Senior Developer Jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Developer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Senior Developer salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 29 43
Rank change year-on-year -13 +14 +13
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 11 36 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 2.27% 4.58% 2.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.41% 4.71% 2.99%
Number of salaries quoted 11 16 10
10th Percentile £54,750 £50,000 £59,625
25th Percentile £61,250 £52,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,750 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.64% -12.96% -10.00%
75th Percentile £105,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £72,500 £76,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% -18.52% -10.00%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 457 765 401
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.42% 97.33% 86.98%
Number of salaries quoted 311 537 329
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £38,644
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £84,964 £75,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £52,250
% change year-on-year -15.79% -9.09% +4.50%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, Senior 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 6 (54.55%) C#
2 5 (45.45%) Python
2 5 (45.45%) Agile
3 4 (36.36%) Pair Programming
3 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
3 4 (36.36%) JavaScript
3 4 (36.36%) .NET
3 4 (36.36%) TypeScript
3 4 (36.36%) Design Patterns
4 3 (27.27%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (27.27%) Fintech
4 3 (27.27%) .NET Core
4 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
4 3 (27.27%) Data Structures
4 3 (27.27%) Algorithms
4 3 (27.27%) React
4 3 (27.27%) SDLC
4 3 (27.27%) Computer Science
4 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
4 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
4 3 (27.27%) Azure
4 3 (27.27%) AWS
4 3 (27.27%) Hedge funds
4 3 (27.27%) Client/Server
4 3 (27.27%) OOP
4 3 (27.27%) Software Engineering
4 3 (27.27%) Degree
5 2 (18.18%) TDD
5 2 (18.18%) Spring

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) AWS
1 3 (27.27%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Jasmine
1 1 (9.09%) Karma Test Runner
1 1 (9.09%) Protractor
General
1 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Electronics
2 1 (9.09%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (36.36%) .NET
2 3 (27.27%) .NET Core
2 3 (27.27%) React
3 2 (18.18%) CSS
3 2 (18.18%) Jest
3 2 (18.18%) Spring
3 2 (18.18%) Spring Boot
3 2 (18.18%) Vue
4 1 (9.09%) HTML
4 1 (9.09%) REST
4 1 (9.09%) Svelte
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Algorithms
1 3 (27.27%) Client/Server
1 3 (27.27%) Data Structures
1 3 (27.27%) Distributed Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Agile
2 4 (36.36%) Design Patterns
2 4 (36.36%) Pair Programming
3 3 (27.27%) Computer Science
3 3 (27.27%) Fintech
3 3 (27.27%) OOP
3 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (27.27%) SDLC
3 3 (27.27%) Software Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Backlog Refinement
4 2 (18.18%) CI/CD
4 2 (18.18%) Code Quality
4 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (18.18%) Front End Development
4 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
4 2 (18.18%) TDD
4 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (18.18%) Test Strategy
5 1 (9.09%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) C#
2 5 (45.45%) Python
3 4 (36.36%) JavaScript
3 4 (36.36%) TypeScript
4 2 (18.18%) Java
4 2 (18.18%) Kotlin
4 2 (18.18%) Scala
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) Degree
1 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) ServiceNow
9 Senior Developer jobs in Tyne and Wear