Senior Jobs in the North of England

Senior
England > North of England

The median Senior salary in the North of England is £60,000 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 8 11 11
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,174 2,568 2,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 14.98% 15.09% 12.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.51% 15.66% 13.37%
Number of salaries quoted 793 1,516 1,636
10th Percentile £43,000 £40,834 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £82,500
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
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 7,570 16,400 15,929
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.61% 96.39% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 5,344 9,652 12,021
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,749 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £64,106
90th Percentile £82,548 £83,750 £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 North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the North of England

Senior
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in the North of England.

Salary trend for Senior in the North of England

Senior
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for Senior in the North of England

Senior
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the North of England 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
North West +3 584 £62,500 +4.17% 443
Yorkshire +1 495 £60,000 -4.00% 206
North East +7 93 £55,000 -3.08% 91
Senior
England

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

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 North of England region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 423 (36.03%) Agile
2 275 (23.42%) SQL
3 274 (23.34%) Finance
4 256 (21.81%) Azure
5 244 (20.78%) Social Skills
6 224 (19.08%) AWS
7 219 (18.65%) Problem-Solving
8 209 (17.80%) Degree
9 202 (17.21%) Software Engineering
10 187 (15.93%) DevOps
11 176 (14.99%) .NET
12 171 (14.57%) CI/CD
13 157 (13.37%) Java
14 151 (12.86%) Python
15 146 (12.44%) Mentoring
16 139 (11.84%) C#
17 132 (11.24%) JavaScript
18 124 (10.56%) Scrum
19 121 (10.31%) Docker
20 115 (9.80%) Microsoft
21 111 (9.45%) Retail
22 110 (9.37%) Kubernetes
23 109 (9.28%) Actionable Insight
24 108 (9.20%) Management Information System
25 107 (9.11%) Security Cleared
26 104 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
27 99 (8.43%) SQL Server
28 97 (8.26%) Project Delivery
29 95 (8.09%) Windows
29 95 (8.09%) NEC

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 23 (1.96%) SAS
2 22 (1.87%) JBoss
2 22 (1.87%) Red Hat Fuse
3 19 (1.62%) Confluence
4 11 (0.94%) SharePoint
5 9 (0.77%) CMS
6 7 (0.60%) Apache
7 6 (0.51%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.51%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.26%) IIS
8 3 (0.26%) MS Exchange
8 3 (0.26%) nginx
8 3 (0.26%) NServiceBus
9 2 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.17%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.085%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.085%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.085%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.085%) WordPress
Applications
1 27 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.34%) Trello
5 3 (0.26%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.085%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 40 (3.41%) Oracle ERP
2 17 (1.45%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.68%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.17%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.17%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.17%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.085%) iTrent
7 1 (0.085%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.085%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.085%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.085%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.085%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 256 (21.81%) Azure
2 224 (19.08%) AWS
3 73 (6.22%) GCP
4 57 (4.86%) Azure DevOps
5 53 (4.51%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (4.34%) Power Platform
7 45 (3.83%) Serverless
8 44 (3.75%) SaaS
9 30 (2.56%) OpenShift
10 27 (2.30%) PaaS
11 24 (2.04%) GitHub
12 23 (1.96%) Entra ID
13 18 (1.53%) Cloud Computing
14 14 (1.19%) AWS Lambda
14 14 (1.19%) IaaS
15 12 (1.02%) AWS CloudFormation
16 10 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
17 9 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
17 9 (0.77%) PowerApps
18 8 (0.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.83%) Firewall
2 37 (3.15%) LAN
3 34 (2.90%) WAN
4 18 (1.53%) DNS
4 18 (1.53%) Intrusion Detection
4 18 (1.53%) Wireless
5 16 (1.36%) Internet
6 14 (1.19%) Network Security
7 13 (1.11%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 13 (1.11%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 13 (1.11%) PPP
7 13 (1.11%) VPN
8 11 (0.94%) DHCP
8 11 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (0.85%) WLAN
10 9 (0.77%) Cisco Firepower
10 9 (0.77%) VLAN
11 8 (0.68%) Cisco ASA
12 7 (0.60%) SAN
13 6 (0.51%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (8.43%) SQL Server
2 51 (4.34%) PostgreSQL
3 46 (3.92%) Oracle Reports
3 46 (3.92%) Power BI
4 40 (3.41%) MySQL
5 27 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
6 26 (2.21%) MongoDB
7 22 (1.87%) Elasticsearch
8 18 (1.53%) Oracle Database
9 17 (1.45%) Relational Database
10 15 (1.28%) Oracle Database 11g
10 15 (1.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 13 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (0.85%) NoSQL
13 9 (0.77%) Tableau
14 8 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
15 7 (0.60%) Data Lake
16 6 (0.51%) Base SAS
16 6 (0.51%) JasperReports
16 6 (0.51%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 89 (7.58%) Git
2 71 (6.05%) Jenkins
3 29 (2.47%) JIRA
4 22 (1.87%) IntelliJ
5 21 (1.79%) Selenium
6 13 (1.11%) Maven
7 12 (1.02%) Bitbucket
8 11 (0.94%) Cypress.io
8 11 (0.94%) IBM UrbanCode
9 9 (0.77%) Cucumber
9 9 (0.77%) GitLab
9 9 (0.77%) SonarQube
10 8 (0.68%) CircleCI
11 7 (0.60%) Spinnaker
12 4 (0.34%) Appium
12 4 (0.34%) fastlane
12 4 (0.34%) Gradle
13 3 (0.26%) git-flow
13 3 (0.26%) Mocha
13 3 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
General
1 274 (23.34%) Finance
2 244 (20.78%) Social Skills
3 111 (9.45%) Retail
4 104 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
5 90 (7.67%) Banking
6 80 (6.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 71 (6.05%) Public Sector
8 49 (4.17%) Back Office
9 30 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (2.21%) Law
11 23 (1.96%) Marketing
11 23 (1.96%) Tech for Good
12 22 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (1.62%) Games
14 18 (1.53%) Electronics
15 17 (1.45%) Manufacturing
16 15 (1.28%) Automotive
16 15 (1.28%) Legal
17 11 (0.94%) Local Government
17 11 (0.94%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 176 (14.99%) .NET
2 93 (7.92%) React
3 70 (5.96%) AngularJS
4 68 (5.79%) CSS
5 67 (5.71%) HTML
6 59 (5.03%) .NET Core
7 57 (4.86%) Spring
8 55 (4.68%) Node.js
9 50 (4.26%) REST
10 44 (3.75%) Web Services
11 43 (3.66%) RESTful
12 42 (3.58%) XML
13 41 (3.49%) ASP.NET
14 39 (3.32%) Oracle Fusion
15 35 (2.98%) SOAP
16 29 (2.47%) .NET Framework
17 27 (2.30%) JSON
18 22 (1.87%) Hibernate
18 22 (1.87%) JPA
18 22 (1.87%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 108 (9.20%) Management Information System
