Senior Job Trends in Prestwick

Senior
South Ayrshire > Prestwick

The median Senior salary in Prestwick is £48,598 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -5 -1 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1 18 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Prestwick 7.14% 54.55% 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% 54.55% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 13 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,348 £55,801 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,598 £58,033 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.26% -17.10% -
75th Percentile £48,848 £60,265 £75,000
90th Percentile - - -
South Ayrshire median annual salary £48,598 £58,033 £70,000
% change year-on-year -16.26% -17.10% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Prestwick

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Prestwick. 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 Prestwick with a recognized job title 13 33 10
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7 21 10
10th Percentile £52,638 £37,574 -
25th Percentile £58,999 £55,801 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 £58,033 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.79% +132.13% -
75th Percentile £80,800 £60,265 -
90th Percentile £85,700 - £61,500
South Ayrshire median annual salary £70,450 £58,033 £25,000
% change year-on-year +21.40% +132.13% +2.04%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Prestwick

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

Senior job vacancy trend in Prestwick

Senior
Salary Trend in Prestwick

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Prestwick.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Prestwick

Senior Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Prestwick

For the 6 months to 27 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 Prestwick region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ada
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Green Hills
1 1 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Rhapsody
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Statemate
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) UML

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

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Rhapsody
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Statemate
General
1 1 (100.00%) Avionics
1 1 (100.00%) Military
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Ada
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Green Hills