Senior Software Developer
UK
The median Senior Software Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 607 | 474 | 517 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -133 | +43 | +21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 126 | 511 | 445 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.48% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.51% | 0.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 446 | 356 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | £46,250 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,875 | £52,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,500 | £110,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +8.33% |
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 | 53,646 | 100,958 | 81,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,258 | 71,135 | 54,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,573 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,180 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.74% |
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 July 2025.
Senior Software Developer
Top 15 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 July 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 | -118 | 106 | £64,000 | -1.54% | 142 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 83 | £60,000 | - | 84 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 53 | £64,000 | +2.40% | 60 |
| South East | +12 | 42 | £60,000 | -12.73% | 21 |
| London | +25 | 34 | £69,384 | -30.62% | 68 |
| South West | +52 | 10 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 11 |
| Scotland | +47 | 10 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 8 |
| North of England | 0 | 10 | £60,000 | - | 17 |
| East of England | +16 | 5 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 11 |
| North West | -3 | 4 | £59,000 | -12.59% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 3 | £82,500 | +50.00% | 7 |
| Midlands | +43 | 3 | £82,500 | +50.00% | 14 |
| North East | +37 | 3 | £115,000 | +109.09% | 1 |
| Wales | +33 | 3 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +29 | 3 | £60,000 | - | 6 |
Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, 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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