Senior Software Engineer Job Trends in Leicester

Senior Software Engineer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Leicester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - 51
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.23% - 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.89%
Leicestershire median annual salary £65,000 - £49,990
% change year-on-year - - +5.24%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 407 153 390
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 93.29% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 295 107 315
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £26,600
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,000 £70,250
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Senior Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Leicester

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in Leicester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in Leicester

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 4 March 2026, Senior Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leicester region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering