Senior Software Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Senior Software Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £60,000 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 112 191 179
Rank change year-on-year +79 -12 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 149 61 112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.09% 1.07% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.21% 1.19% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 92 40 46
10th Percentile - £60,000 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £63,125 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £73,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.64% +13.46% +8.33%
75th Percentile £70,625 £80,313 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,250 £85,750 £79,375
South East median annual salary £62,500 £68,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.42% +5.00% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,742 5,115 7,021
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 89.64% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4,606 3,071 4,135
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £38,750 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,750 £72,500 £70,750
90th Percentile £78,080 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in the Thames Valley

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in the Thames Valley

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in the Thames Valley

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Berkshire +62 78 £70,000 -9.68% 1
Oxfordshire +38 46 £60,000 - 6
Buckinghamshire -13 25 £50,000 -29.33% 1
Senior Software Engineer
South East

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 2 June 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 Thames Valley region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 149 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 45 (30.20%) Python
3 38 (25.50%) Security Cleared
4 36 (24.16%) Linux
5 30 (20.13%) Agile
6 28 (18.79%) .NET
7 26 (17.45%) C
8 25 (16.78%) Azure
9 24 (16.11%) SC Cleared
9 24 (16.11%) Actionable Insight
10 22 (14.77%) C#
11 21 (14.09%) JavaScript
11 21 (14.09%) Web Development
11 21 (14.09%) React
12 20 (13.42%) DevOps
12 20 (13.42%) Embedded Linux
12 20 (13.42%) AWS
12 20 (13.42%) C++
13 19 (12.75%) GIS
13 19 (12.75%) ESRI
13 19 (12.75%) ArcGIS
13 19 (12.75%) Computer Science
13 19 (12.75%) PostgreSQL
13 19 (12.75%) PostGIS
13 19 (12.75%) Leaflet
13 19 (12.75%) GeoServer
13 19 (12.75%) OpenLayers
13 19 (12.75%) QGIS
14 18 (12.08%) .NET Core
14 18 (12.08%) Degree

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (12.75%) ArcGIS
1 19 (12.75%) GeoServer
Cloud Services
1 25 (16.78%) Azure
2 20 (13.42%) AWS
3 2 (1.34%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.71%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (12.75%) GIS
1 19 (12.75%) PostgreSQL
1 19 (12.75%) QGIS
2 2 (1.34%) Power BI
2 2 (1.34%) Relational Database
2 2 (1.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (4.70%) Visual Studio
2 5 (3.36%) Git
2 5 (3.36%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.34%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 10 (6.71%) Aerospace
2 9 (6.04%) Automotive
3 6 (4.03%) Social Skills
4 4 (2.68%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (2.68%) Health Technology
4 4 (2.68%) Tech for Good
5 3 (2.01%) Electronics
6 1 (0.67%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (18.79%) .NET
2 21 (14.09%) React
3 19 (12.75%) Leaflet
3 19 (12.75%) OpenLayers
3 19 (12.75%) PostGIS
4 18 (12.08%) .NET Core
5 17 (11.41%) CSS
6 8 (5.37%) ASP.NET
7 4 (2.68%) Blazor
7 4 (2.68%) Django
7 4 (2.68%) Java RMI
8 2 (1.34%) .NET Framework
8 2 (1.34%) ASP.NET MVC 5
8 2 (1.34%) CSS3
8 2 (1.34%) HTML
8 2 (1.34%) jQuery
8 2 (1.34%) LESS
8 2 (1.34%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 1 (0.67%) SignalR
9 1 (0.67%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.40%) IoT
2 12 (8.05%) Algorithms
3 9 (6.04%) Renewable Energy
4 6 (4.03%) Data Centre
5 4 (2.68%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 36 (24.16%) Linux
2 20 (13.42%) Embedded Linux
3 12 (8.05%) Unix
4 4 (2.68%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 30 (20.13%) Agile
3 24 (16.11%) Actionable Insight
4 21 (14.09%) Web Development
5 20 (13.42%) DevOps
6 19 (12.75%) Computer Science
7 16 (10.74%) SDLC
8 14 (9.40%) Software Testing
9 13 (8.72%) Open Source
10 12 (8.05%) Mathematics
10 12 (8.05%) Parallel Programming
10 12 (8.05%) Performance Analysis
10 12 (8.05%) Physics
11 8 (5.37%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (5.37%) Problem-Solving
12 6 (4.03%) Artificial Intelligence
12 6 (4.03%) LLM
13 5 (3.36%) Deployment Automation
14 4 (2.68%) Technical Leadership
14 4 (2.68%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 45 (30.20%) Python
2 26 (17.45%) C
3 22 (14.77%) C#
4 21 (14.09%) JavaScript
5 20 (13.42%) C++
6 12 (8.05%) Bash
6 12 (8.05%) Fortran
7 9 (6.04%) Java
8 6 (4.03%) SQL
8 6 (4.03%) TypeScript
9 5 (3.36%) PowerShell
10 4 (2.68%) Embedded C++
11 2 (1.34%) Embedded C
11 2 (1.34%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.67%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (25.50%) Security Cleared
2 24 (16.11%) SC Cleared
3 18 (12.08%) Degree
4 12 (8.05%) Master's Degree
4 12 (8.05%) PhD
5 2 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.34%) QA
1 2 (1.34%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 2 (1.34%) Docker
1 2 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (3.36%) Ansible
2 2 (1.34%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 19 (12.75%) ESRI
2 12 (8.05%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.34%) IFS
3 2 (1.34%) VMware