Senior Software Engineer Jobs in the East of England

Senior Software Engineer
England > East of England

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the East of England is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 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
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 139 185 95
Rank change year-on-year +46 -90 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 85 49 225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 1.38% 0.94% 3.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 1.12% 3.64%
Number of salaries quoted 69 27 22
10th Percentile £48,750 £48,750 £60,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £76,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -8.20% +6.09%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,625 £86,188
90th Percentile £93,750 £85,500 £97,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +3.57% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 5,796 4,362 6,189
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 84.05% 93.52%
Number of salaries quoted 4,425 2,197 2,880
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,356 £35,201
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in the East of England

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the East of England.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in the East of England

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in the East of England

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in the East of England

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 East of England region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire +45 55 £68,500 -7.12% 36
Hertfordshire +23 17 £61,250 -9.26% 4
Essex +12 6 £60,000 - 1
Norfolk -28 6 £55,000 - 2
Bedfordshire +25 1 £50,000 -20.00% 1
Senior Software Engineer
England

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Senior Software Engineer 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 East of England region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 85 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 27 (31.76%) Python
3 25 (29.41%) C#
4 20 (23.53%) AWS
4 20 (23.53%) Agile
4 20 (23.53%) C
5 19 (22.35%) C++
6 18 (21.18%) Linux
7 17 (20.00%) Electronics
8 16 (18.82%) Manufacturing
9 15 (17.65%) TypeScript
10 14 (16.47%) React
11 12 (14.12%) .NET
12 10 (11.76%) Kubernetes
12 10 (11.76%) Terraform
12 10 (11.76%) DevOps
13 9 (10.59%) Embedded Linux
14 8 (9.41%) Degree
14 8 (9.41%) CAD
14 8 (9.41%) Social Skills
15 7 (8.24%) OO
15 7 (8.24%) Validation
15 7 (8.24%) Computer Science
15 7 (8.24%) IoT
15 7 (8.24%) Node.js
15 7 (8.24%) Git
16 6 (7.06%) Docker
16 6 (7.06%) Analytical Skills
16 6 (7.06%) Multithreading
16 6 (7.06%) COM

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 20 (23.53%) AWS
2 5 (5.88%) Azure
3 4 (4.71%) GitHub
3 4 (4.71%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.71%) RS-232
1 4 (4.71%) TCP/IP
2 3 (3.53%) Bluetooth
2 3 (3.53%) Internet
2 3 (3.53%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.18%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.53%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (2.35%) Redis
Development Applications
1 7 (8.24%) Git
2 4 (4.71%) Jenkins
2 4 (4.71%) JIRA
2 4 (4.71%) Subversion
2 4 (4.71%) TeamCity
2 4 (4.71%) Zephyr
General
1 17 (20.00%) Electronics
2 16 (18.82%) Manufacturing
3 8 (9.41%) Social Skills
4 6 (7.06%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (5.88%) Automotive
6 4 (4.71%) Military
6 4 (4.71%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (2.35%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.18%) Finance
8 1 (1.18%) Games
8 1 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (16.47%) React
2 12 (14.12%) .NET
3 7 (8.24%) Node.js
4 6 (7.06%) COM
5 5 (5.88%) PyQt
6 4 (4.71%) Yocto
7 3 (3.53%) Electron
7 3 (3.53%) NumPy
8 2 (2.35%) Kafka
8 2 (2.35%) scikit-learn
9 1 (1.18%) .NET Core
9 1 (1.18%) AngularJS
9 1 (1.18%) Flask
9 1 (1.18%) GraphQL
9 1 (1.18%) RESTful
9 1 (1.18%) TypeORM
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.24%) IoT
2 4 (4.71%) Device Driver
3 2 (2.35%) Client/Server
3 2 (2.35%) Cloud Native
3 2 (2.35%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (2.35%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (2.35%) Robotics
3 2 (2.35%) Sports Betting
3 2 (2.35%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.18%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.18%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.18%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 18 (21.18%) Linux
2 9 (10.59%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (4.71%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (3.53%) Windows
5 2 (2.35%) Android
6 1 (1.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 20 (23.53%) Agile
3 10 (11.76%) DevOps
4 8 (9.41%) CAD
5 7 (8.24%) Computer Science
5 7 (8.24%) OO
5 7 (8.24%) Validation
6 6 (7.06%) CI/CD
6 6 (7.06%) Code Quality
6 6 (7.06%) Multithreading
6 6 (7.06%) OOP
7 5 (5.88%) API Development
7 5 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence
7 5 (5.88%) Design Patterns
7 5 (5.88%) Full Stack Development
7 5 (5.88%) Software Testing
7 5 (5.88%) Test Automation
8 4 (4.71%) Mentoring
8 4 (4.71%) MVVM
8 4 (4.71%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (31.76%) Python
2 25 (29.41%) C#
3 20 (23.53%) C
4 19 (22.35%) C++
5 15 (17.65%) TypeScript
6 6 (7.06%) JavaScript
7 5 (5.88%) Java
7 5 (5.88%) Kotlin
8 4 (4.71%) Ada
8 4 (4.71%) Bash
9 3 (3.53%) Embedded C
9 3 (3.53%) Go
10 2 (2.35%) SQL
11 1 (1.18%) VB
11 1 (1.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 8 (9.41%) Degree
2 5 (5.88%) Master's Degree
3 4 (4.71%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (4.71%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.35%) PhD
5 1 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 6 (7.06%) Docker
2 1 (1.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (11.76%) Kubernetes
1 10 (11.76%) Terraform
2 2 (2.35%) linkerd
Vendors
1 2 (2.35%) Cadence
1 2 (2.35%) RedGate