Senior Software Engineer
UK
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 141 | 273 | 148 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +132 | -125 | +102 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer | 2,043 | 1,350 | 4,424 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.07% | 1.30% | 2.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.19% | 1.42% | 2.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,302 | 840 | 1,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £57,250 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £86,250 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £101,250 | £102,500 | £125,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.38% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer.
Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Senior Software Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 3 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +142 | 1,589 | £61,500 | -5.38% | 251 |
| England | +122 | 1,468 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 389 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 954 | £70,000 | -3.27% | 210 |
| Scotland | +46 | 417 | £60,000 | - | 22 |
| London | +65 | 378 | £92,500 | +8.82% | 164 |
| North of England | +126 | 331 | £62,500 | -1.57% | 47 |
| South West | +122 | 282 | £62,500 | -5.66% | 46 |
| South East | +55 | 248 | £66,250 | -5.36% | 58 |
| North West | +97 | 196 | £60,000 | -3.23% | 27 |
| Midlands | +39 | 142 | £60,000 | - | 30 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 86 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 15 |
| East of England | +42 | 81 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 43 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 81 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 61 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 16 |
| Wales | +36 | 53 | £50,000 | +12.36% | 3 |
| North East | +39 | 49 | £60,000 | -15.37% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 35 | - | - | 5 |
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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 featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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