Senior Jobs in Surrey

Senior
South East > Surrey

The median Senior salary in Surrey is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 9 8
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 164 376 280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 13.75% 13.44% 14.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.05% 14.62% 15.98%
Number of salaries quoted 104 215 177
10th Percentile £43,993 £41,550 £52,500
25th Percentile £55,938 £50,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £90,000
South East median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.33% -11.11% +3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 1,022 2,571 1,752
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.67% 91.92% 93.29%
Number of salaries quoted 591 1,668 1,128
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,600 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £90,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Surrey

Senior
Salary Trend in Surrey

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Surrey.

Salary trend for Senior in Surrey

Senior
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Surrey over the 6 months to 21 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior in Surrey

Senior
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 21 June 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
Epsom +19 33 £70,000 +40.00% 14
Redhill -12 17 £70,000 +16.67% 16
Guildford +5 15 £58,750 -2.08% 127
Weybridge +2 10 £62,500 -26.47%
Staines +3 7 £67,500 +12.50% 9
Farnham +3 7 £57,500 - 5
Woking +14 5 £82,500 +26.92% 140
Banstead 0 4 £72,500 -
Warlingham - 4 £41,000 -
Thames Ditton +4 3 - -
East Molesey +3 3 - -
Caterham -4 3 £41,000 -41.43% 1
Sunbury-on-Thames +17 2 - - 2
Esher +6 2 - -
Reigate -2 2 £61,500 +34.27% 15
Whyteleafe - 2 - -
Dorking -6 1 £70,000 +12.00% 1
Camberley -9 1 £75,000 +25.00% 3
Godalming - 1 £75,000 -
Senior
South East

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

For the 6 months to 21 June 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 Surrey region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 68 (41.46%) Azure
2 58 (35.37%) Python
3 57 (34.76%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (30.49%) Social Skills
5 49 (29.88%) SQL
6 48 (29.27%) Degree
7 43 (26.22%) Broadband
8 41 (25.00%) CI/CD
9 38 (23.17%) Agile
10 37 (22.56%) .NET
11 33 (20.12%) AWS
11 33 (20.12%) Analytical Skills
12 32 (19.51%) C#
13 31 (18.90%) TypeScript
14 30 (18.29%) Software Engineering
15 29 (17.68%) Artificial Intelligence
15 29 (17.68%) Mentoring
16 27 (16.46%) Self-Motivation
16 27 (16.46%) Databricks
16 27 (16.46%) Microsoft
17 24 (14.63%) Serverless
18 23 (14.02%) Games
19 22 (13.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
20 21 (12.80%) Data Science
20 21 (12.80%) GCP
20 21 (12.80%) React
21 20 (12.20%) AWS Lambda
21 20 (12.20%) GraphQL
21 20 (12.20%) Clean Code
21 20 (12.20%) Full-Stack Development

