Senior Developer Job Trends in Liverpool

Senior Developer
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Senior Developer salary in Liverpool is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 39 36
Rank change year-on-year -10 -3 +31
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 7 14 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Liverpool 1.42% 3.63% 3.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 4.02% 3.53%
Number of salaries quoted 7 11 13
10th Percentile - £57,500 -
25th Percentile - £71,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% +4.35%
75th Percentile - - £65,000
90th Percentile - - £68,750
Merseyside median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 460 348 453
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 90.16% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 274 200 334
10th Percentile £27,650 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,188 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -2.65% -0.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,025 £77,500
Merseyside median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% - -5.26%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in Liverpool

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Liverpool

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Liverpool.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Liverpool

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Senior Developer 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 Liverpool region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Azure
1 7 (100.00%) SQL
1 7 (100.00%) Virtual Machines

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Azure
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) SQL
System Software
1 7 (100.00%) Virtual Machines