Senior Jobs in the Thames Valley

Senior
South East > Thames Valley

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

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

6 months to
6 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 8 8
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 392 823 864
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 13.34% 13.91% 14.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.14% 14.64% 15.80%
Number of salaries quoted 233 542 497
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £44,500
25th Percentile £53,688 £51,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £92,500
South East median annual salary £62,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -0.80% -7.41% +5.47%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,429 5,621 5,469
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.65% 95.01% 91.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,231 4,052 3,146
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £29,063
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £36,953
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -7.41% -1.82%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the Thames Valley

Senior
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Senior in the Thames Valley

Senior
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 6 March 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior in the Thames Valley

Senior
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 6 March 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
Berkshire -4 182 £70,000 +3.70% 110
Buckinghamshire +8 114 £60,000 - 52
Oxfordshire -3 96 £60,000 - 54
Senior
South East

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 6 March 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 Thames Valley region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 134 (34.18%) Degree
2 92 (23.47%) Agile
3 83 (21.17%) Mentoring
4 71 (18.11%) Software Engineering
4 71 (18.11%) C#
5 68 (17.35%) Computer Science
6 66 (16.84%) Problem-Solving
7 64 (16.33%) Social Skills
8 63 (16.07%) Azure
8 63 (16.07%) Microsoft
9 62 (15.82%) JavaScript
9 62 (15.82%) React
10 60 (15.31%) HTML
10 60 (15.31%) SQL
11 57 (14.54%) Python
12 56 (14.29%) Docker
12 56 (14.29%) Kubernetes
13 55 (14.03%) TypeScript
14 53 (13.52%) Git
14 53 (13.52%) .NET
15 52 (13.27%) AWS
15 52 (13.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 51 (13.01%) Manufacturing
16 51 (13.01%) Artificial Intelligence
17 46 (11.73%) C++
18 41 (10.46%) QA
19 40 (10.20%) Collaborative Working
20 37 (9.44%) C
21 35 (8.93%) CSS
21 35 (8.93%) Microservices

