Senior Software Engineer
UK
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 249 | 245 | 207 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -38 | +91 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer | 720 | 1,837 | 2,377 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.36% | 1.50% | 1.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.42% | 1.57% | 1.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 445 | 1,086 | 1,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,500 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £118,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % 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 | 50,561 | 117,203 | 121,950 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.41% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,942 | 73,752 | 84,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,798 | £32,125 |
| 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 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
Senior Software Engineer
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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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 | -10 | 526 | £70,000 | - | 464 |
| UK excluding London | +43 | 510 | £65,000 | - | 328 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 418 | £65,000 | -8.32% | 297 |
| London | -45 | 148 | £90,000 | +5.88% | 223 |
| North of England | +75 | 131 | £64,000 | +2.40% | 55 |
| Scotland | +49 | 112 | £61,500 | -7.17% | 40 |
| South West | +43 | 84 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 37 |
| South East | -26 | 79 | £71,250 | +9.62% | 118 |
| North West | +111 | 72 | £65,000 | +15.56% | 35 |
| Midlands | +92 | 59 | £60,000 | - | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 49 | £65,000 | -3.31% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +98 | 31 | £59,250 | -1.25% | 13 |
| East Midlands | +42 | 28 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +46 | 19 | £60,500 | +5.22% | 8 |
| Wales | +16 | 16 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 3 |
| East of England | +65 | 14 | £77,500 | +10.71% | 43 |
| North East | +44 | 10 | £55,000 | -22.43% | 9 |
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, Senior Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Software Engineer 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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