2 55 (4.68%) Virtual Team
3 47 (4.00%) Product Ownership
4 39 (3.32%) Cloud Native
4 39 (3.32%) Driving Licence
5 35 (2.98%) Self-Motivation
6 33 (2.81%) Data Centre
7 27 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
8 19 (1.62%) Cyberattack
8 19 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
9 18 (1.53%) Data Structures
10 17 (1.45%) Public Cloud
10 17 (1.45%) Security Operations Centre
11 16 (1.36%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.11%) Credit Risk
13 12 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
13 12 (1.02%) NHS
14 10 (0.85%) Algorithms
14 10 (0.85%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 95 (8.09%) Windows
2 85 (7.24%) Linux
3 33 (2.81%) Windows Server
4 21 (1.79%) Unix
5 20 (1.70%) Windows 10
6 10 (0.85%) Android
7 9 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.17%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.17%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.085%) Debian
9 1 (0.085%) MVS
9 1 (0.085%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.085%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 423 (36.03%) Agile
2 219 (18.65%) Problem-Solving
3 202 (17.21%) Software Engineering
4 187 (15.93%) DevOps
5 171 (14.57%) CI/CD
6 146 (12.44%) Mentoring
7 124 (10.56%) Scrum
8 109 (9.28%) Actionable Insight
9 97 (8.26%) Project Delivery
10 93 (7.92%) ITIL
11 92 (7.84%) ERP
12 91 (7.75%) Migration
13 88 (7.50%) Computer Science
14 85 (7.24%) Microservices
15 81 (6.90%) Project Management
16 79 (6.73%) SDLC
17 76 (6.47%) User Experience
18 74 (6.30%) Design Patterns
18 74 (6.30%) TDD
19 67 (5.71%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 275 (23.42%) SQL
2 157 (13.37%) Java
3 151 (12.86%) Python
4 139 (11.84%) C#
5 132 (11.24%) JavaScript
6 78 (6.64%) TypeScript
7 76 (6.47%) PL/SQL
8 40 (3.41%) T-SQL
9 34 (2.90%) PHP
10 31 (2.64%) C++
11 25 (2.13%) PowerShell
12 20 (1.70%) C
13 14 (1.19%) VB.NET
14 12 (1.02%) R
15 11 (0.94%) Bash
15 11 (0.94%) Rust
16 9 (0.77%) Apex Code
16 9 (0.77%) Go
17 8 (0.68%) Kotlin
17 8 (0.68%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 209 (17.80%) Degree
2 107 (9.11%) Security Cleared
3 81 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 58 (4.94%) SC Cleared
5 36 (3.07%) DV Cleared
6 30 (2.56%) Postgraduate
7 18 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (1.53%) CISM
7 18 (1.53%) TOGAF Certification
8 16 (1.36%) CISSP
9 15 (1.28%) AWS Certification
9 15 (1.28%) SSCP
10 13 (1.11%) CCNA
10 13 (1.11%) Master's Degree
11 12 (1.02%) CCNP
12 11 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (0.77%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 8 (0.68%) AWS Certified Developer
14 8 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 8 (0.68%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (5.54%) GDPR
2 40 (3.41%) QA
2 40 (3.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 31 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (1.36%) NIST
5 15 (1.28%) GRC
6 13 (1.11%) Accessibility
7 10 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (0.77%) IFRS
9 8 (0.68%) SLA
10 7 (0.60%) CRD IV
11 6 (0.51%) CDISC
11 6 (0.51%) IFRS 9
11 6 (0.51%) WCAG
12 4 (0.34%) GAAP
12 4 (0.34%) ISO 26262
13 3 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
13 3 (0.26%) PCI DSS
14 2 (0.17%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.17%) NCSC
System Software
1 121 (10.31%) Docker
2 55 (4.68%) Active Directory
3 17 (1.45%) Firmware
4 14 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.51%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.43%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.17%) GPFS
7 2 (0.17%) Lustre
7 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.085%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.085%) RACF
8 1 (0.085%) Snort
8 1 (0.085%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.085%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 110 (9.37%) Kubernetes
2 82 (6.98%) Terraform
3 31 (2.64%) Ansible
4 19 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.60%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.43%) Progress Chef
6 5 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.34%) Grafana
7 4 (0.34%) Puppet
8 3 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.26%) CSIRT
8 3 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.26%) MIIS
9 2 (0.17%) N-central
9 2 (0.17%) Nessus
9 2 (0.17%) Packer
10 1 (0.085%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.085%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.085%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.085%) Istio
Vendors
1 115 (9.80%) Microsoft
2 95 (8.09%) NEC
3 78 (6.64%) Oracle
4 59 (5.03%) Salesforce
5 40 (3.41%) Cisco
6 36 (3.07%) Google
7 21 (1.79%) VMware
8 19 (1.62%) IBM
9 18 (1.53%) CheckPoint
10 17 (1.45%) Fortinet
11 15 (1.28%) F5
12 14 (1.19%) ServiceNow
13 12 (1.02%) EMC
14 11 (0.94%) iManage
14 11 (0.94%) SAP
15 9 (0.77%) Dell
15 9 (0.77%) Splunk
16 8 (0.68%) Databricks
16 8 (0.68%) Veracode
17 7 (0.60%) HP