Senior Software Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Sunderland is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
25 |
- |
20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
3 |
0 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland |
1.69% |
- |
8.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.91% |
- |
8.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£100,000 |
- |
£35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-33.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£36,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£40,000 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£90,000 |
£10,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+800.00% |
-83.33% |
+14.29% |
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 |
157 |
50 |
92 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
88.20% |
96.15% |
98.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
109 |
26 |
83 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,250 |
£29,125 |
£35,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£39,083 |
£39,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£51,875 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.25% |
+3.75% |
+8.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£59,688 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£65,000 |
£62,000 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£48,000 |
£45,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.58% |
+4.92% |
-8.55% |
