Senior Job Trends in Taunton

Senior
Somerset > Taunton

The median Senior salary in Taunton is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 March 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 3 11
Rank change year-on-year -12 +8 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 2 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Taunton 2.60% 38.46% 4.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.60% 38.46% 4.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - £45,375 £47,400
25th Percentile - £45,938 £47,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £48,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -2.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile - £53,438 £52,125
90th Percentile - £55,125 £52,200
Somerset median annual salary £70,000 £56,121 £50,693
% change year-on-year +24.73% +10.71% -11.84%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Taunton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Taunton. 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 Taunton with a recognized job title 77 13 43
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 52 10 38
10th Percentile £29,723 £34,437 £20,500
25th Percentile £32,688 £37,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,419 £35,607
Median % change year-on-year -7.87% +21.94% -18.87%
75th Percentile £47,500 £44,605 £44,688
90th Percentile £57,500 £50,625 £53,075
Somerset median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +20.48% -17.00%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton

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

Senior job vacancy trend in Taunton

Senior
Salary Trend in Taunton

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Taunton.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Taunton

Senior Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton

For the 6 months to 21 March 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 Taunton region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Guard
1 2 (100.00%) Database Security
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) High Availability
1 2 (100.00%) Hydrography
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle RMAN
1 2 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 2 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (100.00%) Replication
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Database Security
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) High Availability
1 2 (100.00%) Hydrography
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Guard
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle