Senior Software Engineer Jobs with Work from Home Options

Senior Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Work from Home is £70,000 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
Rank 96 198 124
Rank change year-on-year +102 -74 +86
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 1,041 650 2,399
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.99% 1.69% 3.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.11% 1.76% 3.31%
Number of salaries quoted 719 504 617
10th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £50,000
25th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £93,750 £86,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £105,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 33,479 36,977 72,509
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.22% 95.95% 97.33%
Number of salaries quoted 25,508 26,851 42,434
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.20% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior Software Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Senior Software Engineer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Senior Software Engineer.

Senior Software Engineer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Senior Software Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Senior Software Engineer salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

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 jobs with remote work options featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1,041 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 565 (54.27%) Agile
3 554 (53.22%) AWS
4 510 (48.99%) Python
5 453 (43.52%) JavaScript
6 408 (39.19%) Azure
7 373 (35.83%) .NET
8 358 (34.39%) React
9 316 (30.36%) DevOps
10 307 (29.49%) C#
11 306 (29.39%) Security Cleared
12 271 (26.03%) PostgreSQL
13 260 (24.98%) SC Cleared
14 254 (24.40%) TypeScript
15 231 (22.19%) .NET Core
16 221 (21.23%) Web Development
17 218 (20.94%) Actionable Insight
18 216 (20.75%) Java
19 214 (20.56%) GIS
19 214 (20.56%) ESRI
19 214 (20.56%) ArcGIS
19 214 (20.56%) QGIS
19 214 (20.56%) GeoServer
19 214 (20.56%) OpenLayers
19 214 (20.56%) PostGIS
19 214 (20.56%) Leaflet
20 207 (19.88%) CSS
21 205 (19.69%) Finance
22 186 (17.87%) SQL
23 174 (16.71%) Linux

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 214 (20.56%) ArcGIS
1 214 (20.56%) GeoServer
2 105 (10.09%) Apache Airflow
3 96 (9.22%) Apache
4 12 (1.15%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.096%) Drupal
6 1 (0.096%) Ethereum
6 1 (0.096%) Jupyter
Applications
1 1 (0.096%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.096%) Endur
2 1 (0.096%) Findur
Cloud Services
1 554 (53.22%) AWS
2 408 (39.19%) Azure
3 93 (8.93%) dbt
4 90 (8.65%) GCP
5 89 (8.55%) Snowflake
6 33 (3.17%) SaaS
7 29 (2.79%) Serverless
8 23 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (1.73%) GitHub
10 11 (1.06%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (0.67%) Amazon ECS
11 7 (0.67%) Azure API Management
11 7 (0.67%) Azure Event Grid
11 7 (0.67%) Azure Functions
11 7 (0.67%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (0.58%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (0.38%) SonarCloud
14 3 (0.29%) Amazon Cognito
14 3 (0.29%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.21%) Wireless
2 19 (1.83%) Ethernet
3 18 (1.73%) RS-232
3 18 (1.73%) TCP/IP
4 13 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (1.15%) Modbus
6 10 (0.96%) Network Security
7 8 (0.77%) HTTP
8 5 (0.48%) Internet
9 4 (0.38%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 271 (26.03%) PostgreSQL
2 214 (20.56%) GIS
2 214 (20.56%) QGIS
3 93 (8.93%) Amazon Athena
3 93 (8.93%) Apache Arrow
3 93 (8.93%) Apache Ignite
3 93 (8.93%) Dremio
4 90 (8.65%) Data Lake
5 62 (5.96%) MySQL
6 44 (4.23%) NoSQL
7 40 (3.84%) MongoDB
8 32 (3.07%) SQL Server
9 15 (1.44%) Redis
10 13 (1.25%) Elasticsearch
10 13 (1.25%) Relational Database
11 8 (0.77%) SQLite
12 7 (0.67%) DynamoDB
13 3 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.29%) Apache Cassandra
14 1 (0.096%) Event Store
Development Applications
1 40 (3.84%) Git
2 23 (2.21%) JIRA
3 21 (2.02%) GitLab
4 19 (1.83%) Subversion
5 15 (1.44%) Visual Studio
6 14 (1.34%) CMake
7 9 (0.86%) Jenkins
8 7 (0.67%) TeamCity
9 5 (0.48%) Cypress.io
9 5 (0.48%) Selenium
9 5 (0.48%) SonarQube
10 4 (0.38%) Zephyr
11 3 (0.29%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.29%) Postman
12 2 (0.19%) JUnit
12 2 (0.19%) Maven
13 1 (0.096%) Eclipse
13 1 (0.096%) PHPUnit
13 1 (0.096%) Rational DOORS
13 1 (0.096%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 205 (19.69%) Finance
2 147 (14.12%) Front Office
3 96 (9.22%) Banking
4 93 (8.93%) Investment Banking
5 58 (5.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 52 (5.00%) Manufacturing
7 50 (4.80%) Social Skills
8 44 (4.23%) Back Office
9 36 (3.46%) Public Sector
10 29 (2.79%) Analytical Skills
11 25 (2.40%) Games
12 23 (2.21%) Military
13 20 (1.92%) Electronics
14 16 (1.54%) Retail
14 16 (1.54%) Tech for Good
15 13 (1.25%) Advertising
15 13 (1.25%) Automotive
16 11 (1.06%) Health Technology
16 11 (1.06%) Legal
17 5 (0.48%) Retail Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 373 (35.83%) .NET
2 358 (34.39%) React
3 231 (22.19%) .NET Core
4 214 (20.56%) Leaflet
4 214 (20.56%) OpenLayers
4 214 (20.56%) PostGIS
5 207 (19.88%) CSS
6 115 (11.05%) AngularJS
7 107 (10.28%) gRPC
7 107 (10.28%) Pandas
8 105 (10.09%) Protocol Buffers
9 98 (9.41%) Vue
10 95 (9.13%) NumPy
11 93 (8.93%) SciPy
12 90 (8.65%) ASP.NET
13 70 (6.72%) RESTful
14 58 (5.57%) Django
15 56 (5.38%) ASP.NET Core
16 49 (4.71%) Node.js
17 46 (4.42%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 151 (14.51%) Derivative
1 151 (14.51%) Equities
2 149 (14.31%) Fixed Income
2 149 (14.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 137 (13.16%) Hedge funds
4 42 (4.03%) Pricing Data
5 30 (2.88%) Greenfield Project
6 21 (2.02%) Distributed Systems
7 20 (1.92%) Device Driver
8 17 (1.63%) Algorithms
9 14 (1.34%) Client/Server
9 14 (1.34%) Cloud Native
10 11 (1.06%) IoT
11 10 (0.96%) Data Structures
11 10 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.86%) Mobile App
13 8 (0.77%) Hackathon
14 7 (0.67%) Embedded Systems
14 7 (0.67%) Online Games
14 7 (0.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 174 (16.71%) Linux
2 66 (6.34%) Embedded Linux
3 57 (5.48%) Windows
4 48 (4.61%) Ubuntu
5 18 (1.73%) Android
6 13 (1.25%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.77%) FreeRTOS
7 8 (0.77%) Unix
8 4 (0.38%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.19%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.19%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,041 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 565 (54.27%) Agile
3 316 (30.36%) DevOps
4 221 (21.23%) Web Development
5 218 (20.94%) Actionable Insight
6 152 (14.60%) Asset Management
7 139 (13.35%) Investment Management
8 102 (9.80%) Microservices
9 95 (9.13%) Mentoring
10 81 (7.78%) TDD
11 71 (6.82%) Problem-Solving
12 68 (6.53%) Computer Science
13 63 (6.05%) Full Stack Development
14 58 (5.57%) CI/CD
14 58 (5.57%) Coaching
15 56 (5.38%) Test Automation
16 47 (4.51%) Greeks
17 44 (4.23%) SDLC
18 43 (4.13%) BDD
18 43 (4.13%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 510 (48.99%) Python
2 453 (43.52%) JavaScript
3 307 (29.49%) C#
4 254 (24.40%) TypeScript
5 216 (20.75%) Java
6 186 (17.87%) SQL
7 117 (11.24%) C++
8 103 (9.89%) C
9 56 (5.38%) Embedded C
10 32 (3.07%) Bash
11 28 (2.69%) Rust
12 22 (2.11%) Kotlin
13 21 (2.02%) Go
14 14 (1.34%) PHP
14 14 (1.34%) Scala
15 13 (1.25%) T-SQL
16 9 (0.86%) Ada
16 9 (0.86%) Ruby
17 7 (0.67%) Embedded C++
17 7 (0.67%) XAML
Qualifications
1 306 (29.39%) Security Cleared
2 260 (24.98%) SC Cleared
3 77 (7.40%) Degree
4 37 (3.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (2.69%) DV Cleared
6 9 (0.86%) Master's Degree
7 8 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.38%) HND
9 1 (0.096%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.096%) AWS Certified Developer
9 1 (0.096%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.096%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (4.51%) Data Quality
2 9 (0.86%) QA
3 6 (0.58%) ISO 9000
4 4 (0.38%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 4 (0.38%) ISO 13485
5 2 (0.19%) EMIR
5 2 (0.19%) MiFID
5 2 (0.19%) SEPA
5 2 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.096%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 64 (6.15%) Docker
2 17 (1.63%) Firmware
3 3 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 63 (6.05%) Kubernetes
2 31 (2.98%) Terraform
3 2 (0.19%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.19%) Grafana
4 1 (0.096%) Ansible
4 1 (0.096%) Argo
4 1 (0.096%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 214 (20.56%) ESRI
2 22 (2.11%) Microsoft
3 12 (1.15%) DevExpress
4 9 (0.86%) Xamarin
5 8 (0.77%) Google
6 5 (0.48%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (0.38%) Apple
7 4 (0.38%) QNX
8 2 (0.19%) Databricks
8 2 (0.19%) Finsemble
8 2 (0.19%) IFS
8 2 (0.19%) NVIDIA
9 1 (0.096%) Coverity
9 1 (0.096%) Klocwork
9 1 (0.096%) OpenLink
9 1 (0.096%) SAP
9 1 (0.096%) Thales