Senior Software Developer Jobs in the South East

Senior Software Developer
England > South East

The median Senior Software Developer salary in the South East is £56,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 239 292 227
Rank change year-on-year +53 -65 +56
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 47 94 197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.55% 0.56% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.60% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 36 84 175
10th Percentile - £46,250 £56,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £60,938 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £90,625 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £112,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £64,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.54% -7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 7,372 15,697 13,541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.00% 93.91% 90.53%
Number of salaries quoted 4,474 11,361 8,490
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £79,425 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Developer in the South East

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in the South East.

Salary trend for Senior Software Developer in the South East

Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer in the South East over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Developer in the South East

Senior Software Developer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 May 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.

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
Thames Valley +56 27 £60,000 -33.33% 9
Berkshire +26 17 £70,000 -33.33% 8
Hampshire +76 16 £56,000 -14.50% 6
Oxfordshire +39 10 £55,000 -21.43% 3
West Sussex - 2 £56,000 - 2
Surrey +61 1 £67,500 -12.90% 1
Sussex +19 1 £75,000 +29.31% 3
Senior Software Developer
England

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Senior Software 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 South East region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.

1 28 (59.57%) C#
2 25 (53.19%) Test Automation
3 24 (51.06%) .NET
4 21 (44.68%) SQL Server
5 20 (42.55%) TypeScript
5 20 (42.55%) React
6 16 (34.04%) .NET Core
6 16 (34.04%) ASP.NET
6 16 (34.04%) Software Testing
7 14 (29.79%) SysML
7 14 (29.79%) MagicDraw
7 14 (29.79%) XML
7 14 (29.79%) UML
7 14 (29.79%) Data Modelling
7 14 (29.79%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (27.66%) Full-Stack Development
8 13 (27.66%) AWS
9 12 (25.53%) Node.js
10 11 (23.40%) Microservices
11 10 (21.28%) Functional Programming
11 10 (21.28%) DynamoDB
11 10 (21.28%) Propensity Modelling
11 10 (21.28%) Event-Driven Architecture
11 10 (21.28%) Secure Coding
11 10 (21.28%) AWS Lambda
11 10 (21.28%) GraphQL
11 10 (21.28%) Technology Strategy
11 10 (21.28%) Event-Driven
11 10 (21.28%) Clean Code
11 10 (21.28%) Serverless

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (27.66%) AWS
2 10 (21.28%) AWS Lambda
2 10 (21.28%) Serverless
3 2 (4.26%) Azure
4 1 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.13%) IaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (44.68%) SQL Server
2 10 (21.28%) DynamoDB
3 6 (12.77%) NoSQL
4 2 (4.26%) Metadata
4 2 (4.26%) RDBMS
4 2 (4.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 14 (29.79%) MagicDraw
2 7 (14.89%) Git
3 1 (2.13%) JIRA
3 1 (2.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (4.26%) Social Skills
2 1 (2.13%) Automotive
2 1 (2.13%) Finance
2 1 (2.13%) Retail
2 1 (2.13%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (51.06%) .NET
2 20 (42.55%) React
3 16 (34.04%) .NET Core
3 16 (34.04%) ASP.NET
4 14 (29.79%) XML
5 12 (25.53%) Node.js
6 10 (21.28%) GraphQL
7 1 (2.13%) .NET Framework
7 1 (2.13%) AngularJS
7 1 (2.13%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (2.13%) Blazor
7 1 (2.13%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.26%) Acoustics
1 2 (4.26%) Data Centre
1 2 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.13%) Algorithms
2 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
2 1 (2.13%) Data Structures
2 1 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (2.13%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.26%) Linux
1 2 (4.26%) Mac OS
1 2 (4.26%) Unix
2 1 (2.13%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (53.19%) Test Automation
2 16 (34.04%) Software Testing
3 14 (29.79%) Data Modelling
3 14 (29.79%) SysML
3 14 (29.79%) UML
4 13 (27.66%) Full-Stack Development
5 11 (23.40%) Microservices
6 10 (21.28%) Clean Code
6 10 (21.28%) Event-Driven
6 10 (21.28%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 10 (21.28%) Functional Programming
6 10 (21.28%) Kanban
6 10 (21.28%) Propensity Modelling
6 10 (21.28%) Secure Coding
6 10 (21.28%) Technology Strategy
6 10 (21.28%) Unit Testing
7 9 (19.15%) Computer Science
8 7 (14.89%) Agile
9 6 (12.77%) Artificial Intelligence
10 4 (8.51%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 28 (59.57%) C#
2 20 (42.55%) TypeScript
3 10 (21.28%) C++
4 9 (19.15%) JavaScript
5 3 (6.38%) C
5 3 (6.38%) Python
6 2 (4.26%) Bash
6 2 (4.26%) Fortran
6 2 (4.26%) Java
6 2 (4.26%) SQL
7 1 (2.13%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 14 (29.79%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (21.28%) Degree
3 6 (12.77%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (4.26%) Master's Degree
4 2 (4.26%) PhD
5 1 (2.13%) Numerate Degree
System Software
1 7 (14.89%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (12.77%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (2.13%) Cisco
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft