Senior Developer Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Senior Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Senior Developer salary in the Thames Valley is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 September 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 120 44
Rank change year-on-year +56 -76 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 162 93 208
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.31% 2.38% 4.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.44% 2.61% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 142 68 162
10th Percentile £54,551 £60,000 £57,575
25th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% - -
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +3.70% -3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,647 3,563 4,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.22% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 4,716 1,588 2,660
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £68,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,047
% change year-on-year +10.00% -0.09% -9.01%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in the Thames Valley

Senior Developer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 September 2026. 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
Berkshire +40 95 £80,000 +14.29% 14
Oxfordshire -18 34 £60,000 -7.69% 3
Buckinghamshire +19 33 £60,000 -15.49% 1
Senior Developer
South East

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 8 September 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 Thames Valley region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 30 (18.52%) SQL
2 28 (17.28%) Agile
3 25 (15.43%) .NET
3 25 (15.43%) Full-Stack Development
4 23 (14.20%) AWS
4 23 (14.20%) Mentoring
5 22 (13.58%) Oracle
6 21 (12.96%) PL/SQL
7 20 (12.35%) AI
7 20 (12.35%) C#
8 19 (11.73%) OLTP
9 17 (10.49%) HTML
10 16 (9.88%) Laravel
10 16 (9.88%) Migration
10 16 (9.88%) PHP
10 16 (9.88%) Problem-Solving
11 14 (8.64%) Azure
12 12 (7.41%) JavaScript
12 12 (7.41%) React
13 11 (6.79%) SC Cleared
13 11 (6.79%) Security Cleared
13 11 (6.79%) Web Development
14 10 (6.17%) Apple iOS
14 10 (6.17%) C++
14 10 (6.17%) Clean Code
14 10 (6.17%) COBOL
14 10 (6.17%) Decision-Making
14 10 (6.17%) Degree
14 10 (6.17%) iOS Development
14 10 (6.17%) Microsoft

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.47%) CICS
2 3 (1.85%) Moodle
2 3 (1.85%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 23 (14.20%) AWS
2 14 (8.64%) Azure
3 6 (3.70%) Cloud Computing
3 6 (3.70%) GitHub
4 4 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (1.85%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (1.23%) Anthropic Claude
6 2 (1.23%) Azure AI
6 2 (1.23%) Azure Cognitive Services
6 2 (1.23%) Azure Machine Learning
6 2 (1.23%) GitHub Copilot
6 2 (1.23%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (11.73%) OLTP
2 9 (5.56%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.09%) Db2
4 3 (1.85%) MySQL
5 2 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.62%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 8 (4.94%) Git
2 4 (2.47%) ChangeMan
3 2 (1.23%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.62%) JIRA
4 1 (0.62%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.62%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (5.56%) Digital Health
2 8 (4.94%) Local Government
3 6 (3.70%) Finance
3 6 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (3.09%) Social Skills
5 3 (1.85%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (1.85%) Multimedia
6 2 (1.23%) Automotive
6 2 (1.23%) Retail
7 1 (0.62%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (15.43%) .NET
2 17 (10.49%) HTML
3 16 (9.88%) Laravel
4 12 (7.41%) React
5 10 (6.17%) Node.js
6 9 (5.56%) CSS
7 8 (4.94%) Ruby on Rails
7 8 (4.94%) SOAP
7 8 (4.94%) XML
8 7 (4.32%) .NET Framework
8 7 (4.32%) ASP.NET
8 7 (4.32%) Entity Framework
9 6 (3.70%) MFC
10 5 (3.09%) ASP.NET Core
10 5 (3.09%) REST
10 5 (3.09%) SAPUI5
10 5 (3.09%) SwiftUI
11 3 (1.85%) jQuery
12 2 (1.23%) Model Context Protocol
12 2 (1.23%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.49%) Mobile App
2 8 (4.94%) Cloud Native
2 8 (4.94%) NHS
3 6 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.47%) Legacy Code
4 4 (2.47%) VSAM
5 3 (1.85%) Animation
5 3 (1.85%) e-Learning
5 3 (1.85%) Learning Management System
5 3 (1.85%) SCORM
6 2 (1.23%) AI Agents
6 2 (1.23%) Autonomous Agent
6 2 (1.23%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.62%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.62%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.17%) Apple iOS
2 7 (4.32%) Android
3 6 (3.70%) Windows
4 4 (2.47%) zOS
5 1 (0.62%) Linux
5 1 (0.62%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (17.28%) Agile
2 25 (15.43%) Full-Stack Development
3 23 (14.20%) Mentoring
4 20 (12.35%) AI
5 16 (9.88%) Migration
5 16 (9.88%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (6.79%) Web Development
7 10 (6.17%) Clean Code
7 10 (6.17%) Decision-Making
7 10 (6.17%) iOS Development
8 8 (4.94%) Product Strategy
8 8 (4.94%) Software Testing
9 7 (4.32%) Customer Experience
10 6 (3.70%) Architectural Design
10 6 (3.70%) CI/CD
10 6 (3.70%) Cloud Enablement
10 6 (3.70%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (3.70%) Product Vision
10 6 (3.70%) Refactoring
10 6 (3.70%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 30 (18.52%) SQL
2 21 (12.96%) PL/SQL
3 20 (12.35%) C#
4 16 (9.88%) PHP
5 12 (7.41%) JavaScript
6 10 (6.17%) C++
6 10 (6.17%) COBOL
6 10 (6.17%) Swift
6 10 (6.17%) TypeScript
7 8 (4.94%) Java
7 8 (4.94%) Ruby
8 5 (3.09%) ABAP
8 5 (3.09%) Kotlin
9 4 (2.47%) JCL
9 4 (2.47%) Python
10 2 (1.23%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.62%) Micro Focus COBOL
11 1 (0.62%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.62%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (6.79%) SC Cleared
1 11 (6.79%) Security Cleared
2 10 (6.17%) Degree
3 2 (1.23%) Azure Certification
3 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.85%) Accessibility
1 3 (1.85%) QA
1 3 (1.85%) WCAG
Systems Management
1 4 (2.47%) CA Endevor
Vendors
1 22 (13.58%) Oracle
2 10 (6.17%) Microsoft
3 5 (3.09%) SAP
4 3 (1.85%) Adobe
5 2 (1.23%) OpenAI
5 2 (1.23%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.23%) Xamarin
6 1 (0.62%) Micro Focus
6 1 (0.62%) Rollbar