Senior Software Developer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Developer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior Software Developer salary in the UK excluding London is £64,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 478 410
Rank change year-on-year +82 -68 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 316 53 196
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.36% 0.16% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.17% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 280 45 186
10th Percentile £40,000 £53,350 £52,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,250 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.21% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% -3.57% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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.

6 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 80,991 30,605 47,025
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.29% 89.77% 95.39%
Number of salaries quoted 55,892 17,473 25,782
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.22% -8.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £53,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +10.38% -5.36% -6.67%

Senior Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Senior Software Developer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Developer Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Developer Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Developer Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 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		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
North of England +44 122 £60,000 -14.29% 24
North West +14 57 £65,000 -13.33% 11
South West -25 56 £65,000 -7.14% 12
Midlands -13 53 £65,000 - 17
Yorkshire -5 38 £40,000 -38.46% 7
Wales -42 33 £55,000 +32.53% 8
West Midlands -22 29 £67,500 +3.85% 13
North East -40 27 £70,000 +7.69% 6
South East -56 27 £62,500 -19.35% 5
East Midlands -9 24 £65,000 +25.00% 4
Scotland +20 17 £60,000 -4.00% 5
East of England -22 8 £52,500 - 8
Senior Software Developer
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Senior Software 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 UK excluding London region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1C#29.1%92
2.NET24.7%78
3Agile17.7%56
4Security Cleared15.2%48
5Software Engineering14.9%47
6CI/CD13.3%42
7AWS13.0%41
7Azure13.0%41
7JavaScript13.0%41
10Problem-Solving12.0%38
11DevOps11.7%37
11Full-Stack Development11.7%37
13SC Cleared11.4%36
14Mentoring10.8%34
15Java9.8%31
15SQL9.8%31
17TDD9.5%30
18React9.2%29
19SQL Server8.9%28
20C++8.2%26
20Microsoft8.2%26
22Code Quality7.9%25
23Clean Code7.6%24
23Git7.6%24
25Continuous Improvement7.3%23
25Python7.3%23
27AI7.0%22
28Docker6.6%21
29.NET Core6.3%20
29Test Automation6.3%20

Senior Software Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Software Developer97.5%308
2Senior C# Software Developer7.0%22
3Senior .NET Software Developer6.3%20
4C++ Software Developer4.7%15
4Senior C++ Developer4.7%15
6Senior Consultant4.4%14
6Software Consultant4.4%14
8Senior Full-Stack Developer2.8%9
9Embedded Software Developer2.5%8
10Lead Software Developer2.2%7
11Developer/Software Engineer1.9%6
11Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer1.9%6
13Senior Applications Developer1.6%5
13Senior Java Software Developer1.6%5
15PostgreSQL Developer1.3%4
15Senior Python Developer1.3%4
15Senior Scala Developer1.3%4
18Rust Developer0.9%3
18Senior C# .NET Developer0.9%3
20Senior Backend Developer0.6%2
86 Senior Software Developer jobs in the UK excluding London