Senior Software Developer Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Senior Software Developer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Senior Software Developer salary in Milton Keynes is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £48,500 - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile £61,500 - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 477 349 465
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 95.62% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 314 243 359
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,785 £31,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £68,563 £73,125 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,000 £78,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Senior Software Developer job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Senior Software 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SDET
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Sprint Retrospective
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) WebDriver

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) WebDriver
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (100.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) SDET
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Sprint Retrospective
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) QA