Senior Jobs in Wales

Senior
UK > Wales

The median Senior salary in Wales is £50,000 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 2 10 7
Rank change year-on-year +8 -3 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 404 245 339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 17.88% 14.51% 16.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 19.22% 16.86% 17.71%
Number of salaries quoted 258 116 222
10th Percentile £32,000 £38,500 £36,115
25th Percentile £40,000 £48,563 £42,494
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +7.80%
75th Percentile £58,438 £62,813 £63,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £71,375 £70,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% - +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 2,102 1,453 1,914
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.05% 86.03% 94.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,446 815 1,157
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,391 £31,150
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,665
Median % change year-on-year - -5.59% +12.15%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Wales

Senior
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Wales.

Salary trend for Senior in Wales

Senior
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Wales over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in Wales

Senior
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
South Wales +7 317 £50,000 -9.09% 60
West Wales +15 43 £40,000 -27.27% 11
North Wales +15 31 £34,000 -43.33% 11
Mid Wales -4 12 £50,000 +1.01% 3
Dyfed 0 1 £38,000 -41.54%
Senior
UK

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Senior 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 Wales region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 101 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 79 (19.55%) Actionable Insight
2 79 (19.55%) Security Cleared
3 78 (19.31%) SC Cleared
3 78 (19.31%) Agile
3 78 (19.31%) Problem-Solving
4 71 (17.57%) Azure
5 65 (16.09%) Software Engineering
6 62 (15.35%) Microsoft
7 59 (14.60%) AWS
8 58 (14.36%) Data Centre
9 53 (13.12%) Finance
10 50 (12.38%) Degree
11 46 (11.39%) Oracle
12 44 (10.89%) SQL
12 44 (10.89%) Analytical Skills
13 43 (10.64%) JavaScript
14 41 (10.15%) C#
15 38 (9.41%) Mentoring
16 36 (8.91%) SDLC
16 36 (8.91%) Firewall
17 34 (8.42%) DNS
17 34 (8.42%) React
17 34 (8.42%) Full Stack Development
18 33 (8.17%) Cisco
18 33 (8.17%) ITIL
19 32 (7.92%) DevOps
19 32 (7.92%) Customer Service
20 31 (7.67%) Linux
21 30 (7.43%) Web Development

