The median Senior Developer salary in Watford is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
35 |
35 |
40 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
+5 |
+3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford |
0.58% |
0.75% |
1.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.61% |
0.81% |
1.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£63,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£61,250 |
£69,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£67,500 |
£82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.41% |
-18.18% |
-2.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£73,750 |
£90,625 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£93,250 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£61,250 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.37% |
-2.00% |
-16.67% |
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 |
327 |
124 |
276 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.61% |
92.54% |
92.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
237 |
76 |
222 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£31,250 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£38,750 |
£30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£44,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+47.73% |
-2.22% |
-25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£57,500 |
£62,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£83,750 |
£77,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.77% |
+4.00% |
-13.04% |
