The median Senior Developer salary in Watford is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
32 |
37 |
46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
+9 |
+4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
2 |
3 |
18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford |
1.36% |
1.06% |
4.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.46% |
1.16% |
5.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
3 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£61,625 |
£63,750 |
£70,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,188 |
£69,375 |
£70,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£68,750 |
£82,500 |
£85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
-2.94% |
+36.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£74,688 |
£90,625 |
£92,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74,875 |
£93,250 |
£92,875 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£68,750 |
£65,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.77% |
-18.75% |
+33.33% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title |
137 |
258 |
353 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.20% |
91.49% |
89.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
78 |
208 |
214 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,125 |
£25,438 |
£34,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£30,000 |
£50,781 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-25.00% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£63,188 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£77,500 |
£86,250 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£56,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-10.71% |
+12.00% |
