Senior Software Developer Jobs in the West Midlands

Senior Software Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Senior Software Developer salary in the West Midlands is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 237 265 252
Rank change year-on-year +28 -13 -40
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 23 14 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.32% 0.21% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.23% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 23 11 15
10th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £48,750 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +6.28%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +21.74%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 6,806 6,079 6,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 89.99% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 5,153 3,364 4,759
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,912 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Developer in the West Midlands

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Senior Software Developer in the West Midlands

Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Developer in the West Midlands

Senior Software Developer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 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
Worcestershire -9 10 £55,000 -8.33%
Halesowen - 4 £60,000 -
Birmingham -11 2 £57,500 -4.17% 1
Warwickshire - 2 £58,750 - 1
Herefordshire - 1 £50,000 -
Senior Software Developer
England

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.

1 14 (60.87%) C#
1 14 (60.87%) .NET
2 13 (56.52%) Python
3 9 (39.13%) Linux
3 9 (39.13%) Artificial Intelligence
3 9 (39.13%) CUDA
3 9 (39.13%) Algorithms
3 9 (39.13%) Deep Learning
3 9 (39.13%) TensorFlow
3 9 (39.13%) NVIDIA
3 9 (39.13%) PyTorch
4 7 (30.43%) .NET Framework
4 7 (30.43%) Software Engineering
5 6 (26.09%) SQL Server
5 6 (26.09%) SQL
5 6 (26.09%) Degree
5 6 (26.09%) Computer Science
5 6 (26.09%) Azure
5 6 (26.09%) .NET Core
5 6 (26.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (21.74%) Master's Degree
6 5 (21.74%) Edge Computing
6 5 (21.74%) DevOps
6 5 (21.74%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (21.74%) Git
6 5 (21.74%) Neural Network
6 5 (21.74%) Parallel Processing
6 5 (21.74%) Embedded Systems
6 5 (21.74%) HTML

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.35%) NServiceBus
Cloud Services
1 6 (26.09%) Azure
2 5 (21.74%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (26.09%) SQL Server
2 4 (17.39%) SQLite
3 1 (4.35%) Event Store
3 1 (4.35%) RavenDB
Development Applications
1 5 (21.74%) Git
2 1 (4.35%) Mercurial
2 1 (4.35%) SpecFlow
2 1 (4.35%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (17.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (17.39%) Manufacturing
2 2 (8.70%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Finance
3 1 (4.35%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (60.87%) .NET
2 9 (39.13%) PyTorch
2 9 (39.13%) TensorFlow
3 7 (30.43%) .NET Framework
4 6 (26.09%) .NET Core
5 5 (21.74%) ASP.NET
5 5 (21.74%) HTML
6 4 (17.39%) ASP.NET MVC
6 4 (17.39%) Entity Framework
6 4 (17.39%) RESTful
6 4 (17.39%) Universal Windows Platform
6 4 (17.39%) YAML
7 2 (8.70%) WPF
8 1 (4.35%) Apache Cordova
8 1 (4.35%) CSS
8 1 (4.35%) React
8 1 (4.35%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (39.13%) Algorithms
1 9 (39.13%) CUDA
2 5 (21.74%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (17.39%) Home Automation
4 2 (8.70%) Mobile App
5 1 (4.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (39.13%) Linux
2 5 (21.74%) Windows
3 1 (4.35%) Android
3 1 (4.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Artificial Intelligence
1 9 (39.13%) Deep Learning
2 7 (30.43%) Software Engineering
3 6 (26.09%) Computer Science
3 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (21.74%) DevOps
4 5 (21.74%) Edge Computing
4 5 (21.74%) Neural Network
4 5 (21.74%) Parallel Processing
5 4 (17.39%) Inventory Management
5 4 (17.39%) MVC
6 3 (13.04%) Agile
7 2 (8.70%) Full Stack Development
7 2 (8.70%) Web Development
8 1 (4.35%) Collaborative Working
8 1 (4.35%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (4.35%) Design Patterns
8 1 (4.35%) SDLC
8 1 (4.35%) Software Delivery
8 1 (4.35%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 14 (60.87%) C#
2 13 (56.52%) Python
3 6 (26.09%) SQL
4 4 (17.39%) T-SQL
4 4 (17.39%) XAML
5 2 (8.70%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (26.09%) Degree
2 5 (21.74%) Master's Degree
2 5 (21.74%) PhD
Vendors
1 9 (39.13%) NVIDIA
2 2 (8.70%) Xamarin
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft