Senior Jobs in the Midlands

Senior
England > Midlands

The median Senior salary in the Midlands is £60,000 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
Rank 9 9 13
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 852 1,510 1,062
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 12.43% 11.79% 11.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.50% 12.46% 13.35%
Number of salaries quoted 226 1,072 620
10th Percentile £42,500 £39,268 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £75,000 £81,300
England median annual salary £62,000 £62,783 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.25% -10.31% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 6,313 12,119 7,956
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 94.59% 89.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,664 8,871 4,536
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £28,622
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,950 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

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 30 May 2025.

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 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
West Midlands -4 500 £65,000 +11.62% 2,171
East Midlands +2 351 £55,500 +0.91% 1,594
Senior
England

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

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 Midlands region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 410 (48.12%) BPSS Clearance
2 392 (46.01%) Degree
3 300 (35.21%) Systems Engineering
4 184 (21.60%) Social Skills
5 183 (21.48%) Mathematics
6 151 (17.72%) Agile
7 124 (14.55%) Manufacturing
8 104 (12.21%) Physics
9 103 (12.09%) Legal
10 101 (11.85%) Documentation Skills
11 99 (11.62%) Automotive
11 99 (11.62%) Azure
12 95 (11.15%) Telecoms
13 90 (10.56%) Ergonomics
13 90 (10.56%) Human Factors
14 89 (10.45%) Finance
15 88 (10.33%) Mentoring
16 74 (8.69%) Numerate Degree
17 72 (8.45%) Microsoft
17 72 (8.45%) SQL
18 70 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
19 67 (7.86%) Problem-Solving
20 63 (7.39%) C#
21 62 (7.28%) Coaching
22 60 (7.04%) Risk Management
23 56 (6.57%) JIRA
24 55 (6.46%) Project Planning
24 55 (6.46%) .NET
25 54 (6.34%) Requirements Management
25 54 (6.34%) Computer Science

