Senior Jobs in Central London

Senior
London > Central London

The median Senior salary in Central London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

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

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 4 9
Rank change year-on-year -5 +5 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 458 753 872
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 19.23% 19.95% 17.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 20.95% 20.90% 18.07%
Number of salaries quoted 295 521 798
10th Percentile £56,250 £51,143 £56,250
25th Percentile £65,000 £63,000 £71,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% -8.82% +6.25%
75th Percentile £106,250 £97,500 £103,750
90th Percentile £120,000 £115,000 £115,750
London median annual salary £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year +3.23% -6.06% +3.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,186 3,603 4,826
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.77% 95.44% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,537 2,766 3,999
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £54,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £74,744
Median % change year-on-year - -3.00% +3.10%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,125
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Central London

Senior
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Central London.

Salary trend for Senior in Central London

Senior
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Central London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior in Central London

Senior
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Central London region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
City of London -3 375 £77,500 -3.13% 182
City of Westminster -3 46 £62,500 - 9
West End of London +3 18 £72,500 +3.57% 61
Camden -9 18 - - 5
Southwark -9 12 £60,000 +46.51% 3
Lambeth +1 4 - -
Kensington and Chelsea -5 2 - -
Senior
London

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 30 May 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 Central London region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 162 (35.37%) Social Skills
2 157 (34.28%) Finance
3 145 (31.66%) Agile
4 138 (30.13%) Azure
5 134 (29.26%) Python
6 127 (27.73%) AWS
7 125 (27.29%) Degree
8 118 (25.76%) SQL
9 90 (19.65%) Problem-Solving
10 89 (19.43%) Software Engineering
11 88 (19.21%) Mentoring
12 84 (18.34%) Microsoft
12 84 (18.34%) Analytics
13 79 (17.25%) Computer Science
14 77 (16.81%) Artificial Intelligence
15 76 (16.59%) Analytical Skills
16 68 (14.85%) DevOps
16 68 (14.85%) CI/CD
17 61 (13.32%) TypeScript
17 61 (13.32%) User Experience
18 55 (12.01%) Games
19 53 (11.57%) Visualisation
20 52 (11.35%) Retail
20 52 (11.35%) C#
21 50 (10.92%) SaaS
22 48 (10.48%) React
23 45 (9.83%) Terraform
23 45 (9.83%) Machine Learning
23 45 (9.83%) Data Analytics
24 44 (9.61%) .NET

