Senior Software Developer
UK
The median Senior Software 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 | |
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| Rank | 464 | 542 | 510 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | -32 | -104 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 538 | 453 | 1,149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.49% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.53% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 471 | 370 | 646 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £51,250 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £56,250 | £53,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £67,500 | £68,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -1.82% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £80,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £95,000 | £126,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +9.09% |
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 Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Senior Software Developer
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 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 | +59 | 440 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 384 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 44 |
| Work from Home | +16 | 218 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 30 |
| London | +64 | 127 | £100,000 | +21.21% | 6 |
| South East | -69 | 104 | £70,000 | - | 11 |
| South West | +47 | 82 | £59,000 | -1.67% | 5 |
| Scotland | -24 | 55 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 3 |
| North of England | +27 | 54 | £60,000 | - | 12 |
| Midlands | -14 | 40 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 27 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 7 |
| East of England | -6 | 27 | £60,000 | -7.16% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 26 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +33 | 20 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 3 |
| North West | -13 | 19 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 13 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 1 |
| North East | -13 | 8 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Wales | +10 | 2 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 2 |
Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Senior Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software 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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