Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Somerset

Senior Software Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Somerset is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 46 83
Rank change year-on-year -3 +37 -27
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 8 4 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 1.01% 1.04% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% 1.08% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 7 3 8
10th Percentile - £45,450 £62,375
25th Percentile - £46,125 £69,301
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £80,294
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -37.73% +14.71%
75th Percentile - £53,625 £89,852
90th Percentile £63,500 £54,450 -
South West median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £69,724
% change year-on-year -7.69% -6.77% +26.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 704 371 785
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.55% 96.11% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 307 289 316
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,760 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,186 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.65% -4.87% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,625 £62,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
South West median annual salary £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +5.26%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Somerset

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Somerset.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in Somerset

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Yeovil -15 7 £60,000 - 1
Bath - 1 £67,500 -
Senior Software Engineer
South West

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 14 November 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 across the Somerset region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (87.50%) Degree
3 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) C++
4 1 (12.50%) Java
4 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
4 1 (12.50%) Python
4 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
4 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
4 1 (12.50%) Test Automation
4 1 (12.50%) AWS
4 1 (12.50%) MongoDB
4 1 (12.50%) Amazon SQS
4 1 (12.50%) Node.js
4 1 (12.50%) TypeScript
4 1 (12.50%) Rust
4 1 (12.50%) React
4 1 (12.50%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (12.50%) Fintech
4 1 (12.50%) Serverless
4 1 (12.50%) DevSecOps
4 1 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (12.50%) CI/CD

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Amazon SQS
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) AWS Lambda
1 1 (12.50%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) MongoDB
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Node.js
1 1 (12.50%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) Agile
2 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
3 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
3 1 (12.50%) DevSecOps
3 1 (12.50%) Fintech
3 1 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
3 1 (12.50%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) C++
1 1 (12.50%) Java
1 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
1 1 (12.50%) Python
1 1 (12.50%) Rust
1 1 (12.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Degree