Senior
East of England > Essex
The median Senior salary in Essex is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 12 | 20 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +2 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 59 | 75 | 93 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 12.16% | 8.56% | 11.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.98% | 9.06% | 14.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 61 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,625 | £35,000 | £39,463 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,000 | £45,000 | £43,736 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £63,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £73,250 | £70,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -7.69% | +18.18% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title | 422 | 828 | 663 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.01% | 94.52% | 79.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 209 | 678 | 369 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,759 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,250 | £30,000 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,000 | £45,000 | £47,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | -4.26% | -1.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £60,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,500 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,967 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.30% | -13.64% | +10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Salary Trend in Essex
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Essex.
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Salary Histogram in Essex
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Essex over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Essex region over the 6 months to 22 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 |
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| Witham | -1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Loughton | +2 | 8 | £105,000 | +133.33% | 6 |
| Brentwood | +15 | 6 | £65,000 | -21.21% | 3 |
| Chelmsford | +8 | 5 | £53,000 | -11.67% | 22 |
| Chigwell | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Basildon | +15 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| Waltham Abbey | -2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Buckhurst Hill | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Billericay | -2 | 1 | £75,000 | +4.90% | 5 |
| Saffron Walden | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 4 |
| Southend-on-Sea | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 22 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 Essex region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:
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