Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 91 | 76 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | -16 | -18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 1,751 | 5,118 | 6,528 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.35% | 4.19% | 5.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.51% | 4.39% | 5.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,432 | 3,448 | 4,909 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.70% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £102,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 49,872 | 116,646 | 121,025 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.41% | 95.43% | 95.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,454 | 73,520 | 84,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 10 December 2023.
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 10 December 2023. 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 | -15 | 1,485 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 713 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 946 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 452 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 934 | £70,000 | - | 449 |
| London | -8 | 679 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 314 |
| South East | +6 | 265 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 141 |
| North of England | -14 | 261 | £60,000 | -1.64% | 139 |
| North West | -24 | 134 | £62,500 | - | 87 |
| South West | -9 | 115 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 51 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 114 | £60,500 | - | 34 |
| Midlands | -30 | 111 | £60,000 | - | 58 |
| Scotland | -32 | 99 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 58 | £60,000 | - | 41 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 56 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 17 |
| Wales | -4 | 47 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 14 |
| East of England | +16 | 31 | £75,000 | +22.95% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 24 | £56,500 | -10.32% | 7 |
| North East | +21 | 13 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 21 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 December 2023, 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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