Senior Job Trends in the South West

Senior
England > South West

The median Senior salary in the South West is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 9 3
Rank change year-on-year +4 -6 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 874 361 1,616
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 10.49% 10.85% 16.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.15% 11.81% 17.23%
Number of salaries quoted 617 235 1,198
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £54,000 £51,250 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £63,500
% change year-on-year +3.70% +6.30% -9.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 7,836 3,057 9,381
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 91.91% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5,392 2,057 6,990
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,125
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,500 £37,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,950 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Senior job vacancy trend in the South West

Senior
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in the South West

Senior
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the South West over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior in the South West

Senior
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 July 2026. 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
Bristol +8 357 £69,973 +16.62% 53
Gloucestershire -6 172 £75,000 +25.00% 62
Wiltshire +25 97 £60,000 +2.75% 18
Somerset -6 90 £60,000 +4.35% 27
Devon +10 81 £65,000 +14.54% 10
Dorset +9 56 £60,000 - 14
Cornwall +15 14 £55,000 - 2
Senior
England

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 16 July 2026, 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 South West region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 192 (21.97%) Software Engineering
2 120 (13.73%) Agile
3 108 (12.36%) Security Cleared
4 75 (8.58%) Azure
5 74 (8.47%) DevOps
6 73 (8.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 73 (8.35%) Python
7 71 (8.12%) SC Cleared
8 70 (8.01%) Microsoft
9 68 (7.78%) AI
10 62 (7.09%) Degree
11 60 (6.86%) Mentoring
12 58 (6.64%) C#
12 58 (6.64%) DV Cleared
12 58 (6.64%) Full-Stack Development
13 57 (6.52%) CI/CD
13 57 (6.52%) Decision-Making
14 55 (6.29%) Windows
15 52 (5.95%) AWS
15 52 (5.95%) Coaching
15 52 (5.95%) Java
16 42 (4.81%) Problem-Solving
17 40 (4.58%) Continuous Improvement
17 40 (4.58%) Project Delivery
17 40 (4.58%) SQL
18 39 (4.46%) JavaScript
19 36 (4.12%) Infrastructure as Code
20 35 (4.00%) Customer Experience
20 35 (4.00%) Terraform
21 34 (3.89%) Cybersecurity

