Senior Jobs in the Midlands

Senior
England > Midlands

The median Senior salary in the Midlands is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 13 12
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,494 1,059 1,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.77% 11.94% 12.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.46% 13.33% 13.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1,064 618 913
10th Percentile £39,268 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £62,783 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.31% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 11,993 7,945 10,641
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 89.60% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,815 4,539 7,084
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,565
25th Percentile £33,932 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +10.50%
75th Percentile £60,489 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the Midlands over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
West Midlands +7 952 £58,232 -2.95% 262
East Midlands +1 533 £55,000 - 123
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 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 Midlands region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 302 (20.21%) Azure
2 269 (18.01%) Social Skills
3 265 (17.74%) Agile
4 229 (15.33%) Microsoft
5 217 (14.52%) Finance
6 215 (14.39%) SQL
7 210 (14.06%) Software Engineering
8 206 (13.79%) AWS
9 191 (12.78%) C#
10 175 (11.71%) .NET
11 171 (11.45%) Degree
12 160 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
13 147 (9.84%) Mentoring
14 136 (9.10%) Python
15 134 (8.97%) DevOps
15 134 (8.97%) Analytics
16 127 (8.50%) JavaScript
17 121 (8.10%) Project Management
17 121 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
18 120 (8.03%) Actionable Insight
19 118 (7.90%) Windows
20 112 (7.50%) Security Cleared
21 101 (6.76%) SC Cleared
22 94 (6.29%) Coaching
23 93 (6.22%) VMware
24 92 (6.16%) Cybersecurity
25 87 (5.82%) Linux
26 80 (5.35%) Retail
27 79 (5.29%) SQL Server
28 78 (5.22%) Business Intelligence

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 30 (2.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (1.87%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.41%) IIS
4 18 (1.20%) ArcGIS
4 18 (1.20%) GeoServer
5 16 (1.07%) Confluence
6 15 (1.00%) SAS
7 10 (0.67%) CMS
8 7 (0.47%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.47%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.47%) WordPress
9 6 (0.40%) Tuxedo
10 3 (0.20%) Apache
10 3 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.20%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.13%) WinCC
12 1 (0.067%) Exchange Server 2010
12 1 (0.067%) Mule
12 1 (0.067%) NServiceBus
12 1 (0.067%) Umbraco
Applications
1 30 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.41%) MS Visio
3 20 (1.34%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (1.00%) Simulink
5 7 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.47%) Sketch
6 6 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.20%) 3ds Max
8 3 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.20%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.13%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.13%) CATIA
9 2 (0.13%) InDesign
9 2 (0.13%) NASTRAN
10 1 (0.067%) OrCAD
10 1 (0.067%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.067%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 11 (0.74%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.47%) Magento
4 5 (0.33%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.067%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.067%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.067%) PeopleSoft HCM
6 1 (0.067%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.067%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.067%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 302 (20.21%) Azure
2 206 (13.79%) AWS
3 72 (4.82%) Power Platform
4 63 (4.22%) Microsoft 365
5 61 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
6 47 (3.15%) Entra ID
