15 (75.00%) Configuration Management
4 15 (75.00%) Design Patterns
4 15 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (15.00%) Rust
5 3 (15.00%) Python
6 2 (10.00%) Wireless
6 2 (10.00%) Software Testing
6 2 (10.00%) Xilinx
6 2 (10.00%) C++
6 2 (10.00%) Test Automation
6 2 (10.00%) Digital Signal Processing
6 2 (10.00%) Signal Processing
6 2 (10.00%) Mathematics
6 2 (10.00%) Computer Science
6 2 (10.00%) Software-Defined Radio
6 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (10.00%) Creative Thinking

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) AWS
1 1 (5.00%) Azure
1 1 (5.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 2 (10.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 15 (75.00%) Atlassian Bamboo
1 15 (75.00%) Bitbucket
1 15 (75.00%) JIRA
1 15 (75.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) .NET
1 1 (5.00%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (10.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (5.00%) Cyberattack
2 1 (5.00%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 18 (90.00%) Agile
3 15 (75.00%) Configuration Management
3 15 (75.00%) Continuous Integration
3 15 (75.00%) Design Patterns
4 2 (10.00%) CI/CD
4 2 (10.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
4 2 (10.00%) DevSecOps
4 2 (10.00%) Digital Signal Processing
4 2 (10.00%) Mathematics
4 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (10.00%) Signal Processing
4 2 (10.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (10.00%) Test Automation
5 1 (5.00%) Data Engineering
5 1 (5.00%) Machine Learning
5 1 (5.00%) Mentoring
5 1 (5.00%) Scrum
5 1 (5.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
Programming Languages
1 18 (90.00%) Java
2 15 (75.00%) Ada
2 15 (75.00%) C
2 15 (75.00%) C#
2 15 (75.00%) VB
3 3 (15.00%) Python
3 3 (15.00%) Rust
4 2 (10.00%) C++
5 1 (5.00%) Go
5 1 (5.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 17 (85.00%) Degree
2 15 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (5.00%) AWS Certification
3 1 (5.00%) AWS Certified Developer
3 1 (5.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 1 (5.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (10.00%) Xilinx