Senior Jobs in the Midlands

Senior
England > Midlands

The median Senior salary in the Midlands is £57,500 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 10 14 16
Rank change year-on-year +4 +2 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 668 1,505 1,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.16% 13.41% 11.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.80% 14.17% 12.39%
Number of salaries quoted 521 901 923
10th Percentile £44,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £86,250 £80,000
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
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 4,840 10,623 10,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.35% 94.65% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 3,669 6,307 7,635
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,050 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Midlands 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
West Midlands +3 433 £57,500 -4.17% 238
East Midlands +5 235 £57,500 +4.55% 128
Senior
England

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

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 Midlands region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 187 (27.99%) Azure
2 180 (26.95%) Agile
3 154 (23.05%) Finance
4 145 (21.71%) Social Skills
5 142 (21.26%) SQL
6 138 (20.66%) Microsoft
7 125 (18.71%) AWS
8 121 (18.11%) Problem-Solving
9 115 (17.22%) Software Engineering
10 109 (16.32%) DevOps
11 101 (15.12%) Degree
12 100 (14.97%) Windows
13 86 (12.87%) C#
14 84 (12.57%) Mentoring
15 79 (11.83%) SQL Server
16 75 (11.23%) VMware
17 74 (11.08%) JavaScript
18 72 (10.78%) .NET
19 66 (9.88%) Project Delivery
20 60 (8.98%) Microservices
21 59 (8.83%) Windows Server
21 59 (8.83%) Microsoft 365
22 58 (8.68%) Security Cleared
22 58 (8.68%) Python
23 56 (8.38%) Project Management
23 56 (8.38%) Migration
23 56 (8.38%) Process Improvement
23 56 (8.38%) Analytical Skills
23 56 (8.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
24 54 (8.08%) React

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 21 (3.14%) MS Exchange
2 13 (1.95%) IIS
3 12 (1.80%) Confluence
4 11 (1.65%) SharePoint
5 9 (1.35%) JBoss
6 7 (1.05%) Red Hat Fuse
7 4 (0.60%) OpenEdge
8 3 (0.45%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.45%) NServiceBus
9 2 (0.30%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.30%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.15%) Apache
10 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.15%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2007
10 1 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.84%) Simulink
3 7 (1.05%) AutoCAD
3 7 (1.05%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.60%) CATIA
4 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.60%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.45%) InDesign
5 3 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.45%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.30%) TargetLink
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.15%) CANalyzer
7 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 26 (3.89%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.60%) ENOVIA
2 4 (0.60%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.60%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.30%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.30%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.30%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.30%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.15%) Misys Equation
5 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.15%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.15%) SAP LE
5 1 (0.15%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.15%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 187 (27.99%) Azure
2 125 (18.71%) AWS
3 59 (8.83%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (5.39%) SaaS
5 31 (4.64%) GCP
6 29 (4.34%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (4.19%) Power Platform
8 21 (3.14%) Entra ID
9 13 (1.95%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (1.80%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.80%) Serverless
11 8 (1.20%) GitHub
12 6 (0.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 6 (0.90%) OpenShift
12 6 (0.90%) PowerApps
13 5 (0.75%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (0.75%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 4 (0.60%) PaaS
14 4 (0.60%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 50 (7.49%) Firewall
2 39 (5.84%) DHCP
3 38 (5.69%) DNS
3 38 (5.69%) WAN
4 20 (2.99%) LAN
4 20 (2.99%) TCP/IP
5 19 (2.84%) HTTP
6 17 (2.54%) SSL
7 16 (2.40%) FTP
7 16 (2.40%) SMTP
7 16 (2.40%) SNMP
7 16 (2.40%) SSH
7 16 (2.40%) Telnet
8 14 (2.10%) SAN
9 12 (1.80%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (1.50%) Remote Desktop
11 9 (1.35%) VLAN
11 9 (1.35%) Wireless
12 6 (0.90%) BGP
12 6 (0.90%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (11.83%) SQL Server
2 31 (4.64%) Data Warehouse
3 22 (3.29%) Power BI
4 20 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (2.54%) MongoDB
6 15 (2.25%) NoSQL
7 13 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (1.80%) Oracle Database
8 12 (1.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 12 (1.80%) Tableau
9 9 (1.35%) Relational Database
10 7 (1.05%) Big Data
10 7 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
10 7 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.90%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.90%) Metadata
12 5 (0.75%) MySQL
12 5 (0.75%) Oracle Database 11g
12 5 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.75%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 33 (4.94%) Git
2 20 (2.99%) JIRA
3 9 (1.35%) Maven
3 9 (1.35%) Postman
3 9 (1.35%) Visual Studio
4 7 (1.05%) IntelliJ
4 7 (1.05%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.90%) GitLab
5 6 (0.90%) MSTest
5 6 (0.90%) NUnit
5 6 (0.90%) Selenium
6 5 (0.75%) Artifactory
6 5 (0.75%) SonarQube
7 4 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (0.60%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.45%) CMake
8 3 (0.45%) Mercurial
8 3 (0.45%) Moq
8 3 (0.45%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 154 (23.05%) Finance
2 145 (21.71%) Social Skills
3 56 (8.38%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (7.04%) Automotive
5 36 (5.39%) Electronics
6 34 (5.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 29 (4.34%) Retail
8 28 (4.19%) Manufacturing
9 22 (3.29%) Public Sector
10 21 (3.14%) Law
11 18 (2.69%) Marketing
12 14 (2.10%) Banking
12 14 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (1.95%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.65%) Legal
15 10 (1.50%) Games
15 10 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.50%) Tech for Good
16 7 (1.05%) Financial Institution
17 5 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (10.78%) .NET
2 54 (8.08%) React
3 38 (5.69%) AngularJS
4 37 (5.54%) REST
5 31 (4.64%) Node.js
6 30 (4.49%) HTML
7 28 (4.19%) CSS
8 27 (4.04%) .NET Framework
8 27 (4.04%) Web Services
9 23 (3.44%) .NET Core
9 23 (3.44%) RESTful
10 21 (3.14%) ASP.NET
11 19 (2.84%) Spring
12 15 (2.25%) XML
13 13 (1.95%) GraphQL
13 13 (1.95%) WebRTC
14 11 (1.65%) Entity Framework
14 11 (1.65%) JSON
14 11 (1.65%) Spring Boot
15 10 (1.50%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 51 (7.63%) Management Information System
2 35 (5.24%) Data Centre
3 30 (4.49%) Legacy Systems
3 30 (4.49%) Virtual Team
4 22 (3.29%) Driving Licence
5 21 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (2.54%) Greenfield Project
7 16 (2.40%) EFT
8 14 (2.10%) Clustering
8 14 (2.10%) Product Ownership
9 13 (1.95%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.95%) Mobile App
10 11 (1.65%) Algorithms
11 10 (1.50%) Embedded Systems
12 9 (1.35%) Data Structures
13 8 (1.20%) Renewable Energy
13 8 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
14 6 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
15 5 (0.75%) IoT
15 5 (0.75%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 100 (14.97%) Windows
2 59 (8.83%) Windows Server
3 39 (5.84%) Linux
4 29 (4.34%) Unix
5 14 (2.10%) Apple iOS
6 13 (1.95%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.65%) Windows 10
8 10 (1.50%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (1.20%) Android
10 7 (1.05%) Embedded Linux
11 6 (0.90%) Windows Server 2016
12 5 (0.75%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
14 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (26.95%) Agile
2 121 (18.11%) Problem-Solving
3 115 (17.22%) Software Engineering
4 109 (16.32%) DevOps
5 84 (12.57%) Mentoring
6 66 (9.88%) Project Delivery
7 60 (8.98%) Microservices
8 56 (8.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 56 (8.38%) Migration
8 56 (8.38%) Process Improvement
8 56 (8.38%) Project Management
9 48 (7.19%) SDLC
10 47 (7.04%) CI/CD
11 45 (6.74%) Scrum
12 44 (6.59%) Design Patterns
13 42 (6.29%) Actionable Insight
13 42 (6.29%) Coaching
14 40 (5.99%) Business Intelligence
15 36 (5.39%) ITIL
16 34 (5.09%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 142 (21.26%) SQL
2 86 (12.87%) C#
3 74 (11.08%) JavaScript
4 58 (8.68%) Python
5 42 (6.29%) Java
5 42 (6.29%) PowerShell
6 34 (5.09%) C++
7 32 (4.79%) C
7 32 (4.79%) TypeScript
8 23 (3.44%) PL/SQL
9 20 (2.99%) T-SQL
10 19 (2.84%) MATLAB
11 11 (1.65%) Bash
12 7 (1.05%) Go
13 6 (0.90%) Embedded C
13 6 (0.90%) VB.NET
14 5 (0.75%) Embedded C++
14 5 (0.75%) Objective-C
14 5 (0.75%) Perl
14 5 (0.75%) R
Qualifications
1 101 (15.12%) Degree
2 58 (8.68%) Security Cleared
3 47 (7.04%) SC Cleared
4 18 (2.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.25%) CISM
6 14 (2.10%) CISSP
7 13 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (1.65%) Postgraduate
9 10 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (1.50%) NVQ Level 3
10 9 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.90%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (0.75%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.75%) ISTQB
13 5 (0.75%) SSCP
14 4 (0.60%) CCNA
14 4 (0.60%) Chartered Engineer
14 4 (0.60%) CISA
14 4 (0.60%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.44%) QA
2 17 (2.54%) Automotive SPICE
3 16 (2.40%) ISO 26262
4 13 (1.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (1.80%) AUTOSAR
6 10 (1.50%) GDPR
6 10 (1.50%) NIST
7 9 (1.35%) PMO
8 8 (1.20%) MISRA
8 8 (1.20%) SLA
9 7 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (0.90%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.90%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.60%) Data Quality
11 4 (0.60%) GRC
12 3 (0.45%) COBIT
12 3 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.45%) DO-178B
13 2 (0.30%) COSHH
13 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 54 (8.08%) Active Directory
2 42 (6.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (6.14%) Docker
4 20 (2.99%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (2.54%) Hyper-V
6 16 (2.40%) Firmware
7 4 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.45%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.30%) NFS
9 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.30%) vSphere
10 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.15%) Squid
10 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 35 (5.24%) Kubernetes
2 29 (4.34%) SCCM
3 24 (3.59%) Terraform
4 16 (2.40%) vCenter Server
5 14 (2.10%) Ansible
6 9 (1.35%) Puppet
7 8 (1.20%) Functional Safety
8 7 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (0.75%) WSUS
10 4 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.45%) Data Guard
11 3 (0.45%) Oracle RMAN
11 3 (0.45%) Oracle Statspack
12 2 (0.30%) Grafana
12 2 (0.30%) Nagios
13 1 (0.15%) CSIRT
13 1 (0.15%) Failover Clustering
13 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.15%) Icinga
13 1 (0.15%) SCOM
Vendors
1 138 (20.66%) Microsoft
2 75 (11.23%) VMware
3 30 (4.49%) NEC
4 22 (3.29%) Cisco
5 21 (3.14%) CheckPoint
5 21 (3.14%) Oracle
6 20 (2.99%) Citrix
7 18 (2.69%) Databricks
8 16 (2.40%) Globalscape
8 16 (2.40%) Salesforce
9 15 (2.25%) SAP
10 13 (1.95%) Apple
11 12 (1.80%) ServiceNow
12 10 (1.50%) Aruba
13 9 (1.35%) Alteryx
14 8 (1.20%) Google
15 7 (1.05%) EMC
15 7 (1.05%) Fortinet
15 7 (1.05%) Palo Alto
16 6 (0.90%) Xamarin