Senior Jobs in the East of England

Senior
England > East of England

The median Senior salary in the East of England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 8 10 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 +7 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 281 792 615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 13.99% 13.80% 10.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.68% 14.65% 11.67%
Number of salaries quoted 164 331 307
10th Percentile £37,984 £38,386 £36,900
25th Percentile £50,938 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,350 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.29% +10.17% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,125 £87,500 £78,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -3.57% +3.70% +8.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 1,914 5,405 5,270
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.32% 94.20% 92.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,355 2,661 2,945
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £26,100
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the East of England

Senior
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in the East of England.

Salary trend for Senior in the East of England

Senior
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Senior in the East of England

Senior
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the East of England region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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
Cambridgeshire +6 150 £70,000 - 166
Hertfordshire -12 42 £62,750 -3.46% 80
Essex -10 36 £40,039 -33.27% 37
Norfolk +11 26 £42,500 -15.00% 23
Bedfordshire +9 18 £60,000 +4.35% 12
Suffolk -5 9 £60,000 +14.29% 4
Senior
England

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 1 December 2023, 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 East of England region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 71 (25.27%) Degree
2 66 (23.49%) Azure
3 64 (22.78%) Microsoft
4 51 (18.15%) Social Skills
5 50 (17.79%) VMware
6 46 (16.37%) VMware Infrastructure
7 45 (16.01%) Windows
7 45 (16.01%) Problem-Solving
8 44 (15.66%) Analytical Skills
9 42 (14.95%) Python
10 40 (14.23%) SQL
11 39 (13.88%) Active Directory
12 38 (13.52%) AWS
13 34 (12.10%) Virtual Team
14 33 (11.74%) Agile
14 33 (11.74%) Mentoring
15 31 (11.03%) Microsoft 365
15 31 (11.03%) Linux
15 31 (11.03%) Customer Requirements
15 31 (11.03%) Project Delivery
15 31 (11.03%) Roadmaps
16 30 (10.68%) Firewall
17 29 (10.32%) C++
17 29 (10.32%) Docker
17 29 (10.32%) Self-Motivation
18 28 (9.96%) C
19 27 (9.61%) Cisco Certification
19 27 (9.61%) DevOps
19 27 (9.61%) Computer Science
20 26 (9.25%) Windows Server

