Senior
UK
The median Senior salary in the UK is £62,500 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 | |
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| Rank | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -2 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 15,572 | 15,205 | 30,977 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.17% | 15.62% | 18.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 16.01% | 17.09% | 19.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,599 | 9,287 | 13,452 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £47,250 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £105,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,800 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +1.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior.
Senior
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Senior
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the UK 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 |
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| England | +3 | 13,337 | £62,783 | -10.31% | 3,923 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 10,172 | £60,000 | -1.32% | 2,445 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 6,258 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 1,960 |
| London | +2 | 4,571 | £77,500 | -6.06% | 1,657 |
| North of England | +5 | 2,691 | £60,000 | - | 596 |
| South East | -1 | 2,201 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 543 |
| South West | +13 | 1,659 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 343 |
| North West | +9 | 1,516 | £60,000 | - | 378 |
| Midlands | +4 | 1,494 | £57,500 | - | 384 |
| Scotland | -10 | 1,019 | £60,000 | -1.32% | 214 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 952 | £58,232 | -2.95% | 262 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 883 | £57,965 | -3.39% | 166 |
| East of England | +1 | 593 | £59,500 | -8.46% | 289 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 533 | £55,000 | - | 123 |
| Wales | +9 | 388 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 68 |
| North East | +15 | 297 | £57,965 | +2.59% | 55 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 130 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 63 |
| Isle of Man | - | 6 | £52,500 | - | |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £76,250 | - |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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