Senior Developer Job Trends in Sunderland

Senior Developer
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Senior Developer salary in Sunderland is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 15 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 2.00% 3.64% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.04% 3.77% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £70,000 £53,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.23% -2.27% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 98 53 105
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.00% 96.36% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 55 20 86
10th Percentile - £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £44,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -20.00% +46.67%
75th Percentile £55,000 £69,688 £73,250
90th Percentile £67,000 £80,000 £82,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sunderland.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Sunderland

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Sunderland.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Sunderland

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 7 February 2026, Senior Developer 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 Sunderland region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) .NET Core
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) .NET Core
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#