Senior Job Trends in Bolton

Senior
Manchester > Bolton

The median Senior salary in Bolton is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 20 8
Rank change year-on-year +2 -12 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 7 12 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 6.80% 9.60% 15.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.21% 10.26% 22.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £81,250 - -
90th Percentile - - £54,125
Manchester median annual salary £65,000 £61,206 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.20% -5.84% +6.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 76 117 36
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 73.79% 93.60% 70.59%
Number of salaries quoted 53 75 33
10th Percentile £28,700 £30,000 £28,900
25th Percentile £32,750 £41,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £64,500 £64,550
Manchester median annual salary £54,143 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.56% -8.33% +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Bolton

Senior
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Bolton

Senior Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, 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 Bolton region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Coaching
2 5 (71.43%) IFRS
2 5 (71.43%) ACCA
2 5 (71.43%) GAAP
2 5 (71.43%) Agile
2 5 (71.43%) Local Government
2 5 (71.43%) Public Sector
3 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 2 (28.57%) SCADA
3 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security
3 2 (28.57%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
3 2 (28.57%) HNC
3 2 (28.57%) HND

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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:

General
1 5 (71.43%) Local Government
1 5 (71.43%) Public Sector
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
1 2 (28.57%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Coaching
2 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security
3 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) ACCA
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) HNC
2 2 (28.57%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) GAAP
1 5 (71.43%) IFRS