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 14 (1.64%) Confluence
2 11 (1.29%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.59%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.59%) CMS
5 3 (0.35%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.23%) Appian
6 2 (0.23%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.23%) Luigi
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.12%) IIS
7 1 (0.12%) Sitefinity
7 1 (0.12%) Strapi
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (4.34%) Simulink
2 7 (0.82%) Revit
3 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.35%) ProjectWise
5 2 (0.23%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (2.82%) Dynamics AX
2 11 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.47%) Infor LN
4 4 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.47%) SAP BPC
5 3 (0.35%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle SCM
6 2 (0.23%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.23%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.12%) PeopleSoft HCM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.12%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 99 (11.62%) Azure
2 30 (3.52%) AWS
3 24 (2.82%) SaaS
4 21 (2.46%) Power Platform
5 20 (2.35%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (2.11%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (1.64%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (1.53%) GCP
8 13 (1.53%) Serverless
9 10 (1.17%) AWS Lambda
9 10 (1.17%) Azure Logic Apps
10 8 (0.94%) Entra ID
10 8 (0.94%) GitHub
11 6 (0.70%) Azure Service Bus
12 5 (0.59%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (0.59%) OneDrive
12 5 (0.59%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.47%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.47%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.88%) Firewall
1 16 (1.88%) Network Security
1 16 (1.88%) SD-WAN
1 16 (1.88%) WAN
2 11 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (1.17%) Broadband
4 9 (1.06%) 3GPP
4 9 (1.06%) 5G
5 7 (0.82%) VLAN
6 6 (0.70%) LAN
6 6 (0.70%) TETRA
7 5 (0.59%) VoIP
7 5 (0.59%) VPN
8 4 (0.47%) Wireless
9 3 (0.35%) DHCP
9 3 (0.35%) DNS
9 3 (0.35%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.23%) Internet
10 2 (0.23%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.23%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.05%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.23%) Relational Database
3 18 (2.11%) Power BI
4 15 (1.76%) MySQL
5 10 (1.17%) Tableau
6 9 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (0.94%) Big Data
7 8 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.59%) Metadata
10 4 (0.47%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.47%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.47%) Redis
10 4 (0.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.35%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.35%) GIS
12 2 (0.23%) Metadata Repository
12 2 (0.23%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 56 (6.57%) JIRA
2 28 (3.29%) Git
3 26 (3.05%) Rational DOORS
4 12 (1.41%) Bitbucket
5 6 (0.70%) Selenium
6 5 (0.59%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.47%) JUnit
8 3 (0.35%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.35%) Subversion
9 2 (0.23%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.23%) Mockito
9 2 (0.23%) NUnit
9 2 (0.23%) Postman
10 1 (0.12%) ER Studio
10 1 (0.12%) GitLab
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.12%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.12%) Vite
General
1 184 (21.60%) Social Skills
2 124 (14.55%) Manufacturing
3 103 (12.09%) Legal
4 101 (11.85%) Documentation Skills
5 99 (11.62%) Automotive
6 95 (11.15%) Telecoms
7 89 (10.45%) Finance
8 47 (5.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 39 (4.58%) Retail
10 36 (4.23%) Aerospace
11 34 (3.99%) Games
12 33 (3.87%) Analytical Skills
13 17 (2.00%) Electronics
14 15 (1.76%) Marketing
15 12 (1.41%) Law
16 11 (1.29%) Public Sector
17 9 (1.06%) Billing
18 8 (0.94%) Police
19 7 (0.82%) Tech for Good
20 6 (0.70%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (6.46%) .NET
2 27 (3.17%) HTML
3 21 (2.46%) React
4 18 (2.11%) ASP.NET
5 14 (1.64%) ASP.NET MVC
5 14 (1.64%) CSS
6 13 (1.53%) .NET Core
6 13 (1.53%) Blazor
7 12 (1.41%) RESTful
8 11 (1.29%) AngularJS
8 11 (1.29%) REST
9 10 (1.17%) .NET Framework
9 10 (1.17%) GraphQL
10 8 (0.94%) Node.js
11 6 (0.70%) FastAPI
11 6 (0.70%) Next.js
12 5 (0.59%) Entity Framework
12 5 (0.59%) JSON
12 5 (0.59%) Laravel
12 5 (0.59%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 37 (4.34%) Management Information System
2 24 (2.82%) Blockchain
2 24 (2.82%) Robotics
3 9 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (0.94%) Cloud Native
4 8 (0.94%) Driving Licence
4 8 (0.94%) Product Ownership
5 7 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (0.70%) NHS
7 5 (0.59%) Animation
7 5 (0.59%) IoT
8 4 (0.47%) Algorithms
8 4 (0.47%) Credit Risk
8 4 (0.47%) Hackathon
8 4 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.47%) Onboarding
8 4 (0.47%) Security Posture
9 3 (0.35%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (0.35%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 27 (3.17%) Windows
2 24 (2.82%) Linux
3 10 (1.17%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.70%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.59%) Unix
6 4 (0.47%) Android
7 2 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.12%) AIX
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (35.21%) Systems Engineering
2 183 (21.48%) Mathematics
3 151 (17.72%) Agile
4 104 (12.21%) Physics
5 90 (10.56%) Ergonomics
5 90 (10.56%) Human Factors
6 88 (10.33%) Mentoring
7 70 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
8 67 (7.86%) Problem-Solving
9 62 (7.28%) Coaching
10 60 (7.04%) Risk Management
11 55 (6.46%) Project Planning
12 54 (6.34%) Computer Science
12 54 (6.34%) Requirements Management
13 45 (5.28%) Analytics
13 45 (5.28%) CI/CD
13 45 (5.28%) Project Management
13 45 (5.28%) Software Testing
13 45 (5.28%) Validation
14 42 (4.93%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 72 (8.45%) SQL
2 63 (7.39%) C#
3 38 (4.46%) Python
4 37 (4.34%) MATLAB
5 36 (4.23%) JavaScript
6 18 (2.11%) TypeScript
7 12 (1.41%) Java
7 12 (1.41%) PowerShell
8 9 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
9 7 (0.82%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.70%) PHP
11 4 (0.47%) Bash
11 4 (0.47%) HLSL
12 3 (0.35%) C
12 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.35%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.35%) Rust
12 3 (0.35%) Swift
13 2 (0.23%) ABAP
13 2 (0.23%) R
Qualifications
1 410 (48.12%) BPSS Clearance
2 392 (46.01%) Degree
3 74 (8.69%) Numerate Degree
4 23 (2.70%) Security Cleared
5 22 (2.58%) CISA
5 22 (2.58%) ISACA
6 13 (1.53%) Chartered Engineer
6 13 (1.53%) SC Cleared
7 10 (1.17%) DBS Check
7 10 (1.17%) HND
8 8 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (0.94%) Master's Degree
9 7 (0.82%) CCNP
9 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (0.70%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.70%) CISSP
11 5 (0.59%) ACCA
11 5 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.59%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.59%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.58%) IEC 61508
2 30 (3.52%) QA
3 25 (2.93%) Def Stans
4 24 (2.82%) ITGC
5 14 (1.64%) ARP4754
5 14 (1.64%) DO-254
6 11 (1.29%) HAZOP
7 10 (1.17%) NCSC
8 9 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (0.94%) Data Quality
10 5 (0.59%) GDPR
10 5 (0.59%) PMO
11 4 (0.47%) GAAP
11 4 (0.47%) IFRS
12 3 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (0.35%) NIST
13 2 (0.23%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 2 (0.23%) COBIT
System Software
1 22 (2.58%) Docker
2 14 (1.64%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.82%) Firmware
4 5 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 15 (1.76%) Ansible
2 13 (1.53%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.41%) Functional Safety
4 7 (0.82%) Terraform
5 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.35%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.35%) Grafana
6 3 (0.35%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.23%) SCOM
8 1 (0.12%) AWS Copilot
8 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.12%) Puppet
8 1 (0.12%) SCCM
8 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 72 (8.45%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.81%) Oracle
3 38 (4.46%) SAP
4 11 (1.29%) Atlassian
4 11 (1.29%) Databricks
5 10 (1.17%) Cisco
6 7 (0.82%) Meraki
6 7 (0.82%) Veeam
7 6 (0.70%) Google
7 6 (0.70%) ServiceNow
7 6 (0.70%) VMware
8 5 (0.59%) Sage
8 5 (0.59%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.47%) Cognos
9 4 (0.47%) Commvault
9 4 (0.47%) HP
9 4 (0.47%) Infor
10 3 (0.35%) Minitab
11 2 (0.23%) Aruba
11 2 (0.23%) Fortinet