Senior Developer Job Trends in the North East

Senior Developer
England > North East

The median Senior Developer salary in the North East is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 September 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 63 31
Rank change year-on-year +8 -32 +31
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 86 8 72
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 2.68% 0.87% 5.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.90% 1.02% 5.35%
Number of salaries quoted 84 8 27
10th Percentile £50,000 £61,750 -
25th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £90,000 £122,500 £63,375
90th Percentile £100,000 - £70,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -9.72%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 2,961 782 1,345
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.24% 85.37% 94.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,145 489 906
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,087 £25,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £74,985 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £91,375 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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 the North East.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in the North East

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the North East

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in the North East over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in the North East

Senior Developer
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the North East region over the 6 months to 4 September 2026. 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
Tyne and Wear +4 85 £70,000 +7.69% 20
Durham - 1 £80,000 - 2
Senior Developer
England

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 4 September 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 North East region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 36 (41.86%) .NET
2 26 (30.23%) C#
3 23 (26.74%) Azure
4 21 (24.42%) Java
5 20 (23.26%) Full-Stack Development
6 18 (20.93%) Agile
7 14 (16.28%) .NET Core
7 14 (16.28%) Software Engineering
8 13 (15.12%) AWS
8 13 (15.12%) Microservices
8 13 (15.12%) SC Cleared
8 13 (15.12%) Security Cleared
9 12 (13.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (13.95%) TypeScript
10 11 (12.79%) Kubernetes
10 11 (12.79%) TDD
11 10 (11.63%) Microsoft
11 10 (11.63%) Python
11 10 (11.63%) React
11 10 (11.63%) RESTful
12 9 (10.47%) Docker
12 9 (10.47%) Fintech
12 9 (10.47%) Scrum
12 9 (10.47%) Software Testing
12 9 (10.47%) User Experience
13 8 (9.30%) ASP.NET
13 8 (9.30%) CI/CD
13 8 (9.30%) GitHub
13 8 (9.30%) SQL
14 7 (8.14%) AI

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.33%) Umbraco
2 1 (1.16%) CMS
2 1 (1.16%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 23 (26.74%) Azure
2 13 (15.12%) AWS
3 8 (9.30%) GitHub
4 7 (8.14%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (8.14%) GitHub Copilot
5 6 (6.98%) AWS Lambda
5 6 (6.98%) Serverless
6 2 (2.33%) Amazon EC2
6 2 (2.33%) Amazon ECS
6 2 (2.33%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 2 (2.33%) Azure Key Vault
6 2 (2.33%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (2.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.33%) Firebase
6 2 (2.33%) Power Platform
6 2 (2.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 1 (1.16%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (1.16%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.14%) Azure SQL Database
2 6 (6.98%) DynamoDB
2 6 (6.98%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (2.33%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (2.33%) GIS
3 2 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (2.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (2.33%) fastlane
1 2 (2.33%) Git
1 2 (2.33%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.16%) Android Studio
2 1 (1.16%) Crashlytics
2 1 (1.16%) Gradle
2 1 (1.16%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.16%) Xcode
General
1 10 (11.63%) Finance
2 6 (6.98%) Public Sector
3 5 (5.81%) Social Skills
4 3 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.33%) Legal
6 1 (1.16%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.16%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (41.86%) .NET
2 14 (16.28%) .NET Core
3 10 (11.63%) React
3 10 (11.63%) RESTful
4 8 (9.30%) ASP.NET
5 7 (8.14%) ASP.NET Core
6 6 (6.98%) CSS
6 6 (6.98%) HTML
6 6 (6.98%) Node.js
6 6 (6.98%) Swagger
7 2 (2.33%) Ajax
7 2 (2.33%) boto
7 2 (2.33%) Flask
7 2 (2.33%) Jinja
7 2 (2.33%) jQuery
7 2 (2.33%) OpenLayers
7 2 (2.33%) SQLAlchemy
7 2 (2.33%) Vue
8 1 (1.16%) Core Data
8 1 (1.16%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.49%) Hedge funds
1 3 (3.49%) Product Ownership
2 2 (2.33%) Algorithms
2 2 (2.33%) Mobile App
2 2 (2.33%) Renewable Energy
2 2 (2.33%) Web Conferencing
3 1 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.16%) CMDB
3 1 (1.16%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (1.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.49%) Linux
2 1 (1.16%) Android
2 1 (1.16%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.16%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (23.26%) Full-Stack Development
2 18 (20.93%) Agile
3 14 (16.28%) Software Engineering
4 13 (15.12%) Microservices
5 11 (12.79%) TDD
6 9 (10.47%) Fintech
6 9 (10.47%) Scrum
6 9 (10.47%) Software Testing
6 9 (10.47%) User Experience
7 8 (9.30%) CI/CD
8 7 (8.14%) AI
8 7 (8.14%) DevOps
8 7 (8.14%) Mentoring
8 7 (8.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
9 6 (6.98%) Coaching
9 6 (6.98%) Continuous Delivery
9 6 (6.98%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (6.98%) Operational Stability
9 6 (6.98%) Pair Programming
9 6 (6.98%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 26 (30.23%) C#
2 21 (24.42%) Java
3 12 (13.95%) TypeScript
4 10 (11.63%) Python
5 8 (9.30%) SQL
6 7 (8.14%) JavaScript
7 3 (3.49%) C++
7 3 (3.49%) Rust
8 2 (2.33%) PowerShell
9 1 (1.16%) Go
9 1 (1.16%) Kotlin
9 1 (1.16%) PHP
9 1 (1.16%) Swift
Qualifications
1 13 (15.12%) SC Cleared
1 13 (15.12%) Security Cleared
2 12 (13.95%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (5.81%) Degree
4 3 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (2.33%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.98%) Accessibility
2 5 (5.81%) WCAG
3 4 (4.65%) QA
System Software
1 9 (10.47%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (12.79%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (11.63%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.33%) Dynatrace
2 2 (2.33%) Sage
2 2 (2.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.16%) Apple
3 1 (1.16%) Google