Senior Software Engineer
North West > Merseyside
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Merseyside is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | 54 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside | 0.49% | 0.85% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.88% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,000 | £67,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65,625 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £70,000 | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £77,500 | £62,500 | £64,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.00% | -2.34% | +28.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title | 548 | 679 | 413 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.67% | 96.18% | 95.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 259 | 440 | 292 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £31,250 | £30,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,250 | £39,390 | £37,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £61,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,625 | £77,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £48,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
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 Merseyside.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Merseyside
Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in Merseyside.
Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Merseyside
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 Merseyside region over the 6 months to 30 October 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 |
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| Liverpool | -1 | 3 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
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Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside
For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, 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 Merseyside region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:
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