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 26 (5.68%) Apache Spark
2 17 (3.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.62%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.53%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.31%) Apache
5 6 (1.31%) Confluence
6 5 (1.09%) WordPress
7 3 (0.66%) CMS
8 2 (0.44%) Liferay
9 1 (0.22%) Ethereum
9 1 (0.22%) NServiceBus
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.22%) SAS
9 1 (0.22%) Solana
Applications
1 8 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.53%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.87%) Stata
5 2 (0.44%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.44%) Sketch
6 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 12 (2.62%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (1.09%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.87%) SimCorp Dimension
4 3 (0.66%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.44%) Endur
5 2 (0.44%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 138 (30.13%) Azure
2 127 (27.73%) AWS
3 50 (10.92%) SaaS
4 38 (8.30%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (7.42%) GCP
6 30 (6.55%) Power Platform
7 22 (4.80%) GitHub
8 21 (4.59%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (3.93%) PaaS
10 15 (3.28%) AWS CloudFormation
11 14 (3.06%) Azure Data Factory
11 14 (3.06%) Serverless
12 13 (2.84%) AWS Lambda
12 13 (2.84%) Cloud Computing
13 12 (2.62%) Entra ID
14 11 (2.40%) GitHub Actions
15 10 (2.18%) Dynamics 365
15 10 (2.18%) IaaS
16 9 (1.97%) Amazon EKS
17 7 (1.53%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.49%) Broadband
1 16 (3.49%) HTTP
2 11 (2.40%) DNS
3 10 (2.18%) Network Security
3 10 (2.18%) VPN
4 9 (1.97%) Firewall
5 6 (1.31%) DHCP
6 5 (1.09%) Wireless
7 4 (0.87%) LAN
7 4 (0.87%) MPLS
7 4 (0.87%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.87%) VLAN
7 4 (0.87%) VoIP
7 4 (0.87%) WAN
7 4 (0.87%) WLAN
8 3 (0.66%) Multicast
8 3 (0.66%) WebEx
9 2 (0.44%) Internet
9 2 (0.44%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.44%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (8.52%) SQL Server
2 27 (5.90%) Power BI
3 26 (5.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 25 (5.46%) Tableau
5 20 (4.37%) NoSQL
5 20 (4.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 15 (3.28%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (3.28%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (2.18%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (2.18%) DB2
8 9 (1.97%) MySQL
9 8 (1.75%) Metadata
10 7 (1.53%) MongoDB
11 6 (1.31%) Relational Database
11 6 (1.31%) Semantic Layer
12 5 (1.09%) Data Hub
12 5 (1.09%) Data Vault
12 5 (1.09%) SQL CLR
12 5 (1.09%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.87%) Redis
Development Applications
1 39 (8.52%) Git
2 21 (4.59%) JIRA
3 9 (1.97%) Bitbucket
4 6 (1.31%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.09%) Gradle
5 5 (1.09%) Maven
6 4 (0.87%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.66%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 3 (0.66%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.66%) Selenium
8 1 (0.22%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.22%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.22%) Moq
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.22%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 162 (35.37%) Social Skills
2 157 (34.28%) Finance
3 76 (16.59%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (12.01%) Games
5 52 (11.35%) Retail
6 40 (8.73%) Law
7 36 (7.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 31 (6.77%) Banking
9 20 (4.37%) Advertising
10 15 (3.28%) Marketing
11 14 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (3.06%) Telecoms
12 12 (2.62%) Billing
12 12 (2.62%) Legal
12 12 (2.62%) Manufacturing
13 11 (2.40%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.75%) Front Office
14 8 (1.75%) Investment Banking
15 7 (1.53%) Financial Institution
16 5 (1.09%) Back Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (10.48%) React
2 44 (9.61%) .NET
3 34 (7.42%) Kafka
4 24 (5.24%) Next.js
5 20 (4.37%) HTML
5 20 (4.37%) Node.js
6 19 (4.15%) CSS
7 17 (3.71%) RESTful
8 16 (3.49%) AngularJS
9 13 (2.84%) GraphQL
9 13 (2.84%) REST
10 12 (2.62%) Flask
10 12 (2.62%) PySpark
11 11 (2.40%) Django
12 10 (2.18%) RabbitMQ
12 10 (2.18%) Web Services
13 9 (1.97%) .NET Framework
13 9 (1.97%) HTML5
13 9 (1.97%) scikit-learn
13 9 (1.97%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.24%) Cloud Native
2 22 (4.80%) Algorithms
3 21 (4.59%) Management Information System
4 18 (3.93%) Distributed Systems
5 15 (3.28%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.28%) Robotics
6 13 (2.84%) Blockchain
6 13 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.18%) Legacy Applications
8 10 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.18%) Mobile Games
9 9 (1.97%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.75%) Life Science
11 7 (1.53%) Animation
11 7 (1.53%) Fixed Income
11 7 (1.53%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.53%) Onboarding
11 7 (1.53%) Reinsurance
11 7 (1.53%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 36 (7.86%) Windows
2 17 (3.71%) Linux
3 8 (1.75%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.53%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.09%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.66%) Robot Operating System
8 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.22%) Amazon Linux
9 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (31.66%) Agile
2 90 (19.65%) Problem-Solving
3 89 (19.43%) Software Engineering
4 88 (19.21%) Mentoring
5 84 (18.34%) Analytics
6 79 (17.25%) Computer Science
7 77 (16.81%) Artificial Intelligence
8 68 (14.85%) CI/CD
8 68 (14.85%) DevOps
9 61 (13.32%) User Experience
10 53 (11.57%) Visualisation
11 45 (9.83%) Data Analytics
11 45 (9.83%) Machine Learning
12 40 (8.73%) Creative Thinking
13 39 (8.52%) Coaching
14 38 (8.30%) Data Science
15 36 (7.86%) Full-Stack Development
16 35 (7.64%) Roadmaps
16 35 (7.64%) Statistics
16 35 (7.64%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 134 (29.26%) Python
2 118 (25.76%) SQL
3 61 (13.32%) TypeScript
4 52 (11.35%) C#
5 30 (6.55%) Java
6 29 (6.33%) JavaScript
7 21 (4.59%) T-SQL
8 18 (3.93%) Scala
9 14 (3.06%) PowerShell
10 11 (2.40%) PL/SQL
11 10 (2.18%) VB.NET
12 8 (1.75%) C++
13 7 (1.53%) Go
13 7 (1.53%) HLSL
14 6 (1.31%) Bash
15 5 (1.09%) Apex Code
15 5 (1.09%) R
16 3 (0.66%) Ruby
16 3 (0.66%) SOQL
17 2 (0.44%) Rust
Qualifications
1 125 (27.29%) Degree
2 34 (7.42%) Computer Science Degree
3 24 (5.24%) Master's Degree
4 19 (4.15%) DBS Check
5 18 (3.93%) CISA
6 17 (3.71%) PhD
7 15 (3.28%) ACCA
7 15 (3.28%) CIMA
8 13 (2.84%) CCAB
8 13 (2.84%) CIPFA
8 13 (2.84%) ICAEW
9 12 (2.62%) ISACA
10 9 (1.97%) Security Cleared
11 8 (1.75%) AWS Certification
12 7 (1.53%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.53%) PMI Certification
12 7 (1.53%) PMP
13 5 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 5 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.87%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.49%) QA
2 12 (2.62%) ITGC
3 7 (1.53%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.31%) GDPR
4 6 (1.31%) PMO
4 6 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.66%) NIST
6 2 (0.44%) Good Clinical Practice
6 2 (0.44%) GRC
6 2 (0.44%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.44%) SLA
6 2 (0.44%) Software Quality Assurance
7 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.22%) CDISC
7 1 (0.22%) COBIT
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.22%) MiFID
System Software
1 25 (5.46%) Docker
2 20 (4.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.71%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.31%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.44%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.44%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 45 (9.83%) Terraform
2 33 (7.21%) Kubernetes
3 14 (3.06%) Ansible
4 11 (2.40%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.97%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (1.75%) Prometheus
7 6 (1.31%) Argo
7 6 (1.31%) Grafana
8 5 (1.09%) Failover Clustering
9 4 (0.87%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.66%) SCOM
11 2 (0.44%) Avamar
11 2 (0.44%) Puppet
11 2 (0.44%) SCCM
11 2 (0.44%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.22%) Consul
12 1 (0.22%) Packer
12 1 (0.22%) Plesk
12 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
12 1 (0.22%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 84 (18.34%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.77%) Databricks
3 29 (6.33%) Google
4 25 (5.46%) Oracle
5 22 (4.80%) ServiceNow
6 21 (4.59%) VMware
7 19 (4.15%) Apple
8 15 (3.28%) SAP
9 11 (2.40%) Salesforce
10 10 (2.18%) Aderant
10 10 (2.18%) Citrix
11 9 (1.97%) Ping Identity
12 8 (1.75%) Cisco
13 7 (1.53%) Workday
14 5 (1.09%) New Relic
14 5 (1.09%) WooCommerce
15 4 (0.87%) Hitachi
15 4 (0.87%) Juniper
15 4 (0.87%) Red Hat
15 4 (0.87%) SimCorp