7 45 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
8 43 (2.88%) SaaS
9 27 (1.81%) GCP
10 25 (1.67%) PowerApps
11 23 (1.54%) Power Automate
12 22 (1.47%) OneDrive
13 19 (1.27%) GitHub
14 17 (1.14%) Serverless
15 12 (0.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 12 (0.80%) Google Workspace
16 10 (0.67%) Amazon S3
16 10 (0.67%) Azure Service Bus
16 10 (0.67%) Dropbox
16 10 (0.67%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 73 (4.89%) Firewall
2 69 (4.62%) WAN
3 43 (2.88%) DNS
4 40 (2.68%) VLAN
5 36 (2.41%) DHCP
6 35 (2.34%) SD-WAN
7 32 (2.14%) Wireless
8 29 (1.94%) LAN
8 29 (1.94%) TCP/IP
9 28 (1.87%) Wi-Fi
10 20 (1.34%) SAN
11 19 (1.27%) VPN
12 16 (1.07%) Cisco Firepower
13 13 (0.87%) WLAN
14 11 (0.74%) MPLS
14 11 (0.74%) OSPF
15 10 (0.67%) BGP
15 10 (0.67%) Network Security
15 10 (0.67%) VoIP
16 9 (0.60%) J1939
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (5.29%) SQL Server
2 66 (4.42%) Power BI
3 46 (3.08%) Tableau
4 44 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
5 30 (2.01%) NoSQL
6 29 (1.94%) MySQL
7 28 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
8 23 (1.54%) Relational Database
9 22 (1.47%) GIS
10 18 (1.20%) QGIS
11 14 (0.94%) Data Lake
12 13 (0.87%) MongoDB
13 11 (0.74%) SQLite
14 10 (0.67%) DynamoDB
15 8 (0.54%) Redis
16 6 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
16 6 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
16 6 (0.40%) Looker
16 6 (0.40%) Oracle Database
16 6 (0.40%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 48 (3.21%) Git
2 34 (2.28%) JIRA
3 12 (0.80%) Postman
4 8 (0.54%) GitLab
5 7 (0.47%) SoapUI
5 7 (0.47%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (0.40%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (0.40%) Visual Studio
7 5 (0.33%) MSTest
8 3 (0.20%) Axure RP
8 3 (0.20%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.20%) Subversion
9 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.13%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.13%) Maven
9 2 (0.13%) Xcode
10 1 (0.067%) Mercurial
10 1 (0.067%) Selenium
10 1 (0.067%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 269 (18.01%) Social Skills
2 217 (14.52%) Finance
3 121 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (5.35%) Retail
5 58 (3.88%) Legal
6 53 (3.55%) Manufacturing
7 51 (3.41%) Banking
8 50 (3.35%) Organisational Skills
9 47 (3.15%) Automotive
10 44 (2.95%) Marketing
11 43 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
12 39 (2.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 34 (2.28%) Public Sector
14 32 (2.14%) Electronics
15 28 (1.87%) Law
16 23 (1.54%) Telecoms
17 22 (1.47%) Games
18 21 (1.41%) Pharmaceutical
19 18 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
20 17 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 175 (11.71%) .NET
2 74 (4.95%) React
3 72 (4.82%) .NET Core
4 67 (4.48%) AngularJS
4 67 (4.48%) ASP.NET
5 66 (4.42%) HTML
6 61 (4.08%) CSS
7 54 (3.61%) .NET Framework
8 45 (3.01%) Vue
9 35 (2.34%) ASP.NET Core
9 35 (2.34%) Entity Framework
10 34 (2.28%) REST
11 31 (2.07%) RESTful
12 30 (2.01%) Blazor
13 21 (1.41%) ASP.NET MVC
14 18 (1.20%) Leaflet
14 18 (1.20%) OpenLayers
14 18 (1.20%) PostGIS
15 16 (1.07%) Node.js
16 15 (1.00%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 42 (2.81%) Product Ownership
2 40 (2.68%) Data Centre
3 39 (2.61%) Driving Licence
4 35 (2.34%) Greenfield Project
5 34 (2.28%) Management Information System
6 28 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
7 24 (1.61%) IoT
8 21 (1.41%) Clustering
9 16 (1.07%) Algorithms
9 16 (1.07%) Embedded Systems
9 16 (1.07%) FMCG
9 16 (1.07%) Mobile App
9 16 (1.07%) Onboarding
10 13 (0.87%) PKI
11 12 (0.80%) Public Cloud
12 11 (0.74%) iPad
12 11 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (0.74%) Security Posture
13 10 (0.67%) Credit Risk
13 10 (0.67%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 118 (7.90%) Windows
2 87 (5.82%) Linux
3 75 (5.02%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.27%) Unix
5 16 (1.07%) Embedded Linux
6 15 (1.00%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.60%) Android
7 9 (0.60%) Windows 10
8 8 (0.54%) Mac OS
