Senior Software Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Senior Software Developer salary for remote/hybrid work is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
338 |
376 |
371 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+38 |
-5 |
+7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer |
71 |
61 |
212 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.38% |
0.40% |
0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.41% |
0.44% |
0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
61 |
49 |
184 |
| 10th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£51,250 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
-4.00% |
-10.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£68,750 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£85,000 |
£110,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.00% |
-10.71% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
17,516 |
13,905 |
31,203 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.81% |
92.16% |
95.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12,890 |
8,856 |
24,854 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,000 |
£31,250 |
£33,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+7.14% |
-10.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£79,531 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£102,500 |
£93,750 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
+9.52% |
-12.50% |
