Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Preston

Senior Software Engineer
Lancashire > Preston

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Preston is £50,055 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 - 47
Rank change year-on-year - - -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 5 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 1.32% - 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% - 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,869 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 - -
75th Percentile £52,930 - -
90th Percentile £55,972 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year +0.11% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 372 191 230
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.15% 87.61% 85.82%
Number of salaries quoted 246 150 158
10th Percentile - £26,400 £25,004
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,000 £35,168
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £42,500 £42,098
Median % change year-on-year +17.78% +0.96% +5.24%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,625 £61,353
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +11.23% -4.26% +10.59%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Preston

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Preston

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Preston.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Preston

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Senior Software Engineer 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 Preston region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Java
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Design Patterns
2 3 (60.00%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (60.00%) Bitbucket
2 3 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (60.00%) JIRA
2 3 (60.00%) Ada
2 3 (60.00%) Configuration Management
2 3 (60.00%) Atlassian Bamboo
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Integration
2 3 (60.00%) VB
2 3 (60.00%) C
2 3 (60.00%) C#
3 2 (40.00%) Python
3 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (40.00%) DevSecOps
3 2 (40.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (40.00%) Rust
4 1 (20.00%) C++

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Atlassian Bamboo
1 3 (60.00%) Bitbucket
1 3 (60.00%) JIRA
1 3 (60.00%) Rational DOORS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Configuration Management
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Integration
2 3 (60.00%) Design Patterns
3 2 (40.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (40.00%) DevSecOps
3 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Java
2 3 (60.00%) Ada
2 3 (60.00%) C
2 3 (60.00%) C#
2 3 (60.00%) VB
3 2 (40.00%) Python
3 2 (40.00%) Rust
4 1 (20.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance