Senior Job Trends in Lincoln

Senior
Lincolnshire > Lincoln

The median Senior salary in Lincoln is £35,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 11 2
Rank change year-on-year +4 -9 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 15 5 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Lincoln 11.11% 6.33% 20.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.90% 6.58% 21.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 7
10th Percentile £27,675 - £44,750
25th Percentile £30,563 - £46,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,750 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% +10.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £40,563 - £56,250
90th Percentile £43,225 - £61,250
Lincolnshire median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -23.08%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lincoln

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lincoln. 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 Lincoln with a recognized job title 126 76 41
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 96.20% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 62 39 33
10th Percentile - £37,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,842 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +23.66% -17.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 - £64,000
Lincolnshire median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% +18.75% -33.33%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincoln

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

Senior job vacancy trend in Lincoln

Senior
Salary Trend in Lincoln

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Lincoln.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Lincoln

Senior
Salary Histogram in Lincoln

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Lincoln over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior in Lincoln

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

For the 6 months to 11 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 Lincoln region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 10 (66.67%) AAT
1 10 (66.67%) ACCA
1 10 (66.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 10 (66.67%) CIMA
1 10 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 10 (66.67%) Flash
2 2 (13.33%) Azure
2 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.67%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (6.67%) Adobe
3 1 (6.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (6.67%) Blender
3 1 (6.67%) Budgeting
3 1 (6.67%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (6.67%) Degree
3 1 (6.67%) Functional Safety
3 1 (6.67%) Google
3 1 (6.67%) Google Workspace
3 1 (6.67%) Hazard Analysis
3 1 (6.67%) HAZOP
3 1 (6.67%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (6.67%) Mac OS
3 1 (6.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (6.67%) Physics
3 1 (6.67%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (6.67%) Project Planning
3 1 (6.67%) Requirements Management
3 1 (6.67%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (6.67%) Unity (Game Engine)

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln 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 1 (6.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (6.67%) Blender
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Azure
2 1 (6.67%) Google Workspace
General
1 10 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 10 (66.67%) Finance
1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (66.67%) Flash
2 1 (6.67%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (6.67%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Acoustics
1 1 (6.67%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Mac OS
1 1 (6.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 10 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 1 (6.67%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (6.67%) Budgeting
2 1 (6.67%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (6.67%) Hazard Analysis
2 1 (6.67%) Mathematics
2 1 (6.67%) Physics
2 1 (6.67%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (6.67%) Project Planning
2 1 (6.67%) Requirements Management
2 1 (6.67%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (6.67%) Use Case
2 1 (6.67%) Videography
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) AAT
1 10 (66.67%) ACCA
1 10 (66.67%) CIMA
2 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) HAZOP
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) Functional Safety
1 1 (6.67%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Adobe
2 1 (6.67%) Google