Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in United Kingdom during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in United Kingdom during 2025 is USD 112,720

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Software Engineer salary lies between USD 101,265 and USD 129,113 in the United Kingdom. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Software Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United Kingdom
Salary year
2025
Sample size
14
Top 10%
$ 132,911
Top 25%
$ 129,113
Median
$ 112,720
Bottom 25%
$ 101,265
Bottom 10%
$ 74,936

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Engineer job listings are Cloud, Computer Science and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 654 jobs Computer Science | 597 jobs Python | 541 jobs AWS | 390 jobs Java | 375 jobs C | 358 jobs Azure | 340 jobs Agile | 339 jobs CI/CD | 323 jobs Kubernetes | 316 jobs Compliance | 313 jobs Automation | 305 jobs GCP | 274 jobs Docker | 257 jobs Monitoring | 254 jobs APIs | 251 jobs Linux | 250 jobs DevOps | 214 jobs CISSP | 213 jobs Clearance | 194 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 707 jobs Health care | 506 jobs Flex hours | 377 jobs Flex vacation | 347 jobs Equity / stock options | 305 jobs Parental leave | 292 jobs Salary bonus | 273 jobs Startup environment | 265 jobs Medical leave | 251 jobs Insurance | 251 jobs Competitive pay | 226 jobs Team events | 179 jobs 401(k) matching | 135 jobs Wellness | 109 jobs Transparency | 74 jobs Relocation support | 61 jobs Gear | 44 jobs Home office stipend | 39 jobs Conferences | 30 jobs Fertility benefits | 25 jobs

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