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 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 140 | 278 | 151 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +138 | -127 | +103 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer | 2,010 | 1,365 | 4,290 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.05% | 1.30% | 2.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.17% | 1.42% | 2.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,282 | 851 | 1,037 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £57,250 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,625 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £101,250 | £102,500 | £125,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.38% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024. 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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| UK excluding London | +142 | 1,577 | £61,500 | -5.38% | 238 |
| England | +132 | 1,440 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 362 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 941 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 199 |
| Scotland | +54 | 412 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 28 |
| London | +63 | 357 | £92,500 | +8.82% | 157 |
| North of England | +129 | 331 | £62,500 | -0.79% | 43 |
| South West | +130 | 278 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 45 |
| South East | +67 | 245 | £66,250 | -5.36% | 50 |
| North West | +108 | 196 | £60,000 | -1.23% | 27 |
| Midlands | +29 | 142 | £60,000 | - | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 86 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 10 |
| East of England | +37 | 81 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 39 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 80 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 62 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 14 |
| Wales | +41 | 53 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 4 |
| North East | +41 | 49 | £60,000 | -15.37% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +42 | 35 | - | - | 6 |
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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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