Senior Job Trends in Oldham

Senior
Manchester > Oldham

The median Senior salary in Oldham is £42,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 6 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Oldham 20.00% - 12.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 22.22% - 13.04%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 - £60,000
75th Percentile £43,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £64,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -6.98% +6.61%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Oldham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oldham. 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 Oldham with a recognized job title 27 20 23
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 100.00% 92.00%
Number of salaries quoted 11 14 15
10th Percentile £40,000 £30,975 £29,850
25th Percentile £41,000 £37,125 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,136 £44,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.17% -1.11% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £65,000 £53,970
90th Percentile £59,460 £67,500 £58,400
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Oldham

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

Senior job vacancy trend in Oldham

Senior
Salary Trend in Oldham

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Oldham.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Oldham

Senior Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oldham

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, 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 Oldham region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) ACCA
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) Coaching
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (50.00%) ETL
1 3 (50.00%) GAAP
1 3 (50.00%) Housing Management
1 3 (50.00%) IFRS
1 3 (50.00%) ITIL
1 3 (50.00%) NEC Housing
1 3 (50.00%) Northgate
1 3 (50.00%) Power BI
1 3 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (50.00%) SQL

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oldham 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (50.00%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (50.00%) Local Government
1 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) Coaching
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (50.00%) ETL
1 3 (50.00%) Housing Management
1 3 (50.00%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) GAAP
1 3 (50.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Northgate