Senior Jobs in the South West

Senior
England > South West

The median Senior salary in the South West is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 15 17
Rank change year-on-year +10 +2 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,583 872 1,083
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 17.31% 12.45% 13.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.00% 13.95% 14.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,142 594 684
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,500 £50,000 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,098 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -1.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £62,783 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.31% - +9.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 8,793 6,253 7,654
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.13% 89.29% 96.47%
Number of salaries quoted 6,433 3,885 5,117
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,100 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the South West

Senior
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Senior in the South West

Senior
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the South West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in the South West

Senior
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Bristol +11 596 £65,000 -3.40% 118
Gloucestershire +19 292 £52,073 -10.22% 35
Dorset +26 239 £57,500 - 33
Wiltshire +15 181 £52,500 -4.55% 29
Devon +8 155 £49,000 -6.67% 41
Somerset +2 65 £55,000 -3.84% 30
Cornwall +7 37 £40,000 -8.57% 3
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 South West region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 367 (23.18%) Security Cleared
2 358 (22.62%) Software Engineering
3 331 (20.91%) Agile
4 266 (16.80%) Social Skills
5 262 (16.55%) Azure
6 247 (15.60%) DevOps
7 239 (15.10%) Microsoft
8 236 (14.91%) Degree
9 223 (14.09%) JavaScript
10 211 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
11 200 (12.63%) AWS
12 198 (12.51%) Python
13 195 (12.32%) Finance
14 190 (12.00%) Windows
15 170 (10.74%) C#
16 165 (10.42%) SC Cleared
16 165 (10.42%) DV Cleared
17 159 (10.04%) Linux
18 153 (9.67%) Mentoring
19 148 (9.35%) Scrum
20 146 (9.22%) .NET
21 144 (9.10%) React
21 144 (9.10%) Git
22 136 (8.59%) Cybersecurity
23 130 (8.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
24 128 (8.09%) Java
25 122 (7.71%) Project Management
26 116 (7.33%) HTML
27 115 (7.26%) CSS
28 107 (6.76%) SQL

