Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 80 | 90 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -17 | -16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 2,217 | 2,015 | 6,570 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.92% | 3.43% | 4.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.07% | 3.59% | 4.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,502 | 1,706 | 3,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,383 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £57,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £86,063 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £100,000 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,641 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.63% | +4.00% | +8.70% |
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 | 72,160 | 56,195 | 134,726 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.93% | 95.71% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,655 | 40,750 | 78,298 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,874 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,900 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.66% | - | +5.00% |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 26 October 2024.
Senior Developer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 October 2024. 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 | +6 | 1,948 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 386 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 1,536 | £62,641 | -3.63% | 233 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 835 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 295 |
| London | -35 | 592 | £80,000 | -3.03% | 159 |
| North of England | +40 | 427 | £60,000 | - | 83 |
| South East | +7 | 401 | £70,000 | - | 40 |
| Midlands | +29 | 272 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 42 |
| North West | +22 | 230 | £60,000 | - | 57 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 181 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 28 |
| South West | +25 | 148 | £63,750 | +6.25% | 25 |
| Scotland | +8 | 137 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 129 | £57,000 | -5.00% | 16 |
| East of England | +4 | 92 | £50,000 | -25.93% | 33 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 91 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 14 |
| North East | +19 | 69 | £51,500 | -10.43% | 10 |
| Wales | +38 | 59 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 18 | £62,500 | +17.37% | 3 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 October 2024, Senior 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 Developer in the job title.
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Senior 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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