Senior Developer Job Trends in the North of England

Senior Developer
England > North of England

The median Senior Developer salary in the North of England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 August 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 159 61
Rank change year-on-year +96 -98 +46
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 510 171 487
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.30% 1.78% 3.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.43% 2.02% 3.37%
Number of salaries quoted 450 145 370
10th Percentile £49,000 £49,494 £48,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £68,554
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £73,875
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.87% +0.77% -10.34%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 20,946 8,484 14,438
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 88.33% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 15,277 4,571 9,878
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £28,675
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,863 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.91% -4.27% -8.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,000
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 of England

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 of England.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the North of England

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in the North of England over the 6 months to 11 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in the North of England

Senior Developer
Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 11 August 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
North West +78 280 £67,500 +3.85% 36
Yorkshire +57 157 £62,500 -3.85% 17
North East -2 73 £70,000 +7.69% 6
Senior Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 11 August 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 of England region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 120 (23.53%) AWS
2 101 (19.80%) Azure
3 97 (19.02%) Java
4 94 (18.43%) CI/CD
5 92 (18.04%) Full-Stack Development
6 91 (17.84%) Agile
7 82 (16.08%) DevOps
8 81 (15.88%) C#
9 75 (14.71%) .NET
10 65 (12.75%) JavaScript
11 63 (12.35%) SQL
11 63 (12.35%) TypeScript
12 62 (12.16%) PHP
13 58 (11.37%) Mentoring
13 58 (11.37%) Problem-Solving
14 56 (10.98%) Microsoft
15 47 (9.22%) Continuous Improvement
15 47 (9.22%) Software Engineering
16 43 (8.43%) Serverless
17 42 (8.24%) AI
18 40 (7.84%) Python
19 38 (7.45%) React
20 37 (7.25%) GitHub
20 37 (7.25%) TDD
21 36 (7.06%) Laravel
22 34 (6.67%) AWS Lambda
23 33 (6.47%) Clean Code
23 33 (6.47%) Node.js
24 32 (6.27%) Docker
25 31 (6.08%) Microservices

