Senior Developer Jobs in Cambridge

Senior Developer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Senior Developer salary in Cambridge is £62,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 36 113
Rank change year-on-year -28 +77 -52
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 23 58 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 2.20% 6.51% 1.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.27% 7.76% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 23 29 15
10th Percentile £46,200 £52,500 £53,950
25th Percentile £52,500 £66,250 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +14.29% +12.00%
75th Percentile £76,875 - £73,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,750 £78,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £62,500 £80,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -21.88% +18.52% +17.39%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 1,015 747 1,604
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.13% 83.84% 91.81%
Number of salaries quoted 780 379 557
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £29,550
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £72,688 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £84,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in Cambridge

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Senior Developer in Cambridge

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in Cambridge

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Senior Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 10 (43.48%) Python
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 9 (39.13%) Linux
2 9 (39.13%) JavaScript
3 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (34.78%) F5
4 7 (30.43%) TypeScript
4 7 (30.43%) IoT
4 7 (30.43%) Data Structures
4 7 (30.43%) C#
4 7 (30.43%) Internet
4 7 (30.43%) Games
5 5 (21.74%) Manufacturing
5 5 (21.74%) C
5 5 (21.74%) Embedded C
5 5 (21.74%) TDD
5 5 (21.74%) Algorithms
5 5 (21.74%) Functional Testing
5 5 (21.74%) React
6 4 (17.39%) Front End Development
7 3 (13.04%) Degree
7 3 (13.04%) Data Visualisation
7 3 (13.04%) User Experience
7 3 (13.04%) Computer Science
7 3 (13.04%) UX Design
7 3 (13.04%) Visualisation
8 2 (8.70%) AWS
8 2 (8.70%) SaaS
8 2 (8.70%) Artificial Intelligence
8 2 (8.70%) Software Engineering

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) AWS
1 2 (8.70%) AWS IoT
1 2 (8.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (30.43%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Cypress.io
General
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Games
3 5 (21.74%) Manufacturing
4 2 (8.70%) Automotive
4 2 (8.70%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (21.74%) React
2 2 (8.70%) Node.js
2 2 (8.70%) REST
3 1 (4.35%) CSS
3 1 (4.35%) FastAPI
3 1 (4.35%) HTML
3 1 (4.35%) Jest
3 1 (4.35%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 7 (30.43%) Data Structures
1 7 (30.43%) IoT
2 5 (21.74%) Algorithms
3 2 (8.70%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 9 (39.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (21.74%) Functional Testing
2 5 (21.74%) TDD
3 4 (17.39%) Front End Development
4 3 (13.04%) Computer Science
4 3 (13.04%) Data Visualisation
4 3 (13.04%) User Experience
4 3 (13.04%) UX Design
4 3 (13.04%) Visualisation
5 2 (8.70%) Agile
5 2 (8.70%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (8.70%) Cheminformatics
5 2 (8.70%) Chemistry
5 2 (8.70%) Design Patterns
5 2 (8.70%) Informatics
5 2 (8.70%) Line Management
5 2 (8.70%) Machine Learning
5 2 (8.70%) OOP
5 2 (8.70%) Software Engineering
5 2 (8.70%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 10 (43.48%) Python
2 9 (39.13%) JavaScript
3 7 (30.43%) C#
3 7 (30.43%) TypeScript
4 5 (21.74%) C
4 5 (21.74%) Embedded C
5 2 (8.70%) SQL
6 1 (4.35%) R
6 1 (4.35%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 8 (34.78%) F5