Senior Software Developer Jobs in Milton Keynes

Senior Software Developer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Senior Software Developer salary in Milton Keynes is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - 79
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 0.43% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - £67,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £69,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.40%
75th Percentile £62,500 - £71,000
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £60,000 - £69,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.40%

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 212 602 735
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.99% 93.48% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 106 434 523
10th Percentile £31,875 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £81,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Developer in Milton Keynes

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Milton Keynes.

Salary trend for Senior Software Developer in Milton Keynes

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 8 August 2025, Senior Software Developer 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.

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

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

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