Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 83 | 84 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -21 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 3,161 | 3,884 | 8,775 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.16% | 3.90% | 5.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.34% | 4.27% | 5.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,590 | 2,679 | 4,608 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £60,000 | £56,360 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +3.57% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £87,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £107,500 | £105,000 |
| 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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Senior 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 Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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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| England | +1 | 2,713 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 608 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 2,073 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 449 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 1,518 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 349 |
| London | -3 | 890 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 247 |
| North of England | +36 | 536 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 107 |
| South East | -29 | 505 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 128 |
| South West | +48 | 397 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 39 |
| North West | +34 | 329 | £60,000 | -3.42% | 60 |
| Midlands | -26 | 260 | £60,000 | - | 91 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 179 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 37 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 152 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 64 |
| Scotland | -90 | 140 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 30 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 107 | £55,000 | -10.20% | 27 |
| Wales | +42 | 99 | £52,686 | -4.21% | 15 |
| East of England | -40 | 98 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | +36 | 38 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 13 |
| North East | -13 | 28 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 11 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Senior 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 Developer in the job title.
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Senior 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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