Senior Backend Developer
UK
The median Senior Backend Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 665 | 816 | 894 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +151 | +78 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer | 34 | 62 | 84 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.065% | 0.063% | 0.081% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.072% | 0.066% | 0.088% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 57 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,500 | £55,000 | £57,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £61,250 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.13% | +14.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £104,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £68,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -12.73% | +5.77% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 47,358 | 93,248 | 95,013 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,451 | 66,908 | 59,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.21% | +5.50% |
Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Backend Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Backend Developer.
Senior Backend Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Backend Developer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Senior Backend Developer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Backend Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | +172 | 33 | £65,000 | - | 18 |
| Work from Home | +152 | 22 | £65,000 | - | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +201 | 18 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 14 |
| London | +100 | 15 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 3 |
| Midlands | +73 | 10 | £65,000 | +30.03% | |
| West Midlands | +57 | 10 | £65,000 | +30.03% | |
| North of England | +64 | 6 | £61,250 | +2.08% | 12 |
| South West | - | 6 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 6 | £65,000 | - | |
| North West | +23 | 5 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 12 |
| East of England | +49 | 2 | £78,750 | +43.18% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 1 | £66,500 | +10.83% |
Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Senior Backend Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Backend Developer in the job title.
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Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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