Senior Software Developer
UK
The median Senior Software Developer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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 6 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 509 | 604 | 447 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | -157 | -58 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 226 | 537 | 932 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 187 | 425 | 667 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £46,463 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +3.85% | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £82,500 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £97,500 | £120,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +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 | 51,159 | 118,464 | 121,698 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.44% | 95.41% | 95.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,465 | 74,592 | 83,940 |
| 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 Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer over the 6 months to 6 December 2023.
Senior Software 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 Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 | +76 | 183 | £70,000 | - | 98 |
| UK excluding London | +64 | 120 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 73 |
| Work from Home | +70 | 110 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 114 |
| London | +153 | 83 | £77,500 | -8.82% | 33 |
| South East | +57 | 51 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 22 |
| North of England | +117 | 21 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 16 |
| Scotland | +36 | 12 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 4 |
| South West | +70 | 11 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 11 |
| North West | +95 | 10 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +93 | 9 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | +109 | 8 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 9 |
| East of England | +109 | 7 | £75,000 | +42.86% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +142 | 6 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +33 | 6 | £50,000 | -18.03% | 1 |
| Wales | +18 | 4 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +41 | 2 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 2 |
| North East | +31 | 2 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 6 |
Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 December 2023, Senior Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software 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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