Senior Software Developer Job Trends in Yorkshire
Senior Software Developer
England > Yorkshire
The median Senior Software Developer salary in Yorkshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 154 | 146 | 154 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +8 | +18 |
| Permanent Senior Software Developer jobs | 40 | 6 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire | 0.53% | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.20% | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 4 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £54,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +7.69% | +23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,000 | £77,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,160 | - | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +1.82% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Yorkshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Yorkshire matching a recognised job title | 6,904 | 3,045 | 4,037 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.64% | 86.65% | 94.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,958 | 1,675 | 1,962 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,010 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £30,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,999 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,457 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.13% | -6.96% | -4.17% |
Senior Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Software Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Senior Software Developer Salary Trend in Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in Yorkshire.
Senior Software Developer Salary Histogram in Yorkshire
Salary distribution for Senior Software Developer jobs in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Senior Software Developer Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Software Developer jobs within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire | - | 24 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| West Yorkshire | -19 | 16 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 5 |
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, Senior Software Developer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Senior Software Developer job ads across the Yorkshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 27.5% | 11 |
| 1 | JavaScript | 27.5% | 11 |
| 1 | MySQL | 27.5% | 11 |
| 4 | Clean Code | 25.0% | 10 |
| 4 | Data Protection | 25.0% | 10 |
| 4 | MariaDB | 25.0% | 10 |
| 4 | PHP | 25.0% | 10 |
| 4 | Secure Coding | 25.0% | 10 |
| 9 | .NET | 22.5% | 9 |
| 9 | C# | 22.5% | 9 |
| 11 | Azure | 20.0% | 8 |
| 12 | Full-Stack Development | 15.0% | 6 |
| 12 | Software Engineering | 15.0% | 6 |
| 14 | Azure Cosmos DB | 10.0% | 4 |
| 14 | DevOps | 10.0% | 4 |
| 14 | PaaS | 10.0% | 4 |
| 17 | AI | 7.5% | 3 |
| 17 | Serverless | 7.5% | 3 |
| 17 | SQL | 7.5% | 3 |
| 20 | Acceptance Criteria | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Agile | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Anthropic Claude | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Azure App Service | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Azure DevOps | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Azure Functions | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Azure Logic Apps | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Azure SQL Database | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | BDD | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Bicep | 5.0% | 2 |
| 20 | ChatGPT | 5.0% | 2 |
Senior Software Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Developer | 85.0% | 34 |
| 2 | Developer/Software Engineer | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer | 15.0% | 6 |