Senior Developer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The median Senior Developer salary in Sheffield is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 45 | 45 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 5 | 29 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield | 1.24% | 3.09% | 5.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.27% | 3.21% | 5.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 25 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £46,634 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £52,500 | £49,695 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £57,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -17.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £70,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £79,250 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £62,500 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | -3.85% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title | 394 | 904 | 529 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.01% | 96.27% | 88.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 296 | 665 | 382 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £29,750 | £24,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £39,390 | £32,200 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +17.65% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,500 | £78,750 | £70,000 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £45,500 | £50,000 | £43,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.00% | +14.29% | -12.50% |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Sheffield.
Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Sheffield
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Sheffield over the 6 months to 5 August 2025.
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 5 August 2025, Senior Developer 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 Sheffield region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.
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Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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: