The median Senior salary in Brighton is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
25 |
28 |
8 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
-20 |
+3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior |
15 |
21 |
65 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton |
5.05% |
6.60% |
20.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.28% |
6.73% |
20.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10 |
11 |
61 |
| 10th Percentile |
£55,625 |
£48,250 |
£42,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£74,375 |
£55,000 |
£50,713 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
+25.00% |
-20.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,000 |
- |
- |
| East Sussex median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£70,000 |
£63,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
+9.80% |
-12.07% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title |
284 |
312 |
314 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.62% |
98.11% |
97.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
223 |
222 |
295 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£27,500 |
£30,304 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£56,750 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.73% |
-1.30% |
-1.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£90,000 |
£80,000 |
| East Sussex median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
-6.78% |