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 18 (4.46%) ArcGIS
2 17 (4.21%) GeoServer
3 14 (3.47%) Skype for Business
4 10 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.73%) OpenStack
6 5 (1.24%) SharePoint
7 4 (0.99%) CMS
7 4 (0.99%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.50%) Confluence
8 2 (0.50%) SAS
8 2 (0.50%) WordPress
9 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.25%) Drupal
9 1 (0.25%) IIS
Applications
1 17 (4.21%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.99%) Sketch
5 2 (0.50%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.25%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (1.73%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 71 (17.57%) Azure
2 59 (14.60%) AWS
3 12 (2.97%) Cloud Computing
3 12 (2.97%) GCP
4 10 (2.48%) Power Platform
4 10 (2.48%) PowerApps
4 10 (2.48%) SaaS
5 9 (2.23%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (1.98%) WhatsApp
7 7 (1.73%) Nutanix
7 7 (1.73%) OCI
7 7 (1.73%) Slack
8 6 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.49%) Miro
8 6 (1.49%) npm
9 5 (1.24%) Azure Monitor
9 5 (1.24%) Heroku
10 4 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.99%) iPaaS
10 4 (0.99%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (8.91%) Firewall
2 34 (8.42%) DNS
3 18 (4.46%) LAN
3 18 (4.46%) WAN
4 17 (4.21%) Wireless
5 15 (3.71%) SAN
6 14 (3.47%) IP Telephony
7 11 (2.72%) Cisco ASA
7 11 (2.72%) Cisco IOS
7 11 (2.72%) TCP/IP
8 10 (2.48%) VPN
9 9 (2.23%) Network Security
10 8 (1.98%) Ethernet
10 8 (1.98%) MPLS
10 8 (1.98%) Profibus
11 7 (1.73%) DHCP
12 6 (1.49%) Internet
12 6 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (1.24%) Unified Communications
13 5 (1.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.43%) PostgreSQL
2 24 (5.94%) GIS
3 17 (4.21%) QGIS
4 14 (3.47%) Oracle Database
5 9 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.98%) Oracle Database 12c
7 7 (1.73%) MySQL
8 6 (1.49%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.49%) Oracle Database 11g
9 5 (1.24%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.24%) SQL Server
10 4 (0.99%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.99%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.99%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.74%) Big Data
12 2 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.50%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.50%) Delta Lake
12 2 (0.50%) Looker
13 1 (0.25%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 23 (5.69%) Git
2 8 (1.98%) Oracle APEX
3 4 (0.99%) Cypress.io
3 4 (0.99%) JIRA
4 3 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.74%) Selenium
4 3 (0.74%) webpack
5 2 (0.50%) Grunt
5 2 (0.50%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.50%) JMeter
6 1 (0.25%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 101 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 53 (13.12%) Finance
3 44 (10.89%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 24 (5.94%) Manufacturing
6 19 (4.70%) Police
7 18 (4.46%) Local Government
8 14 (3.47%) Electronics
9 11 (2.72%) Telecoms
9 11 (2.72%) Welsh Language
10 10 (2.48%) Marketing
11 9 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.23%) Public Sector
12 8 (1.98%) Digital Health
12 8 (1.98%) Games
13 6 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.24%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.24%) Health Technology
15 4 (0.99%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (8.42%) React
2 26 (6.44%) .NET
3 18 (4.46%) .NET Core
3 18 (4.46%) PostGIS
4 17 (4.21%) CSS
4 17 (4.21%) Leaflet
4 17 (4.21%) OpenLayers
5 13 (3.22%) HTML
5 13 (3.22%) Laravel
6 12 (2.97%) Symfony
6 12 (2.97%) Vue
6 12 (2.97%) WinForms
7 10 (2.48%) Node.js
8 8 (1.98%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.98%) JSON
8 8 (1.98%) RESTful
8 8 (1.98%) SOAP
8 8 (1.98%) Spring
8 8 (1.98%) Web Services
8 8 (1.98%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (14.36%) Data Centre
2 16 (3.96%) Enterprise Software
2 16 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (2.48%) Product Ownership
4 8 (1.98%) Housing Association
4 8 (1.98%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.73%) CMDB
5 7 (1.73%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.49%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.24%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.24%) NHS
7 5 (1.24%) Smartphone
8 4 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.99%) Client/Server
8 4 (0.99%) Cyberattack
9 3 (0.74%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.50%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.50%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.50%) Public Cloud
11 1 (0.25%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.67%) Linux
2 26 (6.44%) Windows
3 17 (4.21%) Android
4 11 (2.72%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.98%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.49%) Unix
7 5 (1.24%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.99%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.99%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.99%) VxWorks
9 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (19.55%) Actionable Insight
2 78 (19.31%) Agile
2 78 (19.31%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (16.09%) Software Engineering
4 38 (9.41%) Mentoring
5 36 (8.91%) SDLC
6 34 (8.42%) Full Stack Development
7 33 (8.17%) ITIL
8 32 (7.92%) Customer Service
8 32 (7.92%) DevOps
9 30 (7.43%) Web Development
10 29 (7.18%) Roadmaps
11 27 (6.68%) Migration
11 27 (6.68%) Project Management
12 26 (6.44%) Change Management
13 25 (6.19%) CI/CD
14 23 (5.69%) Business Continuity
15 22 (5.45%) Coaching
15 22 (5.45%) Line Management
16 21 (5.20%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (10.89%) SQL
2 43 (10.64%) JavaScript
3 41 (10.15%) C#
4 25 (6.19%) Java
4 25 (6.19%) Python
5 22 (5.45%) C
6 20 (4.95%) PL/SQL
7 19 (4.70%) C++
8 17 (4.21%) PHP
9 11 (2.72%) TypeScript
10 5 (1.24%) Kotlin
10 5 (1.24%) Swift
11 4 (0.99%) Embedded C++
11 4 (0.99%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.74%) Groovy
13 2 (0.50%) PowerShell
13 2 (0.50%) VBA
14 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.25%) Go
Qualifications
1 79 (19.55%) Security Cleared
2 78 (19.31%) SC Cleared
3 50 (12.38%) Degree
4 17 (4.21%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (2.97%) CCNA
6 9 (2.23%) ACCA
6 9 (2.23%) CIMA
7 8 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.73%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.99%) AWS Certification
9 4 (0.99%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.99%) HND
9 4 (0.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.74%) CSPO
11 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.25%) CWNA
12 1 (0.25%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.25%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.25%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.25%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.23%) IFRS
2 8 (1.98%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 8 (1.98%) ISO 13485
3 7 (1.73%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.24%) PMO
4 5 (1.24%) SLA
5 4 (0.99%) WCAG
6 2 (0.50%) GDPR
6 2 (0.50%) QA
System Software
1 18 (4.46%) Docker
2 16 (3.96%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.96%) Firmware
3 10 (2.48%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.24%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.99%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.25%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 20 (4.95%) Ansible
2 12 (2.97%) SCCM
3 11 (2.72%) Terraform
4 9 (2.23%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.73%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.24%) SCOM
7 4 (0.99%) OpenSSO
7 4 (0.99%) Progress Chef
7 4 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.50%) Cisco Prime
8 2 (0.50%) WhatsUp Gold
9 1 (0.25%) Grafana
Vendors
1 62 (15.35%) Microsoft
2 46 (11.39%) Oracle
3 33 (8.17%) Cisco
4 18 (4.46%) ESRI
5 14 (3.47%) Avaya
5 14 (3.47%) Mitel
5 14 (3.47%) VMware
6 11 (2.72%) CheckPoint
6 11 (2.72%) Fortinet
6 11 (2.72%) McAfee
6 11 (2.72%) Palo Alto
7 9 (2.23%) Hyperion
7 9 (2.23%) PeopleSoft
8 5 (1.24%) Citrix
8 5 (1.24%) HP
8 5 (1.24%) NetApp
9 4 (0.99%) QNX
9 4 (0.99%) Remedy
10 3 (0.74%) Google
10 3 (0.74%) UiPath