The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the North West is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
154
145
143
Rank change year-on-year
-9
-2
+98
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title
4,385
6,424
3,602
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
87.86%
94.29%
96.41%
Number of salaries quoted
2,654
3,562
2,736
10th Percentile
£27,500
£31,250
£30,000
25th Percentile
£34,000
£40,000
£41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£50,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-9.09%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£65,000
£65,000
£70,000
90th Percentile
£80,000
£78,750
£83,750
England median annual salary
£55,000
£57,500
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
-
Senior Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in the North West.
Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the North West over the 6 months to 26 November 2025.
Senior Software Engineer Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, Senior Software Engineer 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 West region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:
