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 9 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 139 | 272 | 146 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +133 | -126 | +98 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer | 2,073 | 1,324 | 4,516 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.09% | 1.31% | 2.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.21% | 1.43% | 2.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,338 | 821 | 1,036 |
| 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% | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £86,250 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £102,500 | £125,000 |
| 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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 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 | £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 9 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 9 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 | +145 | 1,601 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 217 |
| England | +128 | 1,501 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 349 |
| Work from Home | +100 | 977 | £70,000 | -1.27% | 188 |
| Scotland | +55 | 418 | £60,000 | - | 20 |
| London | +72 | 398 | £92,500 | +8.82% | 159 |
| North of England | +129 | 329 | £60,000 | -5.51% | 40 |
| South West | +124 | 288 | £62,500 | -5.66% | 41 |
| South East | +50 | 257 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 48 |
| North West | +107 | 192 | £60,000 | -2.44% | 25 |
| Midlands | +23 | 142 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +80 | 88 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 13 |
| East of England | +48 | 82 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 40 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 80 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 62 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 14 |
| Wales | +30 | 52 | £50,000 | +12.36% | 5 |
| North East | +38 | 49 | £60,000 | -15.37% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +36 | 33 | - | - | 5 |
Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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