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 51 (3.22%) Confluence
2 27 (1.71%) IIS
3 25 (1.58%) CMS
4 22 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
5 19 (1.20%) SharePoint
6 17 (1.07%) ArcGIS
6 17 (1.07%) GeoServer
6 17 (1.07%) Headless CMS
6 17 (1.07%) Umbraco
7 16 (1.01%) Sitecore CMS
8 15 (0.95%) Kentico
9 9 (0.57%) SAS
10 6 (0.38%) Apache Spark
11 5 (0.32%) WordPress
12 4 (0.25%) NServiceBus
12 4 (0.25%) Site Server
13 2 (0.13%) JBoss
13 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
14 1 (0.063%) Apache Airflow
14 1 (0.063%) Luigi
Applications
1 33 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 23 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.57%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.44%) SOLIDWORKS
6 4 (0.25%) Simulink
6 4 (0.25%) Sketch
7 3 (0.19%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.13%) Trello
9 1 (0.063%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.063%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 4 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.19%) Primavera
3 2 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.063%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.063%) Shopify
4 1 (0.063%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 262 (16.55%) Azure
2 200 (12.63%) AWS
3 100 (6.32%) Azure DevOps
4 76 (4.80%) Microsoft 365
5 74 (4.67%) SaaS
6 41 (2.59%) GCP
7 37 (2.34%) OpenShift
8 32 (2.02%) Power Platform
9 20 (1.26%) AWS CloudFormation
10 16 (1.01%) Power Automate
10 16 (1.01%) PowerApps
11 15 (0.95%) Kontent
11 15 (0.95%) npm
11 15 (0.95%) Serverless
12 14 (0.88%) Entra ID
12 14 (0.88%) GitHub
13 13 (0.82%) PaaS
14 11 (0.69%) Datadog
14 11 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
14 11 (0.69%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 92 (5.81%) Firewall
2 72 (4.55%) WAN
3 68 (4.30%) DNS
4 64 (4.04%) TCP/IP
5 61 (3.85%) LAN
6 55 (3.47%) DHCP
7 51 (3.22%) HTTP
8 21 (1.33%) Cisco ASA
9 18 (1.14%) Wireless
10 16 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
11 13 (0.82%) SD-WAN
12 12 (0.76%) Software-Defined Networking
13 10 (0.63%) Bluetooth
14 9 (0.57%) BGP
14 9 (0.57%) Internet
15 8 (0.51%) Cisco ISE
15 8 (0.51%) Cisco Wireless
15 8 (0.51%) Network Security
15 8 (0.51%) SAN
16 7 (0.44%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (4.36%) SQL Server
2 44 (2.78%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.77%) MySQL
4 22 (1.39%) Power BI
5 21 (1.33%) NoSQL
6 18 (1.14%) MongoDB
7 17 (1.07%) GIS
7 17 (1.07%) QGIS
8 14 (0.88%) Relational Database
9 12 (0.76%) Oracle Database
10 11 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
11 10 (0.63%) Oracle Database 11g
12 8 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
13 7 (0.44%) Big Data
13 7 (0.44%) Elasticsearch
14 5 (0.32%) Hadoop
14 5 (0.32%) RDBMS
14 5 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
16 3 (0.19%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 144 (9.10%) Git
2 75 (4.74%) JIRA
3 52 (3.28%) Visual Studio
4 43 (2.72%) Bitbucket
5 30 (1.90%) Sourcetree
6 19 (1.20%) Jenkins
7 17 (1.07%) Selenium
8 15 (0.95%) Storybook
9 13 (0.82%) Cucumber
10 12 (0.76%) Android Studio
10 12 (0.76%) Subversion
11 11 (0.69%) Cypress.io
12 8 (0.51%) GitLab
12 8 (0.51%) TeamCity
13 6 (0.38%) IntelliJ
14 5 (0.32%) Eclipse
14 5 (0.32%) Postman
15 4 (0.25%) ERwin
15 4 (0.25%) LabVIEW
15 4 (0.25%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 266 (16.80%) Social Skills
2 195 (12.32%) Finance
3 130 (8.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 89 (5.62%) Analytical Skills
5 71 (4.49%) Aerospace
6 60 (3.79%) Retail
7 56 (3.54%) Law
8 55 (3.47%) Games
8 55 (3.47%) Public Sector
9 53 (3.35%) Banking
10 47 (2.97%) Manufacturing
11 46 (2.91%) Marketing
12 45 (2.84%) Presentation Skills
13 35 (2.21%) Aviation
14 33 (2.08%) Legal
15 32 (2.02%) Fire and Rescue
16 26 (1.64%) Military
17 23 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
18 21 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
19 20 (1.26%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 146 (9.22%) .NET
2 144 (9.10%) React
3 116 (7.33%) HTML
4 115 (7.26%) CSS
5 78 (4.93%) AngularJS
6 72 (4.55%) .NET Core
7 70 (4.42%) .NET Framework
8 65 (4.11%) ASP.NET
9 55 (3.47%) RESTful
10 54 (3.41%) Laravel
11 51 (3.22%) Node.js
12 46 (2.91%) Vue
13 39 (2.46%) Entity Framework
14 30 (1.90%) Unity (Game Engine)
15 29 (1.83%) REST
16 24 (1.52%) Spring
17 23 (1.45%) JSON
17 23 (1.45%) Next.js
17 23 (1.45%) Web Services
18 22 (1.39%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 63 (3.98%) Self-Motivation
2 42 (2.65%) Cloud Native
3 39 (2.46%) Product Ownership
4 30 (1.90%) Virtual Reality
5 29 (1.83%) Mobile App
6 28 (1.77%) Cyberattack
