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 15 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
323 |
363 |
376 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+40 |
+13 |
+18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer |
70 |
62 |
211 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.38% |
0.42% |
0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.40% |
0.46% |
0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
60 |
50 |
183 |
| 10th Percentile |
£49,575 |
£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 |
£67,813 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£73,875 |
£85,000 |
£110,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£64,500 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.78% |
+3.20% |
-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 |
17,375 |
13,504 |
31,108 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.75% |
92.30% |
95.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12,760 |
8,780 |
24,806 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,975 |
£31,250 |
£33,189 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£43,231 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£56,359 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.46% |
-9.83% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£102,525 |
£93,750 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
£52,508 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
+9.51% |
-12.49% |
