Senior Software Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior Software Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 February 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 189 161 249
Rank change year-on-year -28 +88 -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 661 975 904
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.51% 1.88% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.63% 1.97% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 407 585 582
10th Percentile £49,548 £47,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -3.57% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 40,435 49,503 58,333
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.18% 95.25% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 17,457 36,772 33,279
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.59% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £58,984 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.24% -8.33% -

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Senior Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 February 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 February 2025. 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
South East +50 199 £58,000 -18.60% 47
North of England -25 139 £61,000 -2.40% 28
East of England +52 91 £67,500 +3.85% 26
Scotland -46 85 £62,500 +1.63% 18
North West -50 82 £62,500 - 20
South West -15 75 £58,000 -7.20% 19
Midlands -42 42 £60,000 -4.00% 18
Yorkshire +27 30 £70,000 +12.00% 3
North East +19 27 £55,000 -4.35% 5
West Midlands -18 24 £60,000 +9.09% 16
Wales +19 23 £60,000 -4.00% 9
East Midlands -33 18 £58,000 -10.77% 2
Northern Ireland +11 7 - -
Senior Software Engineer
UK

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 February 2025, 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 UK excluding London region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 660 (99.85%) Software Engineering
2 360 (54.46%) Agile
3 238 (36.01%) C#
4 227 (34.34%) Java
5 225 (34.04%) Python
6 218 (32.98%) Degree
7 171 (25.87%) C++
8 164 (24.81%) Azure
9 162 (24.51%) Computer Science
10 156 (23.60%) AWS
11 147 (22.24%) CI/CD
12 143 (21.63%) React
13 142 (21.48%) .NET
14 127 (19.21%) JavaScript
15 119 (18.00%) TypeScript
16 118 (17.85%) Test Automation
16 118 (17.85%) TDD
17 110 (16.64%) C
18 107 (16.19%) Software Testing
19 104 (15.73%) Mentoring
20 99 (14.98%) Problem-Solving
21 98 (14.83%) Mathematics
22 97 (14.67%) Linux
22 97 (14.67%) Rust
23 94 (14.22%) SQL
24 93 (14.07%) DevOps
25 88 (13.31%) Finance
26 80 (12.10%) OO
26 80 (12.10%) Git
27 75 (11.35%) Social Skills