7 26 (1.64%) Management Information System
8 24 (1.52%) Driving Licence
9 20 (1.26%) Onboarding
10 19 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
11 17 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
12 16 (1.01%) Algorithms
13 15 (0.95%) Operational Technology
14 14 (0.88%) CESG
14 14 (0.88%) Cyber Defence
15 13 (0.82%) Derivative
15 13 (0.82%) GNSS
15 13 (0.82%) Public Cloud
15 13 (0.82%) Virtual Team
16 12 (0.76%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 190 (12.00%) Windows
2 159 (10.04%) Linux
3 63 (3.98%) Windows Server
4 36 (2.27%) Embedded Linux
5 32 (2.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 21 (1.33%) Android
7 15 (0.95%) Apple iOS
8 9 (0.57%) Windows 10
8 9 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.32%) AIX
9 5 (0.32%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.13%) Unix
11 1 (0.063%) CentOS
11 1 (0.063%) Debian
11 1 (0.063%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 358 (22.62%) Software Engineering
2 331 (20.91%) Agile
3 247 (15.60%) DevOps
4 211 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 153 (9.67%) Mentoring
6 148 (9.35%) Scrum
7 136 (8.59%) Cybersecurity
8 122 (7.71%) Project Management
9 104 (6.57%) Actionable Insight
10 101 (6.38%) CI/CD
11 89 (5.62%) MVC
12 85 (5.37%) Roadmaps
13 77 (4.86%) Technical Leadership
14 76 (4.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 75 (4.74%) Computer Science
16 74 (4.67%) Full Stack Development
17 72 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
17 72 (4.55%) Design Patterns
18 71 (4.49%) Line Management
19 67 (4.23%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 223 (14.09%) JavaScript
2 198 (12.51%) Python
3 170 (10.74%) C#
4 128 (8.09%) Java
5 107 (6.76%) SQL
6 96 (6.06%) PowerShell
7 83 (5.24%) Bash
8 81 (5.12%) C++
9 70 (4.42%) C
9 70 (4.42%) TypeScript
10 59 (3.73%) PHP
11 31 (1.96%) Embedded C
12 28 (1.77%) Rust
13 14 (0.88%) Kotlin
13 14 (0.88%) VB
14 13 (0.82%) Perl
15 12 (0.76%) T-SQL
16 11 (0.69%) Bicep
16 11 (0.69%) R
17 10 (0.63%) Scala
Qualifications
1 367 (23.18%) Security Cleared
2 236 (14.91%) Degree
3 165 (10.42%) DV Cleared
3 165 (10.42%) SC Cleared
4 43 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (1.39%) AWS Certification
5 22 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (1.20%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 18 (1.14%) Master's Degree
8 14 (0.88%) CISMP
8 14 (0.88%) CISSP
8 14 (0.88%) PMI Certification
9 12 (0.76%) IISP
10 11 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (0.69%) GIAC
11 10 (0.63%) CCNP
12 9 (0.57%) Postgraduate
13 8 (0.51%) CompTIA CySA+
13 8 (0.51%) HND
13 8 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (2.72%) QA
2 29 (1.83%) NIST
3 24 (1.52%) GDPR
4 17 (1.07%) JSP 440
5 15 (0.95%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 14 (0.88%) PMO
6 14 (0.88%) RMADS
7 12 (0.76%) NIST 800
7 12 (0.76%) SLA
8 9 (0.57%) Accessibility
9 8 (0.51%) GMP
10 7 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 7 (0.44%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.25%) IEC 61508
11 4 (0.25%) IFRS
11 4 (0.25%) IFRS 9
11 4 (0.25%) WCAG
12 3 (0.19%) HMG Infosec
13 2 (0.13%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 104 (6.57%) Docker
2 86 (5.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 80 (5.05%) Active Directory
4 72 (4.55%) Hyper-V
5 16 (1.01%) Firmware
6 10 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
6 10 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.63%) VMware NSX
7 7 (0.44%) vSphere
8 5 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.13%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 98 (6.19%) Kubernetes
2 66 (4.17%) Terraform
3 47 (2.97%) Ansible
4 38 (2.40%) Puppet
5 37 (2.34%) SCCM
6 15 (0.95%) Prometheus
7 14 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
8 11 (0.69%) Grafana
9 8 (0.51%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.44%) CASB
11 6 (0.38%) FortiGate
12 5 (0.32%) Cisco Prime
12 5 (0.32%) Opsview
12 5 (0.32%) Rancher
13 4 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
13 4 (0.25%) Istio
13 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Clustering
13 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
13 4 (0.25%) Progress Chef
13 4 (0.25%) vRealize
Vendors
1 239 (15.10%) Microsoft
2 106 (6.70%) VMware
3 78 (4.93%) Cisco
4 35 (2.21%) Google
5 32 (2.02%) Red Hat
6 23 (1.45%) Oracle
7 18 (1.14%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.07%) ESRI
9 16 (1.01%) Sitecore
10 15 (0.95%) Optimizely
11 13 (0.82%) Twitter
12 12 (0.76%) Citrix
12 12 (0.76%) SolarWinds
13 9 (0.57%) IBM
13 9 (0.57%) Salesforce
14 8 (0.51%) Dell
14 8 (0.51%) HP
14 8 (0.51%) SAP
15 5 (0.32%) Juniper
16 4 (0.25%) Apple