8 8 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.40%) SUSE
10 6 (0.40%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 6 (0.40%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.13%) CentOS
12 2 (0.13%) VME
13 1 (0.067%) HPUX
13 1 (0.067%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (17.74%) Agile
2 210 (14.06%) Software Engineering
3 160 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
4 147 (9.84%) Mentoring
5 134 (8.97%) Analytics
5 134 (8.97%) DevOps
6 121 (8.10%) Project Management
7 120 (8.03%) Actionable Insight
8 94 (6.29%) Coaching
9 92 (6.16%) Cybersecurity
10 78 (5.22%) Business Intelligence
11 74 (4.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 71 (4.75%) Roadmaps
13 70 (4.69%) Migration
14 65 (4.35%) User Experience
15 63 (4.22%) Project Delivery
16 61 (4.08%) Data Modelling
16 61 (4.08%) Visualisation
17 60 (4.02%) Machine Learning
17 60 (4.02%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 215 (14.39%) SQL
2 191 (12.78%) C#
3 136 (9.10%) Python
4 127 (8.50%) JavaScript
5 59 (3.95%) TypeScript
6 52 (3.48%) C
7 47 (3.15%) Java
8 46 (3.08%) C++
9 35 (2.34%) PowerShell
10 23 (1.54%) T-SQL
11 19 (1.27%) PHP
12 14 (0.94%) MATLAB
12 14 (0.94%) R
13 11 (0.74%) XAML
14 9 (0.60%) Shell Script
15 8 (0.54%) COBOL
15 8 (0.54%) Micro Focus COBOL
15 8 (0.54%) Objective-C
16 6 (0.40%) Bicep
16 6 (0.40%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 171 (11.45%) Degree
2 112 (7.50%) Security Cleared
3 101 (6.76%) SC Cleared
4 47 (3.15%) DBS Check
5 44 (2.95%) Cisco Certification
6 37 (2.48%) CCNP
7 32 (2.14%) CCNA
8 20 (1.34%) Azure Certification
9 19 (1.27%) DV Cleared
10 18 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
10 18 (1.20%) Master's Degree
11 15 (1.00%) AWS Certification
12 12 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
13 10 (0.67%) PMI Certification
14 9 (0.60%) CCIE
15 8 (0.54%) CCSA
16 7 (0.47%) PhD
16 7 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 6 (0.40%) CCDP
17 6 (0.40%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (1.94%) QA
2 22 (1.47%) Accessibility
3 17 (1.14%) GDPR
4 16 (1.07%) SLA
5 13 (0.87%) PMO
6 10 (0.67%) Automotive SPICE
6 10 (0.67%) AUTOSAR
7 8 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.54%) IFRS
7 8 (0.54%) IFRS 9
7 8 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 8 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (0.54%) WCAG
8 7 (0.47%) Data Quality
8 7 (0.47%) GMP
8 7 (0.47%) ISO 26262
9 4 (0.27%) GRC
9 4 (0.27%) MISRA
9 4 (0.27%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.20%) COBIT
System Software
1 77 (5.15%) Active Directory
2 63 (4.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 55 (3.68%) Docker
4 42 (2.81%) Hyper-V
5 28 (1.87%) Firmware
6 15 (1.00%) vSphere
7 11 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
8 10 (0.67%) RACF
9 7 (0.47%) NFS
10 5 (0.33%) VMware NSX
11 4 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (0.27%) VMware Server
12 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.13%) XenApp
12 2 (0.13%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 41 (2.74%) Kubernetes
2 32 (2.14%) Terraform
3 13 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (0.74%) SCCM
5 10 (0.67%) Ansible
6 9 (0.60%) Stealthwatch
7 8 (0.54%) SCOM
8 7 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.40%) Rancher
9 6 (0.40%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 5 (0.33%) CASB
10 5 (0.33%) VxRail
11 4 (0.27%) Data Guard
11 4 (0.27%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.27%) SCOrch
11 4 (0.27%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.27%) vMotion
12 3 (0.20%) Nagios
13 2 (0.13%) MIIS
13 2 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 229 (15.33%) Microsoft
2 93 (6.22%) VMware
3 66 (4.42%) Cisco
4 47 (3.15%) CheckPoint
5 37 (2.48%) Databricks
6 36 (2.41%) Meraki
7 34 (2.28%) Google
8 22 (1.47%) Adobe
9 21 (1.41%) Oracle
10 20 (1.34%) Palo Alto
11 19 (1.27%) Apple
12 18 (1.20%) ESRI
13 15 (1.00%) DevExpress
13 15 (1.00%) Xamarin
14 14 (0.94%) HP
14 14 (0.94%) IBM
15 13 (0.87%) Alteryx
15 13 (0.87%) Citrix
15 13 (0.87%) Dell
15 13 (0.87%) SAP