Senior Software Developer
UK
The median Senior Software Developer salary in the UK is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 556 | 460 | 571 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -96 | +111 | -73 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 128 | 498 | 480 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.51% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 432 | 390 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £46,250 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £52,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,000 | £63,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.79% | -9.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £84,063 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £112,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 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 | -72 | 111 | £64,000 | -1.54% | 75 |
| UK excluding London | -27 | 89 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 67 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 67 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 57 |
| South East | +66 | 46 | £56,000 | -20.00% | 16 |
| London | +7 | 28 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 16 |
| South West | +53 | 15 | £58,750 | +1.29% | 6 |
| North of England | +44 | 11 | £60,000 | - | 17 |
| Scotland | +91 | 8 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 3 |
| East of England | +35 | 5 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 6 |
| North West | +20 | 5 | £59,000 | -15.71% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +48 | 3 | £60,000 | - | 3 |
| North East | +47 | 3 | £115,000 | +76.92% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 2 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 8 |
| Midlands | +29 | 2 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 14 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | 5 |
Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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