Senior Developer Jobs in Southampton

Senior Developer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior Developer salary in Southampton is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 62 36
Rank change year-on-year +37 -26 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 19 16 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 5.49% 1.87% 5.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.57% 1.92% 5.79%
Number of salaries quoted 18 14 27
10th Percentile - £52,500 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,375 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £60,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.24% +10.00% -15.38%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £68,250 £75,000 £73,000
Hampshire median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year -11.54% -5.45% +5.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 341 832 726
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.55% 97.08% 93.20%
Number of salaries quoted 269 705 576
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,350 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £53,250 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +6.50% -3.85% -0.95%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in Southampton

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Southampton.

Salary trend for Senior Developer in Southampton

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Southampton over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in Southampton

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 7 May 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 Southampton region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 15 (78.95%) Node.js
2 13 (68.42%) React
3 10 (52.63%) .NET
3 10 (52.63%) Test Automation
4 9 (47.37%) JavaScript
4 9 (47.37%) .NET Core
5 8 (42.11%) Full-Stack Development
5 8 (42.11%) AWS
6 7 (36.84%) Azure
6 7 (36.84%) Unit Testing
6 7 (36.84%) Kanban
6 7 (36.84%) Technology Strategy
6 7 (36.84%) Serverless
6 7 (36.84%) Event-Driven
6 7 (36.84%) Clean Code
6 7 (36.84%) Secure Coding
6 7 (36.84%) AWS Lambda
6 7 (36.84%) GraphQL
6 7 (36.84%) Functional Programming
6 7 (36.84%) Microservices
6 7 (36.84%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 7 (36.84%) DynamoDB
6 7 (36.84%) TypeScript
7 6 (31.58%) MongoDB
7 6 (31.58%) Docker
7 6 (31.58%) GCP
7 6 (31.58%) Kubernetes
7 6 (31.58%) Next.js
7 6 (31.58%) Tailwind CSS
8 4 (21.05%) C#

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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 8 (42.11%) AWS
2 7 (36.84%) AWS Lambda
2 7 (36.84%) Azure
2 7 (36.84%) Serverless
3 6 (31.58%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (36.84%) DynamoDB
2 6 (31.58%) MongoDB
3 2 (10.53%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) MagicDraw
General
1 1 (5.26%) Finance
1 1 (5.26%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (78.95%) Node.js
2 13 (68.42%) React
3 10 (52.63%) .NET
4 9 (47.37%) .NET Core
5 7 (36.84%) GraphQL
6 6 (31.58%) Next.js
6 6 (31.58%) Tailwind CSS
7 3 (15.79%) ASP.NET
8 2 (10.53%) XML
9 1 (5.26%) .NET Framework
9 1 (5.26%) Blazor
9 1 (5.26%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (5.26%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (5.26%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (52.63%) Test Automation
2 8 (42.11%) Full-Stack Development
3 7 (36.84%) Clean Code
3 7 (36.84%) Event-Driven
3 7 (36.84%) Event-Driven Architecture
3 7 (36.84%) Functional Programming
3 7 (36.84%) Kanban
3 7 (36.84%) Microservices
3 7 (36.84%) Secure Coding
3 7 (36.84%) Technology Strategy
3 7 (36.84%) Unit Testing
4 2 (10.53%) Data Modelling
4 2 (10.53%) Software Testing
4 2 (10.53%) SysML
4 2 (10.53%) UML
5 1 (5.26%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (5.26%) Change Management
5 1 (5.26%) Mathematics
5 1 (5.26%) Software Engineering
5 1 (5.26%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 9 (47.37%) JavaScript
2 7 (36.84%) TypeScript
3 4 (21.05%) C#
4 2 (10.53%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (5.26%) Degree
System Software
1 6 (31.58%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (31.58%) Kubernetes