Senior Software Engineer Job Trends in the Thames Valley
Senior Software Engineer
South East > Thames Valley
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 193 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | -122 | +76 |
| Permanent Senior Software Engineer jobs | 98 | 4 | 141 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 1.27% | 0.10% | 3.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.36% | 0.11% | 3.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 79 | 2 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | - | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £52,145 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £56,430 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.77% | -9.71% | -12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £60,715 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | - | £95,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £80,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | - | -3.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the Thames Valley matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the Thames Valley matching a recognised job title | 7,185 | 3,499 | 4,210 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.88% | 91.57% | 95.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,088 | 1,636 | 2,167 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £46,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -16.36% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,781 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £81,250 | £83,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
Senior Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.
Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for Senior Software Engineer jobs in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Senior Software Engineer Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Software Engineer jobs within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | - | 35 | £80,000 | - | 8 |
| Berkshire | +30 | 34 | £85,000 | +50.63% | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | - | 29 | £65,000 | - | 32 |
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Senior Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley
For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Senior Software Engineer job ads cited 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 Senior Software Engineer job ads across the Thames Valley region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 98 |
| 2 | C# | 28.6% | 28 |
| 3 | SaaS | 20.4% | 20 |
| 4 | AWS | 18.4% | 18 |
| 4 | Mentoring | 18.4% | 18 |
| 6 | AI | 14.3% | 14 |
| 7 | Agile | 13.3% | 13 |
| 8 | .NET | 12.2% | 12 |
| 8 | WPF | 12.2% | 12 |
| 10 | Azure | 10.2% | 10 |
| 10 | Design Patterns | 10.2% | 10 |
| 10 | DevOps | 10.2% | 10 |
| 10 | Java | 10.2% | 10 |
| 10 | People Management | 10.2% | 10 |
| 10 | React | 10.2% | 10 |
| 10 | Sage | 10.2% | 10 |
| 10 | Salesforce | 10.2% | 10 |
| 18 | C++ | 9.2% | 9 |
| 18 | CI/CD | 9.2% | 9 |
| 18 | Microservices | 9.2% | 9 |
| 18 | OO | 9.2% | 9 |
| 18 | Python | 9.2% | 9 |
| 18 | Security Cleared | 9.2% | 9 |
| 18 | Test Automation | 9.2% | 9 |
| 25 | Code Quality | 8.2% | 8 |
| 25 | Computer Science | 8.2% | 8 |
| 25 | Degree | 8.2% | 8 |
| 25 | PostgreSQL | 8.2% | 8 |
| 25 | Problem-Solving | 8.2% | 8 |
| 30 | Event-Driven | 7.1% | 7 |
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Embedded Software Engineer | 16.3% | 16 |
| 2 | Senior C# Software Engineer | 13.3% | 13 |
| 3 | Senior Salesforce Software Engineer | 10.2% | 10 |
| 4 | Android Software Engineer | 6.1% | 6 |
| 4 | Python Software Engineer | 6.1% | 6 |
| 4 | Senior Android Engineer | 6.1% | 6 |
| 7 | PHP Software Engineer | 5.1% | 5 |
| 8 | AWS Software Engineer | 4.1% | 4 |
| 8 | DV Cleared Software Engineer | 4.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer | 4.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Senior Java Software Engineer | 4.1% | 4 |
| 12 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 3.1% | 3 |
| 12 | Senior C++ Software Engineer | 3.1% | 3 |
| 12 | Senior Linux Engineer | 3.1% | 3 |
| 12 | Senior Systems Engineer | 3.1% | 3 |
| 16 | Senior .NET Software Engineer | 2.0% | 2 |
| 17 | Senior Desktop Engineer | 1.0% | 1 |