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 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 | |
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| Rank | 127 | 297 | 132 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +170 | -165 | +109 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer | 2,261 | 1,171 | 5,210 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.15% | 1.24% | 3.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.26% | 1.35% | 3.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,484 | 758 | 1,065 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £56,250 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £86,250 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £105,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
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 2 June 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 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +166 | 1,719 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 209 |
| England | +170 | 1,704 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 362 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 1,041 | £70,000 | - | 205 |
| London | +109 | 469 | £92,500 | +8.82% | 176 |
| Scotland | +57 | 399 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 10 |
| North of England | +134 | 353 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 54 |
| South West | +143 | 320 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 41 |
| South East | +78 | 295 | £62,500 | -8.42% | 26 |
| North West | +92 | 201 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 39 |
| Midlands | +60 | 164 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | +70 | 104 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 12 |
| East of England | +50 | 100 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 34 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 87 | £65,000 | +33.33% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 77 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 21 |
| Wales | +41 | 56 | £60,000 | +15.38% | 9 |
| North East | +34 | 48 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 32 | - | - | 6 |
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 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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