Senior Job Trends in Herefordshire

Senior
West Midlands > Herefordshire

The median Senior salary in Herefordshire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 14 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 12 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Herefordshire 9.02% 1.67% 2.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.76% 1.67% 2.33%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,000 - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.65%
75th Percentile £91,250 - £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +13.04% -4.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Herefordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Herefordshire. 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 Herefordshire with a recognized job title 123 60 43
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 93 27 30
10th Percentile £28,800 £25,670 -
25th Percentile £31,000 £26,000 £21,426
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £29,708
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +85.14% -30.10%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £31,512
90th Percentile £86,000 £72,000 £48,875
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Herefordshire

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

Senior job vacancy trend in Herefordshire

Senior
Salary Trend in Herefordshire

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Herefordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Herefordshire

Senior
Salary Histogram in Herefordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Herefordshire over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior in Herefordshire

Senior
Job Locations in Herefordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Herefordshire region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Hereford - 8 £30,000 -
Senior
West Midlands

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, 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 Herefordshire region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 6 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 6 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (33.33%) AAT
2 4 (33.33%) ACCA
2 4 (33.33%) CIMA
2 4 (33.33%) Degree
2 4 (33.33%) Linux
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (33.33%) Platform Engineering
3 3 (25.00%) Bash
3 3 (25.00%) Delta Lake
3 3 (25.00%) DevOps
3 3 (25.00%) Docker
3 3 (25.00%) Kubernetes
3 3 (25.00%) Python
4 2 (16.67%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (16.67%) ISTQB
4 2 (16.67%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 2 (16.67%) JIRA
4 2 (16.67%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (16.67%) SOA
4 2 (16.67%) Test Automation
5 1 (8.33%) Analytics
5 1 (8.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 1 (8.33%) Functional Testing
5 1 (8.33%) Integration Testing
5 1 (8.33%) Migration
5 1 (8.33%) Service Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) System Integration Testing

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire 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 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 2 (16.67%) JIRA
1 2 (16.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Platform Engineering
3 3 (25.00%) DevOps
4 2 (16.67%) SOA
4 2 (16.67%) Test Automation
5 1 (8.33%) Analytics
5 1 (8.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 1 (8.33%) Functional Testing
5 1 (8.33%) Integration Testing
5 1 (8.33%) Migration
5 1 (8.33%) Service Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) Bash
1 3 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 6 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (33.33%) AAT
2 4 (33.33%) ACCA
2 4 (33.33%) CIMA
2 4 (33.33%) Degree
3 2 (16.67%) ISTQB
3 2 (16.67%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (25.00%) Kubernetes
2 2 (16.67%) HP Quality Center