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.14%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.80%) Confluence
4 4 (0.46%) CMS
5 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.11%) Apache
6 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 32 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (3.20%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (0.80%) AutoCAD
3 7 (0.80%) Civil 3D
4 5 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
1 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) Primavera
2 1 (0.11%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 75 (8.58%) Azure
2 52 (5.95%) AWS
3 27 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (2.86%) SaaS
5 21 (2.40%) Serverless
6 19 (2.17%) GitHub
7 15 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (1.49%) Entra ID
9 12 (1.37%) Power Platform
10 11 (1.26%) AWS Lambda
11 10 (1.14%) IaaS
12 9 (1.03%) Azure AKS
12 9 (1.03%) GCP
12 9 (1.03%) PaaS
13 8 (0.92%) Amazon S3
13 8 (0.92%) Azure Functions
14 7 (0.80%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (0.69%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 6 (0.69%) Azure Key Vault
15 6 (0.69%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.60%) Network Security
2 12 (1.37%) Firewall
2 12 (1.37%) VPN
3 5 (0.57%) Broadband
3 5 (0.57%) DNS
4 4 (0.46%) Wireless
5 3 (0.34%) BGP
6 2 (0.23%) DHCP
6 2 (0.23%) VoIP
6 2 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.11%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.11%) NGN
7 1 (0.11%) RS-422
7 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.11%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.11%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.11%) UWB
7 1 (0.11%) VXLAN
7 1 (0.11%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (1.95%) SQL Server
2 11 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (1.26%) Power BI
3 8 (0.92%) MySQL
4 7 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (0.80%) Tableau
5 6 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
6 4 (0.46%) Metadata
7 3 (0.34%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.34%) MariaDB
7 3 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.23%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.23%) Looker
8 2 (0.23%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.23%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.11%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 16 (1.83%) Git
2 14 (1.60%) JIRA
3 12 (1.37%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.14%) GitLab
5 4 (0.46%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.34%) CircleCI
6 3 (0.34%) MSI
6 3 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.23%) Selenium
8 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.11%) GoogleTest
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.11%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.11%) Xcode
General
1 89 (10.18%) Social Skills
2 47 (5.38%) Public Sector
3 40 (4.58%) Finance
4 34 (3.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 33 (3.78%) Retail
6 22 (2.52%) Legal
7 20 (2.29%) Analytical Skills
8 18 (2.06%) Aerospace
9 15 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (1.72%) Local Government
10 13 (1.49%) Aviation
11 12 (1.37%) Law
11 12 (1.37%) Manufacturing
12 10 (1.14%) Tech for Good
12 10 (1.14%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.03%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (0.92%) Automotive
14 8 (0.92%) Electronics
14 8 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (0.80%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.55%) .NET
2 24 (2.75%) WPF
3 17 (1.95%) React
4 16 (1.83%) Spring
5 15 (1.72%) Node.js
5 15 (1.72%) REST
6 12 (1.37%) .NET Core
7 11 (1.26%) .NET Framework
7 11 (1.26%) CSS
7 11 (1.26%) HTML
7 11 (1.26%) MFC
7 11 (1.26%) RESTful
7 11 (1.26%) Vue
8 9 (1.03%) CSS3
8 9 (1.03%) HTML5
8 9 (1.03%) OpenGL
9 8 (0.92%) Dapper ORM
9 8 (0.92%) Entity Framework
9 8 (0.92%) jQuery
10 6 (0.69%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 30 (3.43%) Cloud Native
2 19 (2.17%) Driving Licence
3 18 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
4 14 (1.60%) NHS
5 9 (1.03%) Algorithms
5 9 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (0.92%) Mobile App
6 8 (0.92%) Public Cloud
7 7 (0.80%) Onboarding
7 7 (0.80%) Product Ownership
8 6 (0.69%) IoT
8 6 (0.69%) Podcast
8 6 (0.69%) Security Posture
8 6 (0.69%) Social Media
8 6 (0.69%) Vector Graphics
9 5 (0.57%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (0.57%) Smart Home
10 4 (0.46%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.46%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 55 (6.29%) Windows
2 23 (2.63%) Linux
3 10 (1.14%) Apple iOS
3 10 (1.14%) Mac OS
3 10 (1.14%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.03%) Android
5 7 (0.80%) VMS
6 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.11%) ThreadX
6 1 (0.11%) Unix
6 1 (0.11%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (21.97%) Software Engineering
2 120 (13.73%) Agile
3 74 (8.47%) DevOps
4 73 (8.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 68 (7.78%) AI
6 60 (6.86%) Mentoring
7 58 (6.64%) Full-Stack Development
8 57 (6.52%) CI/CD
8 57 (6.52%) Decision-Making
9 52 (5.95%) Coaching
10 42 (4.81%) Problem-Solving
11 40 (4.58%) Continuous Improvement
11 40 (4.58%) Project Delivery
12 36 (4.12%) Infrastructure as Code
13 35 (4.00%) Customer Experience
14 34 (3.89%) Cybersecurity
15 33 (3.78%) PRINCE2
15 33 (3.78%) Project Management
16 32 (3.66%) Migration
17 31 (3.55%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (8.35%) Python
2 58 (6.64%) C#
3 52 (5.95%) Java
4 40 (4.58%) SQL
5 39 (4.46%) JavaScript
6 26 (2.97%) C++
7 22 (2.52%) PowerShell
8 17 (1.95%) Bash
9 13 (1.49%) PHP
10 12 (1.37%) TypeScript
11 9 (1.03%) Bicep
12 7 (0.80%) Go
13 6 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.46%) Scala
15 3 (0.34%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.34%) T-SQL
16 2 (0.23%) C
16 2 (0.23%) VB
17 1 (0.11%) Embedded C
17 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 108 (12.36%) Security Cleared
2 71 (8.12%) SC Cleared
3 62 (7.09%) Degree
4 58 (6.64%) DV Cleared
5 28 (3.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 10 (1.14%) Azure Certification
7 8 (0.92%) PhD
8 7 (0.80%) Chartered Engineer
8 7 (0.80%) Postgraduate
9 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.46%) CIPD
10 4 (0.46%) RIBA
10 4 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.34%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.34%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.34%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.23%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.11%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (1.03%) Accessibility
1 9 (1.03%) QA
2 8 (0.92%) Data Quality
3 4 (0.46%) WCAG
4 3 (0.34%) GDPR
4 3 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.34%) NCSC
4 3 (0.34%) NIST
5 2 (0.23%) ARP4761
5 2 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.23%) DO-160
5 2 (0.23%) DO-254
5 2 (0.23%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.11%) ARP4754
6 1 (0.11%) ISO 20022
6 1 (0.11%) JTAG
6 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.11%) PMO
System Software
1 27 (3.09%) Docker
2 21 (2.40%) Active Directory
3 17 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (0.92%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.69%) vSphere
7 5 (0.57%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.34%) iptables
9 2 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.23%) Firmware
10 1 (0.11%) GPFS
10 1 (0.11%) Lustre
10 1 (0.11%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 35 (4.00%) Terraform
2 28 (3.20%) Kubernetes
3 20 (2.29%) Ansible
4 10 (1.14%) Grafana
5 8 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.80%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.34%) Plesk
7 3 (0.34%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.34%) Puppet
7 3 (0.34%) VxRail
8 2 (0.23%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.23%) Packer
9 1 (0.11%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.11%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 70 (8.01%) Microsoft
2 17 (1.95%) VMware
3 11 (1.26%) Cisco
4 10 (1.14%) Salesforce
5 8 (0.92%) Dell
6 6 (0.69%) ScienceLogic
7 5 (0.57%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.46%) Adobe
8 4 (0.46%) Google
8 4 (0.46%) Intel
8 4 (0.46%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.34%) F5
9 3 (0.34%) Infoblox
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle
10 2 (0.23%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.23%) HP
10 2 (0.23%) Meraki
10 2 (0.23%) Remedy
10 2 (0.23%) Vectorworks
10 2 (0.23%) Veeam