Senior Job Trends in Colchester

Senior
Essex > Colchester

The median Senior salary in Colchester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 11 7
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 4 7 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 6.78% 9.86% 19.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% 9.86% 19.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% -20.00%
Essex median annual salary £77,500 £65,000 £40,039
% change year-on-year +19.23% +62.34% -33.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title 56 71 42
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.92% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 34 32 21
10th Percentile £28,600 £21,250 £52,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £23,313 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,681 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.62% -49.15% +23.08%
75th Percentile £58,438 £69,406 £87,500
90th Percentile £68,125 £89,250 £100,000
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

Senior job vacancy trend in Colchester

Senior
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Colchester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Colchester

Senior Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Senior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Colchester region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Adobe
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (75.00%) GDPR
1 3 (75.00%) Impact Analysis
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (75.00%) Impact Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft