Senior
North West > Manchester
The median Senior salary in Manchester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +9 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 366 | 936 | 661 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 16.55% | 17.20% | 14.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 18.16% | 18.16% | 15.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 212 | 657 | 421 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,375 | £42,000 | £45,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.69% | +12.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,525 | £80,000 | £86,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.58% | - | +4.35% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 2,015 | 5,153 | 4,315 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.09% | 94.67% | 92.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,166 | 3,945 | 2,578 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £40,988 | £42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,750 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,840 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,764 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Manchester.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 30 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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| Altrincham | +2 | 11 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 25 |
| Stockport | -2 | 10 | £34,000 | -32.00% | 243 |
| Oldham | - | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| Cheadle | +7 | 6 | - | - | |
| Salford | -7 | 6 | £72,192 | +60.43% | 5 |
| Heywood | - | 6 | - | - | |
| Bury | +7 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Sale | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Dukinfield | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | - | 5 | - | - | 27 |
| Stalybridge | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Bolton | -21 | 1 | - | - | 334 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 30 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 Manchester region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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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