Senior Jobs in Swansea

Senior
West Wales > Swansea

The median Senior salary in Swansea is £59,857 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

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

 6 months to
28 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 6 15
Rank change year-on-year +3 +9 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 11 36 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 21.57% 21.30% 11.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 25.58% 21.30% 13.15%
Number of salaries quoted 4 34 21
10th Percentile £41,407 - £36,052
25th Percentile £53,268 £31,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,857 £40,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +49.64% -27.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile - £50,000 £60,800
90th Percentile - £53,391 £61,250
West Wales median annual salary £59,857 £40,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +49.64% -27.27% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 43 169 213
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.31% 100.00% 87.30%
Number of salaries quoted 27 152 173
10th Percentile £21,250 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £27,262 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,733 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.15% +12.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £53,762 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,857 £65,000 £61,180
West Wales median annual salary £37,733 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.15% +12.50% -11.11%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Swansea

Senior
Salary Trend in Swansea

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

Salary trend for Senior in Swansea

Senior
Salary Histogram in Swansea

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Swansea over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior in Swansea

Senior Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 28 May 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 Swansea region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 7 (63.64%) Driving Licence
2 7 (63.64%) Scorecard
2 7 (63.64%) Project Management
2 7 (63.64%) Balanced Scorecard
2 7 (63.64%) Risk Management
2 7 (63.64%) Finance
3 3 (27.27%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) Product Management
3 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) Scrum
3 3 (27.27%) Programme Management
3 3 (27.27%) Product Roadmap
3 3 (27.27%) CSPO
3 3 (27.27%) Product Backlog
3 3 (27.27%) Line Management
3 3 (27.27%) Coaching
3 3 (27.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
3 3 (27.27%) Product Ownership
4 1 (9.09%) Slack
4 1 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (9.09%) Wireless
4 1 (9.09%) Cisco
4 1 (9.09%) Internet
4 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (9.09%) Network Monitoring
4 1 (9.09%) VLAN

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Internet
1 1 (9.09%) VLAN
1 1 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (9.09%) Wireless
General
1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 7 (63.64%) Finance
3 3 (27.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Driving Licence
2 3 (27.27%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Balanced Scorecard
1 7 (63.64%) Project Management
1 7 (63.64%) Risk Management
1 7 (63.64%) Scorecard
2 3 (27.27%) Agile
2 3 (27.27%) Coaching
2 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (27.27%) Line Management
2 3 (27.27%) Product Backlog
2 3 (27.27%) Product Management
2 3 (27.27%) Product Roadmap
2 3 (27.27%) Programme Management
2 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
2 3 (27.27%) Scrum
3 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (9.09%) Network Monitoring
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) CSPO
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Cisco