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 9 (3.20%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.71%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (2.49%) OrCAD
2 5 (1.78%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.71%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (0.36%) iTrent
2 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 66 (23.49%) Azure
2 38 (13.52%) AWS
3 31 (11.03%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (5.34%) SaaS
5 14 (4.98%) Entra ID
6 13 (4.63%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (3.56%) Serverless
8 9 (3.20%) Amazon EC2
8 9 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (2.85%) GitHub
9 8 (2.85%) Nutanix
10 7 (2.49%) AWS Lambda
10 7 (2.49%) OneDrive
11 6 (2.14%) Amazon Cognito
11 6 (2.14%) AWS Fargate
11 6 (2.14%) GCP
12 4 (1.42%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (1.42%) Google Analytics
12 4 (1.42%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (1.07%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 30 (10.68%) Firewall
2 17 (6.05%) DHCP
2 17 (6.05%) DNS
3 16 (5.69%) Network Security
4 13 (4.63%) VPN
5 11 (3.91%) Wireless
6 9 (3.20%) BGP
6 9 (3.20%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (3.20%) WAN
7 8 (2.85%) OSPF
8 7 (2.49%) Cisco Firepower
8 7 (2.49%) Intrusion Detection
8 7 (2.49%) LAN
8 7 (2.49%) Multicast
8 7 (2.49%) TCP/IP
9 6 (2.14%) Cisco Nexus
9 6 (2.14%) DMVPN
9 6 (2.14%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 6 (2.14%) NX-OS
9 6 (2.14%) Spanning Tree
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.19%) MySQL
2 21 (7.47%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (4.27%) Amazon Redshift
4 9 (3.20%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (2.14%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.78%) SQL Server
7 4 (1.42%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.07%) Amazon Athena
8 3 (1.07%) Firebird
8 3 (1.07%) Power BI
9 2 (0.71%) Neo4j
10 1 (0.36%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.36%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (5.34%) Jenkins
2 13 (4.63%) Git
3 7 (2.49%) IntelliJ
3 7 (2.49%) Maven
4 4 (1.42%) TeamCity
5 3 (1.07%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.71%) JIRA
6 2 (0.71%) Selenium
7 1 (0.36%) Android Studio
7 1 (0.36%) Xcode
General
1 51 (18.15%) Social Skills
2 44 (15.66%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (8.19%) Electronics
4 19 (6.76%) Finance
4 19 (6.76%) Marketing
5 18 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (5.69%) Automotive
7 14 (4.98%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (3.56%) Manufacturing
9 9 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (3.20%) Retail
10 7 (2.49%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.78%) Public Sector
12 4 (1.42%) Games
13 3 (1.07%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.07%) Law
13 3 (1.07%) Multimedia
14 2 (0.71%) Banking
14 2 (0.71%) Legal
14 2 (0.71%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (7.12%) React
2 17 (6.05%) CSS
2 17 (6.05%) HTML
3 15 (5.34%) Vue
4 12 (4.27%) AngularJS
5 11 (3.91%) gRPC
6 9 (3.20%) .NET
7 8 (2.85%) RESTful
8 7 (2.49%) GraphQL
8 7 (2.49%) J2EE
8 7 (2.49%) jOOQ
8 7 (2.49%) OpenGL
8 7 (2.49%) React Native
8 7 (2.49%) Redux
8 7 (2.49%) Vulkan
9 6 (2.14%) PyTorch
10 5 (1.78%) jQuery
11 4 (1.42%) ASP.NET
11 4 (1.42%) Middleware
11 4 (1.42%) OpenGL ES
Miscellaneous
1 34 (12.10%) Virtual Team
2 29 (10.32%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (8.19%) Embedded Systems
4 22 (7.83%) Data Centre
4 22 (7.83%) Management Information System
5 20 (7.12%) Driving Licence
6 16 (5.69%) Mali
7 12 (4.27%) IoT
8 10 (3.56%) Blackberry
9 7 (2.49%) Public Cloud
10 6 (2.14%) Algorithms
10 6 (2.14%) Genomics
10 6 (2.14%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 5 (1.78%) Blockchain
11 5 (1.78%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (1.78%) Smart City
12 4 (1.42%) Life Science
12 4 (1.42%) Smartphone
13 3 (1.07%) Augmented Reality
13 3 (1.07%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 45 (16.01%) Windows
2 31 (11.03%) Linux
3 26 (9.25%) Windows Server
4 21 (7.47%) Android
5 9 (3.20%) Mac OS
6 8 (2.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (2.49%) Windows 10
7 7 (2.49%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.07%) Debian
8 3 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (1.07%) Windows 2000
8 3 (1.07%) Windows NT
8 3 (1.07%) Windows Server 2003
8 3 (1.07%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (1.07%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.07%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.36%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (16.01%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (11.74%) Agile
2 33 (11.74%) Mentoring
3 31 (11.03%) Customer Requirements
3 31 (11.03%) Project Delivery
3 31 (11.03%) Roadmaps
4 27 (9.61%) Computer Science
4 27 (9.61%) DevOps
5 25 (8.90%) Software Engineering
6 23 (8.19%) Feasibility Study
6 23 (8.19%) Machine Learning
7 21 (7.47%) Cybersecurity
7 21 (7.47%) Technical Leadership
8 20 (7.12%) Technology Transformation
9 19 (6.76%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (6.76%) Customer Service
10 17 (6.05%) Performance Analysis
10 17 (6.05%) Project Management
11 15 (5.34%) Artificial Intelligence
11 15 (5.34%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 42 (14.95%) Python
2 40 (14.23%) SQL
3 29 (10.32%) C++
4 28 (9.96%) C
5 20 (7.12%) Java
6 19 (6.76%) JavaScript
7 16 (5.69%) Go
8 14 (4.98%) Kotlin
8 14 (4.98%) PowerShell
9 12 (4.27%) PL/SQL
10 10 (3.56%) C#
11 9 (3.20%) Bash
12 5 (1.78%) Ruby
13 3 (1.07%) MATLAB
13 3 (1.07%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.71%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.71%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.71%) VBA
15 1 (0.36%) PHP
15 1 (0.36%) Swift
Qualifications
1 71 (25.27%) Degree
2 27 (9.61%) Cisco Certification
3 20 (7.12%) CompTIA Security+
4 18 (6.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (6.41%) Postgraduate
5 13 (4.63%) Master's Degree
6 12 (4.27%) CCNP
6 12 (4.27%) Security Cleared
7 8 (2.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (2.85%) CCNA
7 8 (2.85%) CCSP
7 8 (2.85%) CISM
7 8 (2.85%) CISSP
7 8 (2.85%) DBS Check
8 7 (2.49%) PhD
9 4 (1.42%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.71%) CCIE
10 2 (0.71%) JNCIA
10 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (4.63%) GDPR
2 13 (4.63%) NIST
3 7 (2.49%) QA
4 4 (1.42%) SLA
5 2 (0.71%) PMO
System Software
1 46 (16.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 39 (13.88%) Active Directory
3 29 (10.32%) Docker
4 15 (5.34%) Firmware
5 14 (4.98%) Embedded Firmware
6 8 (2.85%) Hyper-V
6 8 (2.85%) vSphere
7 4 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.07%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.36%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 20 (7.12%) Kubernetes
2 16 (5.69%) Terraform
3 13 (4.63%) SCCM
4 10 (3.56%) Ansible
5 8 (2.85%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.42%) Nagios
7 3 (1.07%) Progress Chef
7 3 (1.07%) Puppet
7 3 (1.07%) SCOM
7 3 (1.07%) WSUS
7 3 (1.07%) ZABBIX
8 2 (0.71%) Cisco Prime
8 2 (0.71%) Istio
8 2 (0.71%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.36%) Grafana
9 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 64 (22.78%) Microsoft
2 50 (17.79%) VMware
3 24 (8.54%) Cisco
4 20 (7.12%) NEC
5 15 (5.34%) SolarWinds
6 13 (4.63%) Red Hat
6 13 (4.63%) Salesforce
7 10 (3.56%) MobileIron
7 10 (3.56%) Samsung
8 9 (3.20%) Aruba
8 9 (3.20%) Google
9 7 (2.49%) F5
10 6 (2.14%) CheckPoint
10 6 (2.14%) EMC
10 6 (2.14%) HP
10 6 (2.14%) Juniper
11 5 (1.78%) Fortinet
11 5 (1.78%) Meraki
11 5 (1.78%) SAP
11 5 (1.78%) ServiceNow