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 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 |
349 |
373 |
358 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+24 |
-15 |
+27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer |
67 |
60 |
215 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.35% |
0.41% |
0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.37% |
0.44% |
0.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
58 |
48 |
189 |
| 10th Percentile |
£54,551 |
£51,250 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,125 |
£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 |
£65,938 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£71,125 |
£85,000 |
£110,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£64,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.56% |
-1.54% |
-7.14% |
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 |
18,061 |
13,626 |
31,898 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.11% |
92.06% |
96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
13,290 |
8,411 |
25,279 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£30,500 |
£33,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+8.11% |
-11.20% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£78,750 |
£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% |
