Senior Backend Developer
UK
The median Senior Backend Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 863 | 867 | 923 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +56 | -171 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer | 59 | 78 | 370 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.054% | 0.084% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.057% | 0.092% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 62 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £58,475 | £56,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,625 | £63,750 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.13% | +10.71% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £84,375 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £77,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.58% | +19.23% | +30.00% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Backend Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Backend Developer.
Senior Backend Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Backend Developer over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Senior Backend Developer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Backend Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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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| England | -1 | 46 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 38 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 24 | £60,000 | -22.58% | 4 |
| London | +41 | 17 | £90,000 | +15.38% | 5 |
| North of England | +19 | 15 | £60,000 | -12.73% | 2 |
| North West | -12 | 9 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 6 | £60,000 | -22.58% | |
| Midlands | -26 | 6 | £59,995 | -25.01% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 4 | £49,990 | -37.51% | 1 |
| East of England | -10 | 3 | £55,000 | -5.78% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £70,000 | - |
Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Senior Backend 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 featuring Senior Backend Developer in the job title.
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Senior Backend Developer 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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