Senior Jobs in the Thames Valley

Senior
South East > Thames Valley

The median Senior salary in the Thames Valley is £62,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 8 8
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,018 830 1,057
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.15% 13.82% 15.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.00% 15.39% 15.86%
Number of salaries quoted 633 507 691
10th Percentile £42,500 £46,060 £47,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +3.70% +12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £88,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,361 5,393 6,664
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 89.81% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4,463 3,160 4,121
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

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 9 May 2024.

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 9 May 2024. 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 +8 513 £67,500 -3.57% 108
Oxfordshire +3 276 £60,000 -14.29% 77
Buckinghamshire -1 230 £55,000 -8.33% 59
Senior
South East

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, 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.

1 237 (23.28%) Degree
2 194 (19.06%) Social Skills
3 190 (18.66%) Agile
4 168 (16.50%) Security Cleared
5 166 (16.31%) Software Engineering
6 165 (16.21%) Microsoft
7 164 (16.11%) Problem-Solving
8 155 (15.23%) JavaScript
9 151 (14.83%) C#
10 141 (13.85%) Azure
11 133 (13.06%) React
11 133 (13.06%) .NET
12 119 (11.69%) Analytical Skills
13 109 (10.71%) Python
14 106 (10.41%) Actionable Insight
15 105 (10.31%) Computer Science
16 103 (10.12%) Finance
17 97 (9.53%) SC Cleared
18 95 (9.33%) SQL
19 92 (9.04%) Decision-Making
20 86 (8.45%) AWS
21 85 (8.35%) TypeScript
22 79 (7.76%) Java
22 79 (7.76%) Linux
22 79 (7.76%) Mentoring
22 79 (7.76%) DevOps
23 75 (7.37%) CSS
24 74 (7.27%) Git
25 73 (7.17%) Docker
25 73 (7.17%) HTML

