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 160,125
✏️ This salary info is based on 38 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Software Engineer salary lies between USD 103,796 and USD 322,784 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
- 38
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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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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 Engineering, Python and Machine Learning. 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:
Engineering | 4179 jobs Python | 4062 jobs Machine Learning | 3555 jobs Computer Science | 2839 jobs Architecture | 2585 jobs AWS | 2279 jobs Testing | 2012 jobs Security | 1945 jobs Pipelines | 1876 jobs Java | 1801 jobs APIs | 1766 jobs Kubernetes | 1617 jobs Azure | 1441 jobs GCP | 1387 jobs CI/CD | 1371 jobs SQL | 1282 jobs Agile | 1246 jobs Docker | 1229 jobs Research | 1226 jobs LLMs | 1191 jobsTop 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 Equity / stock options. 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 | 3859 jobs Health care | 2263 jobs Equity / stock options | 2113 jobs Competitive pay | 1511 jobs Startup environment | 1447 jobs Flex hours | 1372 jobs Salary bonus | 1348 jobs Flex vacation | 1142 jobs Insurance | 1100 jobs Parental leave | 1097 jobs Medical leave | 1085 jobs Team events | 831 jobs 401(k) matching | 791 jobs Wellness | 641 jobs Transparency | 305 jobs Relocation support | 302 jobs Home office stipend | 265 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 233 jobs Fertility benefits | 229 jobs Gear | 156 jobsRelated salaries
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