Senior Software Engineer Job Trends in the North of England

Senior Software Engineer
England > North of England

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the North of England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 118 161
Rank change year-on-year +12 +43 +35
Permanent Senior Software Engineer jobs 364 229 164
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.50% 2.50% 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.64% 2.84% 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 293 49 100
10th Percentile £60,000 £52,250 £49,887
25th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £52,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +20.83% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £70,313
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £79,300
England median annual salary £75,000 £90,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +28.57% +3.66%

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 adverts in the North of England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the North of England matching a recognised job title 22,249 8,055 12,026
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.94% 87.78% 95.03%
Number of salaries quoted 16,184 4,493 6,454
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -8.12%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £53,750 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.63% -6.52% -4.17%

Senior Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Senior Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for Senior Software Engineer jobs in the North of England over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in the North of England

Senior Software Engineer Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Software Engineer jobs within the North of England region over the 6 months to 24 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
North West -15 222 £75,000 +0.67% 108
Yorkshire +30 79 £70,000 -6.67% 22
North East -20 63 £80,000 +700.00% 15
Senior Software Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Senior Software Engineer job ads cited 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 Senior Software Engineer job ads across the North of England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Software Engineering100.0%364
2Java17.9%65
3AWS17.3%63
4Full-Stack Development14.8%54
5Agile14.3%52
6AI13.7%50
7Python12.4%45
8.NET11.8%43
8C#11.8%43
8TypeScript11.8%43
11CI/CD11.5%42
12Mentoring10.2%37
12React10.2%37
14SQL9.1%33
15Microservices8.8%32
16DevOps8.5%31
17Azure6.3%23
18Code Quality5.8%21
18Node.js5.8%21
20Kubernetes5.2%19
21C++4.9%18
21Docker4.9%18
23JavaScript4.7%17
23SaaS4.7%17
25Coaching4.4%16
25Next.js4.4%16
25Software Architecture4.4%16
28Spring4.1%15
28Spring Boot4.1%15
28Terraform4.1%15

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Java Software Engineer9.9%36
2Python Software Engineer6.6%24
3Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer5.8%21
4Senior C# Software Engineer5.5%20
5Senior Embedded Software Engineer4.9%18
6Senior .NET Software Engineer3.6%13
7AWS Software Engineer2.7%10
7Rust Software Engineer2.7%10
7Senior C++ Software Engineer2.7%10
10Lead Software Engineer2.5%9
11Artificial Intelligence Engineer2.2%8
12Delphi Software Engineer1.6%6
13Developer/Software Engineer1.4%5
13Mid-Level Software Engineer1.4%5
13SC Cleared Software Engineer1.4%5
13Senior Full-Stack Developer1.4%5
13Senior Software Developer1.4%5
13Technical Leader1.4%5
19Lead Java Engineer0.8%3
20iOS Software Engineer0.5%2
145 Senior Software Engineer jobs in the North of England