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.02%) Apache
3 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.51%) CMS
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.26%) Confluence
5 1 (0.26%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) nginx
5 1 (0.26%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (4.85%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.51%) Simulink
4 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.26%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.77%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle Manufacturing
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle SCM
2 2 (0.51%) Primavera
3 1 (0.26%) Aareon QL
3 1 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.26%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 63 (16.07%) Azure
2 52 (13.27%) AWS
3 22 (5.61%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.85%) Serverless
5 15 (3.83%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (3.32%) GCP
7 12 (3.06%) AWS Lambda
8 11 (2.81%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.79%) Azure Functions
9 7 (1.79%) Azure Monitor
9 7 (1.79%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.28%) AWS CloudFormation
10 5 (1.28%) GitHub
10 5 (1.28%) PaaS
11 4 (1.02%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 4 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.02%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.02%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.02%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.08%) Firewall
2 10 (2.55%) LAN
2 10 (2.55%) Network Security
2 10 (2.55%) WAN
3 9 (2.30%) VoIP
4 6 (1.53%) DNS
5 5 (1.28%) DHCP
5 5 (1.28%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.02%) VLAN
7 3 (0.77%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.51%) Broadband
8 2 (0.51%) FTP
8 2 (0.51%) HTTP
8 2 (0.51%) Mobile Broadband
8 2 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.51%) SAN
9 1 (0.26%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (0.26%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.42%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.61%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (5.10%) OLTP
4 17 (4.34%) NoSQL
5 16 (4.08%) MySQL
6 12 (3.06%) DynamoDB
7 5 (1.28%) Relational Database
8 4 (1.02%) MongoDB
8 4 (1.02%) Power BI
9 3 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.77%) Big Data
10 2 (0.51%) GIS
11 1 (0.26%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 53 (13.52%) Git
2 22 (5.61%) Selenium
3 16 (4.08%) Cypress.io
4 14 (3.57%) JIRA
5 5 (1.28%) Postman
5 5 (1.28%) SoapUI
5 5 (1.28%) Team Foundation Server
5 5 (1.28%) WebDriver
6 3 (0.77%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.51%) Babel
7 2 (0.51%) Subversion
7 2 (0.51%) Vite
7 2 (0.51%) webpack
8 1 (0.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.26%) git-flow
8 1 (0.26%) Gradle
8 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.26%) Moq
8 1 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.26%) SpecFlow
General
1 64 (16.33%) Social Skills
2 52 (13.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 51 (13.01%) Manufacturing
4 30 (7.65%) Finance
5 25 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (6.38%) Retail
6 13 (3.32%) Electronics
6 13 (3.32%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.30%) Marketing
8 8 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.79%) Aerospace
10 5 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.28%) Legal
10 5 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.02%) Humanities
11 4 (1.02%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.77%) Advertising
12 3 (0.77%) Games
12 3 (0.77%) Health Technology
12 3 (0.77%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (15.82%) React
2 60 (15.31%) HTML
3 53 (13.52%) .NET
4 35 (8.93%) CSS
5 28 (7.14%) SOAP
6 23 (5.87%) HTML5
7 21 (5.36%) CSS3
8 20 (5.10%) XML
9 17 (4.34%) Jest
9 17 (4.34%) Node.js
10 14 (3.57%) Flutter
10 14 (3.57%) Web Services
11 12 (3.06%) AngularJS
12 11 (2.81%) GraphQL
13 10 (2.55%) RESTful
14 9 (2.30%) LAMP
14 9 (2.30%) Laravel
14 9 (2.30%) WPF
15 7 (1.79%) Spring
15 7 (1.79%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.61%) Algorithms
2 20 (5.10%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.57%) Greenfield Project
4 12 (3.06%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.04%) Cloud Native
6 6 (1.53%) Data Structures
6 6 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (1.53%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.28%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (1.02%) CCTV
8 4 (1.02%) CESG
9 3 (0.77%) Clustering
9 3 (0.77%) Digital Media
9 3 (0.77%) FPGA
9 3 (0.77%) Life Science
9 3 (0.77%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (0.77%) NHS
9 3 (0.77%) Replication
9 3 (0.77%) Robotics
10 2 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 32 (8.16%) Linux
2 28 (7.14%) Windows
3 10 (2.55%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.53%) VMS
5 4 (1.02%) Android
5 4 (1.02%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.02%) Unix
5 4 (1.02%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.77%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (23.47%) Agile
2 83 (21.17%) Mentoring
3 71 (18.11%) Software Engineering
4 68 (17.35%) Computer Science
5 66 (16.84%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (13.01%) Artificial Intelligence
7 40 (10.20%) Collaborative Working
8 35 (8.93%) Microservices
9 34 (8.67%) Full-Stack Development
10 33 (8.42%) Project Management
11 32 (8.16%) Coaching
11 32 (8.16%) DevOps
12 31 (7.91%) CAD
12 31 (7.91%) Design for Manufacturing
12 31 (7.91%) Software Testing
13 30 (7.65%) Propensity Modelling
14 27 (6.89%) Mathematics
15 26 (6.63%) Continuous Improvement
15 26 (6.63%) Front End Development
16 23 (5.87%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 71 (18.11%) C#
2 62 (15.82%) JavaScript
3 60 (15.31%) SQL
4 57 (14.54%) Python
5 55 (14.03%) TypeScript
6 46 (11.73%) C++
7 37 (9.44%) C
8 30 (7.65%) PHP
9 29 (7.40%) Java
10 20 (5.10%) PL/SQL
11 17 (4.34%) Ruby
12 16 (4.08%) Go
13 14 (3.57%) Perl
13 14 (3.57%) Rust
14 13 (3.32%) Bash
15 6 (1.53%) Bicep
15 6 (1.53%) PowerShell
16 4 (1.02%) Fortran
17 3 (0.77%) Apex Code
17 3 (0.77%) R
Qualifications
1 134 (34.18%) Degree
2 31 (7.91%) Security Cleared
3 25 (6.38%) SC Cleared
4 21 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (3.83%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.81%) PhD
7 10 (2.55%) Master's Degree
8 9 (2.30%) CISSP
9 6 (1.53%) CCNP
9 6 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.28%) CCNA
10 5 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.28%) CTC Cleared
10 5 (1.28%) GCIA
10 5 (1.28%) ISTQB
10 5 (1.28%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 5 (1.28%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (1.28%) SANS
11 4 (1.02%) CESG Certified Professional
11 4 (1.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (10.46%) QA
2 16 (4.08%) WCAG
3 15 (3.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.79%) SLA
5 6 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.02%) GMP
7 2 (0.51%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.51%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.51%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.26%) Automotive SPICE
8 1 (0.26%) CDISC
8 1 (0.26%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.26%) MISRA
8 1 (0.26%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.26%) NCSC
8 1 (0.26%) NIST
System Software
1 56 (14.29%) Docker
2 19 (4.85%) Active Directory
3 8 (2.04%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.77%) Firmware
6 3 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.51%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.26%) Squid
8 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 56 (14.29%) Kubernetes
2 21 (5.36%) Terraform
3 11 (2.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.26%) Ansible
4 1 (0.26%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.26%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.26%) Grafana
4 1 (0.26%) HAProxy
4 1 (0.26%) Nagios
4 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 63 (16.07%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.16%) Oracle
3 9 (2.30%) Salesforce
4 5 (1.28%) Infoblox
4 5 (1.28%) VMware
5 2 (0.51%) Agilent
5 2 (0.51%) Apple
5 2 (0.51%) Cisco
5 2 (0.51%) Dell
5 2 (0.51%) Google
5 2 (0.51%) OpenAI
5 2 (0.51%) PeopleSoft
5 2 (0.51%) Qubit
5 2 (0.51%) Red Hat
5 2 (0.51%) SAP
5 2 (0.51%) Splunk
5 2 (0.51%) Veeam
6 1 (0.26%) Aareon
6 1 (0.26%) Databricks
6 1 (0.26%) Palo Alto