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 14 (2.12%) Confluence
2 12 (1.82%) Apache
3 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.30%) CICS
4 1 (0.15%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (1.36%) Simulink
2 2 (0.30%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.15%) Revit
3 1 (0.15%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 164 (24.81%) Azure
2 156 (23.60%) AWS
3 67 (10.14%) GCP
4 36 (5.45%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (3.03%) GitHub
6 16 (2.42%) GitHub Actions
7 15 (2.27%) Cloud Computing
7 15 (2.27%) SaaS
8 13 (1.97%) Azure Data Factory
8 13 (1.97%) Serverless
9 12 (1.82%) Azure API Management
9 12 (1.82%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 11 (1.66%) Azure Machine Learning
10 11 (1.66%) Azure Service Bus
11 9 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (1.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (0.91%) Amazon S3
14 5 (0.76%) Amazon EKS
14 5 (0.76%) AWS CloudFormation
14 5 (0.76%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.57%) Wireless
2 13 (1.97%) RS-232
3 11 (1.66%) Bluetooth
4 10 (1.51%) Modbus
5 8 (1.21%) Ethernet
5 8 (1.21%) Network Security
5 8 (1.21%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.21%) ZigBee
6 7 (1.06%) Profibus
6 7 (1.06%) RS-485
7 5 (0.76%) MQTT
8 4 (0.61%) HTTP
8 4 (0.61%) Software-Defined Radio
9 3 (0.45%) DNS
9 3 (0.45%) Firewall
9 3 (0.45%) HTTPS
10 2 (0.30%) IPv6
10 2 (0.30%) Reverse Proxy
10 2 (0.30%) VoIP
11 1 (0.15%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (5.45%) MySQL
1 36 (5.45%) PostgreSQL
2 25 (3.78%) SQL Server
3 20 (3.03%) NoSQL
3 20 (3.03%) Relational Database
4 16 (2.42%) MongoDB
5 10 (1.51%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.06%) Cloud Spanner
7 5 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.61%) DynamoDB
8 4 (0.61%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.45%) DB2
9 3 (0.45%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.30%) Big Data
10 2 (0.30%) Metadata
10 2 (0.30%) Power BI
10 2 (0.30%) RavenDB
11 1 (0.15%) Apache Cassandra
11 1 (0.15%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 80 (12.10%) Git
2 49 (7.41%) JIRA
3 29 (4.39%) Bitbucket
4 15 (2.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 15 (2.27%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.27%) Rational DOORS
5 12 (1.82%) Eclipse
5 12 (1.82%) Eclipse RCP
5 12 (1.82%) GitLab
5 12 (1.82%) Subversion
6 10 (1.51%) LabVIEW
7 8 (1.21%) Selenium
7 8 (1.21%) Visual Studio
8 7 (1.06%) CMake
9 5 (0.76%) Postman
9 5 (0.76%) Visual Studio Code
10 4 (0.61%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.61%) Gatling
10 4 (0.61%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.61%) webpack
General
1 88 (13.31%) Finance
2 75 (11.35%) Social Skills
3 47 (7.11%) Electronics
4 32 (4.84%) Banking
5 24 (3.63%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (3.48%) Aerospace
7 21 (3.18%) Games
7 21 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (3.03%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.87%) Military
10 16 (2.42%) Automotive
11 13 (1.97%) Public Sector
12 11 (1.66%) Law
12 11 (1.66%) Tech for Good
12 11 (1.66%) Telecoms
13 10 (1.51%) Avionics
14 7 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.76%) Health Technology
16 4 (0.61%) Retail
17 3 (0.45%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (21.63%) React
2 142 (21.48%) .NET
3 70 (10.59%) HTML
4 69 (10.44%) CSS
5 49 (7.41%) Node.js
6 42 (6.35%) AngularJS
7 40 (6.05%) Electron
8 36 (5.45%) RESTful
9 32 (4.84%) .NET Core
9 32 (4.84%) .NET Framework
10 28 (4.24%) REST
11 27 (4.08%) Spring Boot
12 23 (3.48%) ASP.NET
13 22 (3.33%) Middleware
13 22 (3.33%) Spring
14 20 (3.03%) Flutter
15 19 (2.87%) XML
16 17 (2.57%) WPF
17 16 (2.42%) Vue
18 14 (2.12%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 43 (6.51%) Algorithms
2 35 (5.30%) Greenfield Project
3 29 (4.39%) Embedded Systems
4 21 (3.18%) Product Ownership
5 18 (2.72%) Acoustics
6 16 (2.42%) Public Cloud
7 14 (2.12%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.51%) Device Driver
8 10 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.51%) Video\Live Streaming
9 9 (1.36%) IoT
10 8 (1.21%) Cyberattack
10 8 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
10 8 (1.21%) Industry 4.0
10 8 (1.21%) Linux Command Line
11 7 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.06%) Private Cloud
12 6 (0.91%) Data Structures
12 6 (0.91%) NHS
13 5 (0.76%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 97 (14.67%) Linux
2 46 (6.96%) Windows
3 16 (2.42%) Unix
4 15 (2.27%) Android
5 11 (1.66%) Apple iOS
6 8 (1.21%) Embedded Linux
7 7 (1.06%) FreeRTOS
8 3 (0.45%) zOS
9 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.15%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.15%) VMS
9 1 (0.15%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 660 (99.85%) Software Engineering
2 360 (54.46%) Agile
3 162 (24.51%) Computer Science
4 147 (22.24%) CI/CD
5 118 (17.85%) TDD
5 118 (17.85%) Test Automation
6 107 (16.19%) Software Testing
7 104 (15.73%) Mentoring
8 99 (14.98%) Problem-Solving
9 98 (14.83%) Mathematics
10 93 (14.07%) DevOps
11 80 (12.10%) OO
12 72 (10.89%) DevSecOps
13 70 (10.59%) SDLC
14 68 (10.29%) Configuration Management
15 67 (10.14%) Microservices
16 63 (9.53%) Continuous Integration
17 59 (8.93%) Machine Learning
18 58 (8.77%) BDD
18 58 (8.77%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 238 (36.01%) C#
2 227 (34.34%) Java
3 225 (34.04%) Python
4 171 (25.87%) C++
5 127 (19.21%) JavaScript
6 119 (18.00%) TypeScript
7 110 (16.64%) C
8 97 (14.67%) Rust
9 94 (14.22%) SQL
10 69 (10.44%) Ada
11 43 (6.51%) Go
12 39 (5.90%) PHP
13 24 (3.63%) Ruby
14 17 (2.57%) Perl
15 15 (2.27%) Embedded C
15 15 (2.27%) VB
16 14 (2.12%) Bash
17 10 (1.51%) MATLAB
18 7 (1.06%) Scala
19 6 (0.91%) Elixir
Qualifications
1 218 (32.98%) Degree
2 60 (9.08%) Security Cleared
3 50 (7.56%) BPSS Clearance
4 32 (4.84%) SC Cleared
5 18 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (2.57%) Master's Degree
7 14 (2.12%) DV Cleared
8 11 (1.66%) PhD
9 6 (0.91%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.61%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (0.45%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.45%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 3 (0.45%) AWS Certified Developer
11 3 (0.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.30%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.15%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.60%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 37 (5.60%) QA
2 12 (1.82%) Accessibility
3 6 (0.91%) ISO 13485
4 5 (0.76%) PCI DSS
4 5 (0.76%) SLA
5 4 (0.61%) Def Stans
5 4 (0.61%) DO-178B
5 4 (0.61%) IEC 61508
5 4 (0.61%) IEC 62304
6 3 (0.45%) NIST
6 3 (0.45%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.30%) HL7
8 1 (0.15%) Automotive SPICE
8 1 (0.15%) AUTOSAR
8 1 (0.15%) CDISC
8 1 (0.15%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.15%) MISRA
8 1 (0.15%) MISRA C
System Software
1 71 (10.74%) Docker
2 34 (5.14%) Firmware
3 19 (2.87%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.15%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 67 (10.14%) Kubernetes
2 33 (4.99%) Terraform
3 13 (1.97%) Ansible
4 3 (0.45%) CA Endevor
5 2 (0.30%) MAINVIEW
6 1 (0.15%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 41 (6.20%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.48%) Google
3 13 (1.97%) Atlassian
4 8 (1.21%) Databricks
5 4 (0.61%) Xilinx
6 3 (0.45%) F5
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle
6 3 (0.45%) Ping Identity
6 3 (0.45%) Serena
7 2 (0.30%) BMC
7 2 (0.30%) IBM
7 2 (0.30%) Sitecore
7 2 (0.30%) Telerik
8 1 (0.15%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.15%) ForgeRock
8 1 (0.15%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.15%) Salesforce