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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 8 (4.88%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.83%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (4.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Adobe Campaign
1 1 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 68 (41.46%) Azure
2 33 (20.12%) AWS
3 24 (14.63%) Serverless
4 22 (13.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 21 (12.80%) GCP
6 20 (12.20%) AWS Lambda
7 15 (9.15%) Azure Data Factory
8 10 (6.10%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (6.10%) GitHub
9 7 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (4.27%) Power Platform
10 6 (3.66%) Azure API Management
10 6 (3.66%) Entra ID
11 5 (3.05%) Azure Key Vault
11 5 (3.05%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (3.05%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (3.05%) PowerApps
12 4 (2.44%) Amazon S3
13 3 (1.83%) AWS Step Functions
13 3 (1.83%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 43 (26.22%) Broadband
2 8 (4.88%) Firewall
3 6 (3.66%) DNS
4 5 (3.05%) VPN
5 3 (1.83%) BGP
5 3 (1.83%) MPLS
5 3 (1.83%) Network Security
5 3 (1.83%) SD-WAN
5 3 (1.83%) WAN
6 1 (0.61%) DHCP
6 1 (0.61%) HTTP
6 1 (0.61%) Intranet
6 1 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.61%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.71%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.49%) Big Data
3 7 (4.27%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (3.66%) Power BI
5 5 (3.05%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (2.44%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 3 (1.83%) DynamoDB
7 3 (1.83%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (1.83%) MongoDB
8 2 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (1.22%) Tableau
9 1 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.61%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.61%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.61%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.61%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 13 (7.93%) JIRA
2 6 (3.66%) Git
3 3 (1.83%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.83%) rollup.js
4 1 (0.61%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.61%) CMake
4 1 (0.61%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 50 (30.49%) Social Skills
2 33 (20.12%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (14.02%) Games
4 15 (9.15%) Finance
5 12 (7.32%) Automotive
6 11 (6.71%) Marketing
7 10 (6.10%) Advertising
8 9 (5.49%) Electronics
9 6 (3.66%) Aerospace
10 5 (3.05%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.22%) Law
11 2 (1.22%) Legal
11 2 (1.22%) Local Government
12 1 (0.61%) Aviation
12 1 (0.61%) Billing
12 1 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.61%) Military
12 1 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.61%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.61%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (22.56%) .NET
2 21 (12.80%) React
3 20 (12.20%) GraphQL
4 17 (10.37%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 17 (10.37%) WebGL
5 14 (8.54%) Node.js
6 10 (6.10%) Blazor
6 10 (6.10%) RESTful
7 8 (4.88%) AngularJS
7 8 (4.88%) ASP.NET
8 7 (4.27%) Kafka
9 6 (3.66%) HTML
9 6 (3.66%) Middleware
10 5 (3.05%) Bootstrap
10 5 (3.05%) HTML5
10 5 (3.05%) YAML
11 4 (2.44%) RabbitMQ
11 4 (2.44%) REST
11 4 (2.44%) Spring Boot
12 3 (1.83%) Serverless Framework
Miscellaneous
1 27 (16.46%) Self-Motivation
2 17 (10.37%) Animation
3 12 (7.32%) Product Ownership
4 9 (5.49%) Digital Media
4 9 (5.49%) Marketing Technology
4 9 (5.49%) Onboarding
4 9 (5.49%) VHDL
5 6 (3.66%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.66%) Video\Live Streaming
6 3 (1.83%) PMI
7 2 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.22%) CCTV
8 1 (0.61%) Acoustics
8 1 (0.61%) Device Driver
8 1 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.61%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.61%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.61%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.61%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.61%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.66%) Linux
2 3 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 3 (1.83%) Windows
3 2 (1.22%) Android
3 2 (1.22%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.61%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.61%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (34.76%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 38 (23.17%) Agile
4 30 (18.29%) Software Engineering
5 29 (17.68%) Artificial Intelligence
5 29 (17.68%) Mentoring
6 21 (12.80%) Data Science
7 20 (12.20%) Clean Code
7 20 (12.20%) Full-Stack Development
8 19 (11.59%) Machine Learning
8 19 (11.59%) Prototyping
9 17 (10.37%) 3D Animation
9 17 (10.37%) Analytics
9 17 (10.37%) Creative Thinking
9 17 (10.37%) DevOps
9 17 (10.37%) Performance Metrics
9 17 (10.37%) Personalization
9 17 (10.37%) Rapid Prototyping
9 17 (10.37%) Storytelling
9 17 (10.37%) Visual Effects
Programming Languages
1 58 (35.37%) Python
2 49 (29.88%) SQL
3 32 (19.51%) C#
4 31 (18.90%) TypeScript
5 17 (10.37%) HLSL
6 16 (9.76%) Java
7 13 (7.93%) JavaScript
8 11 (6.71%) PowerShell
9 6 (3.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (3.05%) Bicep
11 3 (1.83%) C
11 3 (1.83%) C++
12 2 (1.22%) Bash
12 2 (1.22%) MATLAB
12 2 (1.22%) Objective-C
12 2 (1.22%) Scala
13 1 (0.61%) BrightScript
13 1 (0.61%) PHP
13 1 (0.61%) Rust
Qualifications
1 48 (29.27%) Degree
2 17 (10.37%) PhD
3 14 (8.54%) Azure Certification
4 12 (7.32%) DBS Check
5 8 (4.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (4.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.83%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.83%) CCNP
7 3 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.83%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.22%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (1.22%) Security Cleared
9 1 (0.61%) CISM
9 1 (0.61%) CISSP
9 1 (0.61%) CRISC
9 1 (0.61%) GIAC
9 1 (0.61%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.61%) OSCP
9 1 (0.61%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.05%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.22%) GDPR
3 1 (0.61%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.61%) COBIT
3 1 (0.61%) GRC
3 1 (0.61%) QA
System Software
1 9 (5.49%) Firmware
2 5 (3.05%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (2.44%) Active Directory
3 4 (2.44%) Docker
4 2 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (4.27%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.83%) FortiGate
3 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.22%) SCCM
4 1 (0.61%) Ansible
4 1 (0.61%) Packer
4 1 (0.61%) Terraform
4 1 (0.61%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 27 (16.46%) Databricks
1 27 (16.46%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.27%) Atlassian
2 7 (4.27%) ServiceNow
3 5 (3.05%) Cisco
3 5 (3.05%) Juniper
4 3 (1.83%) Fortinet
4 3 (1.83%) VMware
5 2 (1.22%) Alteryx
5 2 (1.22%) Palo Alto
5 2 (1.22%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.22%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 1 (0.61%) Adobe
6 1 (0.61%) OneLogin
6 1 (0.61%) Red Hat
6 1 (0.61%) Roku
6 1 (0.61%) Tanium