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 11 (2.16%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.78%) CMS
4 3 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.59%) Anypoint
4 3 (0.59%) BizTalk Server
4 3 (0.59%) IIS
4 3 (0.59%) WordPress
5 2 (0.39%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.20%) Confluence
6 1 (0.20%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.98%) Visualfiles
2 4 (0.78%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.59%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 120 (23.53%) AWS
2 101 (19.80%) Azure
3 43 (8.43%) Serverless
4 37 (7.25%) GitHub
5 34 (6.67%) AWS Lambda
6 30 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (5.69%) Power Platform
8 22 (4.31%) Amazon ECS
8 22 (4.31%) Amazon S3
9 17 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
10 16 (3.14%) GCP
11 15 (2.94%) AWS Step Functions
12 14 (2.75%) AWS CloudFormation
12 14 (2.75%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (2.55%) GitHub Copilot
13 13 (2.55%) Power Automate
14 12 (2.35%) Boomi
14 12 (2.35%) PowerApps
15 11 (2.16%) Microsoft Copilot
16 10 (1.96%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.78%) HTTP
2 3 (0.59%) Firewall
2 3 (0.59%) HTTPS
3 2 (0.39%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.51%) MySQL
2 22 (4.31%) DynamoDB
3 18 (3.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 16 (3.14%) Power BI
4 16 (3.14%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.96%) MariaDB
6 9 (1.76%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.76%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.57%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
8 6 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.98%) Amazon Athena
10 3 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.59%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.39%) GIS
11 2 (0.39%) Redis
12 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 27 (5.29%) Git
2 15 (2.94%) Jenkins
2 15 (2.94%) JIRA
3 9 (1.76%) GitLab
4 5 (0.98%) Maven
5 4 (0.78%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.78%) PHPUnit
6 3 (0.59%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.59%) fastlane
6 3 (0.59%) Postman
6 3 (0.59%) Selenium
6 3 (0.59%) Storybook
6 3 (0.59%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.39%) Gradle
7 2 (0.39%) JUnit
7 2 (0.39%) Karma Test Runner
7 2 (0.39%) Spock
7 2 (0.39%) Xcode
7 2 (0.39%) XCUITest
7 2 (0.39%) YouTrack
General
1 43 (8.43%) Social Skills
2 35 (6.86%) Finance
3 24 (4.71%) Banking
4 21 (4.12%) Public Sector
4 21 (4.12%) Retail
5 18 (3.53%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (3.53%) Marketing
6 8 (1.57%) Publishing
7 7 (1.37%) Law
7 7 (1.37%) Legal
8 6 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.18%) Retail Banking
9 5 (0.98%) Manufacturing
10 4 (0.78%) Back Office
11 3 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.39%) Health Technology
12 2 (0.39%) Police
13 1 (0.20%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.20%) Legal Technology
13 1 (0.20%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (14.71%) .NET
2 38 (7.45%) React
3 36 (7.06%) Laravel
4 33 (6.47%) Node.js
5 31 (6.08%) Spring
6 30 (5.88%) AngularJS
6 30 (5.88%) HTML
6 30 (5.88%) Spring Boot
7 28 (5.49%) REST
8 27 (5.29%) CSS
9 20 (3.92%) RESTful
10 19 (3.73%) Middleware
11 16 (3.14%) SOAP
11 16 (3.14%) Vue
11 16 (3.14%) XML
12 15 (2.94%) EDI
12 15 (2.94%) JSON
12 15 (2.94%) React Native
13 14 (2.75%) .NET Core
14 12 (2.35%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 24 (4.71%) Cloud Native
2 19 (3.73%) Mobile App
3 16 (3.14%) Enterprise Cloud
4 12 (2.35%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (1.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 9 (1.76%) Product Ownership
7 7 (1.37%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (1.37%) Legacy Code
8 4 (0.78%) Derivative
8 4 (0.78%) Educational Technology
8 4 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.59%) Hedge funds
9 3 (0.59%) IoT
9 3 (0.59%) NHS
9 3 (0.59%) Online Gambling
9 3 (0.59%) Video\Live Streaming
10 2 (0.39%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.39%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.39%) Private Cloud
10 2 (0.39%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.33%) Apple iOS
2 15 (2.94%) Android
3 5 (0.98%) Linux
4 2 (0.39%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (18.43%) CI/CD
2 92 (18.04%) Full-Stack Development
3 91 (17.84%) Agile
4 82 (16.08%) DevOps
5 58 (11.37%) Mentoring
5 58 (11.37%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (9.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 47 (9.22%) Software Engineering
7 42 (8.24%) AI
8 37 (7.25%) TDD
9 33 (6.47%) Clean Code
10 31 (6.08%) Microservices
11 30 (5.88%) Roadmaps
12 29 (5.69%) Test Automation
13 26 (5.10%) Collaborative Working
13 26 (5.10%) Front End Development
14 24 (4.71%) Scrum
15 22 (4.31%) API Development
15 22 (4.31%) SDLC
16 21 (4.12%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 97 (19.02%) Java
2 81 (15.88%) C#
3 65 (12.75%) JavaScript
4 63 (12.35%) SQL
4 63 (12.35%) TypeScript
5 62 (12.16%) PHP
6 40 (7.84%) Python
7 21 (4.12%) Kotlin
8 12 (2.35%) C++
9 9 (1.76%) Swift
10 5 (0.98%) Apex Code
11 4 (0.78%) Groovy
11 4 (0.78%) SOQL
12 3 (0.59%) DataWeave
12 3 (0.59%) Go
12 3 (0.59%) Ruby
12 3 (0.59%) Rust
12 3 (0.59%) Scala
12 3 (0.59%) SOSL
13 2 (0.39%) Bash
Qualifications
1 26 (5.10%) SC Cleared
1 26 (5.10%) Security Cleared
2 15 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (1.18%) Degree
4 4 (0.78%) AWS Certification
5 3 (0.59%) Azure Certification
5 3 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (0.59%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.39%) HND
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.20%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.35%) Accessibility
1 12 (2.35%) TickIT
2 11 (2.16%) QA
3 9 (1.76%) WCAG
4 4 (0.78%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (6.27%) Docker
2 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (4.71%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.53%) Terraform
3 1 (0.20%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 56 (10.98%) Microsoft
2 15 (2.94%) Salesforce
3 9 (1.76%) Splunk
4 7 (1.37%) ServiceNow
5 5 (0.98%) Dynatrace
6 4 (0.78%) Google
6 4 (0.78%) NEC
7 3 (0.59%) Adobe
7 3 (0.59%) Apple
7 3 (0.59%) Cognos
7 3 (0.59%) IBM
7 3 (0.59%) MuleSoft
7 3 (0.59%) webMethods
8 2 (0.39%) AppDynamics
9 1 (0.20%) Blue Prism
9 1 (0.20%) DevExpress
9 1 (0.20%) New Relic
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle
9 1 (0.20%) Pega