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 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 172 | 85 | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -87 | 0 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 989 | 3,129 | 3,910 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.79% | 3.15% | 3.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.98% | 3.33% | 4.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 775 | 2,570 | 2,681 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £46,250 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.34% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £78,750 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,500 | £98,875 | £106,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -7.69% | +4.00% |
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 | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 12 May 2025.
Senior Developer
Top 18 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 12 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 | -96 | 866 | £65,000 | - | 798 |
| UK excluding London | -110 | 566 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 597 |
| Work from Home | -66 | 492 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 689 |
| London | -49 | 362 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 367 |
| South East | -60 | 177 | £65,000 | - | 192 |
| North of England | -123 | 137 | £60,000 | - | 187 |
| North West | -140 | 83 | £60,000 | - | 134 |
| Midlands | -66 | 76 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 72 |
| South West | -62 | 74 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 55 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 62 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 50 |
| Scotland | +40 | 56 | £56,250 | -2.17% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 42 | £55,000 | - | 36 |
| East of England | -18 | 27 | £66,250 | +10.42% | 48 |
| Wales | -18 | 22 | £65,000 | +23.37% | 28 |
| East Midlands | -40 | 14 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 19 |
| North East | +31 | 12 | £69,500 | +26.36% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 5 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 10 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | - | - |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, 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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