Senior Software Engineer
England > Yorkshire
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Yorkshire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
129 |
154 |
111 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+25 |
-43 |
+46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
70 |
15 |
83 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire |
0.95% |
0.42% |
1.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.01% |
0.49% |
1.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
59 |
13 |
64 |
| 10th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£54,400 |
£46,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,063 |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£78,810 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.18% |
+26.10% |
-7.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£82,751 |
£71,991 |
| 90th Percentile |
£86,000 |
£93,778 |
£82,250 |
| England median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£85,253 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.03% |
+26.30% |
-3.57% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title |
6,927 |
3,043 |
4,990 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.32% |
85.94% |
94.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4,853 |
1,654 |
3,200 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,000 |
£27,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£30,500 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£46,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.70% |
-8.00% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£65,000 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£79,700 |
£77,500 |
| England median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
- |
-8.33% |
Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in Yorkshire.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.
Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 15 August 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.
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 15 August 2026, Senior Software Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the Yorkshire region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