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 30 (2.95%) CMS
2 23 (2.26%) Headless CMS
2 23 (2.26%) Kentico
3 22 (2.16%) WebLogic
4 19 (1.87%) ArcGIS
4 19 (1.87%) GeoServer
5 18 (1.77%) IIS
5 18 (1.77%) Sitecore CMS
5 18 (1.77%) Umbraco
6 10 (0.98%) OpenStack
7 9 (0.88%) JBoss
7 9 (0.88%) Red Hat Fuse
8 8 (0.79%) Confluence
9 7 (0.69%) SAS
9 7 (0.69%) SharePoint
10 6 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
10 6 (0.59%) Oracle Workflow
11 5 (0.49%) nginx
12 1 (0.098%) Apache Airflow
12 1 (0.098%) Kinematics
Applications
1 56 (5.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.67%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (0.79%) OrCAD
5 6 (0.59%) AutoCAD
5 6 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.39%) Sketch
6 4 (0.39%) Solid Edge
6 4 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
7 3 (0.29%) Siemens NX
8 2 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 6 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.59%) Oracle Applications
2 4 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.29%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.29%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.29%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.098%) Primavera
4 1 (0.098%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.098%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.098%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.098%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 141 (13.85%) Azure
2 86 (8.45%) AWS
3 32 (3.14%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
4 25 (2.46%) SaaS
5 19 (1.87%) Power Platform
6 18 (1.77%) Kontent
7 12 (1.18%) OneDrive
7 12 (1.18%) Serverless
8 11 (1.08%) Entra ID
9 10 (0.98%) Amazon ECS
9 10 (0.98%) Amazon EKS
9 10 (0.98%) Dropbox
9 10 (0.98%) Google Drive
10 8 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (0.59%) GCP
11 6 (0.59%) GitHub
11 6 (0.59%) PaaS
11 6 (0.59%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.59%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.75%) Broadband
2 25 (2.46%) WAN
3 22 (2.16%) Firewall
4 18 (1.77%) Wireless
5 16 (1.57%) SD-WAN
6 13 (1.28%) LAN
7 12 (1.18%) VPN
8 11 (1.08%) DHCP
8 11 (1.08%) DNS
9 9 (0.88%) MPLS
9 9 (0.88%) TCP/IP
10 8 (0.79%) Ethernet
11 7 (0.69%) Cisco Firepower
11 7 (0.69%) Intrusion Detection
12 6 (0.59%) Microwave Backhaul
12 6 (0.59%) Mobile Backhaul
12 6 (0.59%) Modbus
13 5 (0.49%) MQTT
13 5 (0.49%) Network Security
13 5 (0.49%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (3.83%) PostgreSQL
2 37 (3.63%) SQL Server
3 31 (3.05%) Elasticsearch
4 28 (2.75%) NoSQL
5 26 (2.55%) MySQL
6 21 (2.06%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.87%) GIS
7 19 (1.87%) QGIS
8 13 (1.28%) Power BI
9 12 (1.18%) OLTP
10 11 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
11 10 (0.98%) Oracle Database
12 9 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (0.69%) Oracle Database 11g
14 6 (0.59%) Data Lake
14 6 (0.59%) MS Access
14 6 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
15 4 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
15 4 (0.39%) Redis
15 4 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 74 (7.27%) Git
2 21 (2.06%) Visual Studio
3 18 (1.77%) Cypress.io
3 18 (1.77%) Jenkins
3 18 (1.77%) JIRA
4 17 (1.67%) Selenium
5 9 (0.88%) JUnit
5 9 (0.88%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (0.69%) NUnit
7 6 (0.59%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.39%) IntelliJ
8 4 (0.39%) Vite
9 3 (0.29%) Gradle
9 3 (0.29%) gulp
9 3 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.29%) PostCSS
9 3 (0.29%) rollup.js
10 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.20%) Visual Studio Team System
11 1 (0.098%) TeamCity
General
1 194 (19.06%) Social Skills
2 119 (11.69%) Analytical Skills
3 103 (10.12%) Finance
4 34 (3.34%) Influencing Skills
5 33 (3.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 33 (3.24%) Marketing
5 33 (3.24%) Public Sector
6 28 (2.75%) Manufacturing
7 25 (2.46%) Electronics
7 25 (2.46%) Retail
8 23 (2.26%) Legal
8 23 (2.26%) Police
9 17 (1.67%) Automotive
9 17 (1.67%) Telecoms
10 16 (1.57%) Aerospace
11 14 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
12 13 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
14 10 (0.98%) Banking
14 10 (0.98%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 133 (13.06%) .NET
1 133 (13.06%) React
2 75 (7.37%) CSS
3 73 (7.17%) HTML
4 54 (5.30%) .NET Core
5 48 (4.72%) ASP.NET
6 39 (3.83%) RESTful
7 38 (3.73%) Spring
8 35 (3.44%) AngularJS
9 32 (3.14%) Node.js
10 30 (2.95%) J2EE
11 25 (2.46%) .NET Framework
11 25 (2.46%) HTML5
11 25 (2.46%) SOAP
11 25 (2.46%) XML
12 24 (2.36%) Next.js
13 23 (2.26%) Java EE
14 22 (2.16%) ASP.NET MVC
14 22 (2.16%) CSS3
15 19 (1.87%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 46 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
2 36 (3.54%) Management Information System
3 31 (3.05%) Algorithms
4 26 (2.55%) Data Centre
5 20 (1.96%) IoT
6 17 (1.67%) Biopharmaceutical
6 17 (1.67%) Data Structures
6 17 (1.67%) Embedded Systems
7 12 (1.18%) FPGA
7 12 (1.18%) Life Science
8 11 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (0.98%) Distributed Systems
9 10 (0.98%) Driving Licence
9 10 (0.98%) iPad
9 10 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (0.98%) Renewable Energy
9 10 (0.98%) Social Media
10 9 (0.88%) e-Learning
11 8 (0.79%) Analogue Electronics
11 8 (0.79%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 79 (7.76%) Linux
2 57 (5.60%) Windows
3 34 (3.34%) Unix
4 24 (2.36%) Windows Server 2019
5 22 (2.16%) Embedded Linux
5 22 (2.16%) Windows Server 2016
6 21 (2.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 19 (1.87%) Windows 10
8 18 (1.77%) Windows 7
9 16 (1.57%) Windows Server
10 6 (0.59%) Android
10 6 (0.59%) Apple iOS
10 6 (0.59%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
12 3 (0.29%) CentOS
12 3 (0.29%) Mac OS
12 3 (0.29%) Rocky
13 1 (0.098%) FreeRTOS
13 1 (0.098%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.098%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (18.66%) Agile
2 166 (16.31%) Software Engineering
3 164 (16.11%) Problem-Solving
4 106 (10.41%) Actionable Insight
5 105 (10.31%) Computer Science
6 92 (9.04%) Decision-Making
7 79 (7.76%) DevOps
7 79 (7.76%) Mentoring
8 58 (5.70%) Artificial Intelligence
8 58 (5.70%) Cybersecurity
9 57 (5.60%) Mathematics
10 52 (5.11%) ITIL
11 50 (4.91%) Project Management
12 47 (4.62%) Front End Development
13 46 (4.52%) Propensity Modelling
14 44 (4.32%) Project Delivery
14 44 (4.32%) Web Development
15 41 (4.03%) Coaching
16 39 (3.83%) E-Commerce
16 39 (3.83%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 155 (15.23%) JavaScript
2 151 (14.83%) C#
3 109 (10.71%) Python
4 95 (9.33%) SQL
5 85 (8.35%) TypeScript
6 79 (7.76%) Java
7 64 (6.29%) C
8 47 (4.62%) C++
9 35 (3.44%) PHP
10 24 (2.36%) Fortran
10 24 (2.36%) PowerShell
10 24 (2.36%) Shell Script
11 22 (2.16%) PL/SQL
12 16 (1.57%) Bash
13 12 (1.18%) T-SQL
14 9 (0.88%) R
15 8 (0.79%) XAML
16 6 (0.59%) Ladder Logic
16 6 (0.59%) MATLAB
17 4 (0.39%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 237 (23.28%) Degree
2 168 (16.50%) Security Cleared
3 97 (9.53%) SC Cleared
4 39 (3.83%) Master's Degree
5 36 (3.54%) PhD
6 34 (3.34%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (3.24%) HNC
8 24 (2.36%) ACCA
8 24 (2.36%) CIMA
9 18 (1.77%) CCNP
9 18 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
9 18 (1.77%) HND
10 14 (1.38%) CCNA
11 8 (0.79%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.69%) CISSP
12 7 (0.69%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.69%) Numerate Degree
12 7 (0.69%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.59%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.59%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (2.55%) SLA
2 21 (2.06%) WCAG
3 15 (1.47%) QA
4 13 (1.28%) Accessibility
5 9 (0.88%) GDPR
6 7 (0.69%) CDISC
6 7 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.29%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.29%) GMP
8 3 (0.29%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.29%) NIST
9 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.20%) Good Clinical Practice
9 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.20%) PMO
9 2 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.098%) COBIT
10 1 (0.098%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.098%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 73 (7.17%) Docker
2 39 (3.83%) Active Directory
3 24 (2.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.57%) Firmware
5 4 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.29%) vSphere
6 3 (0.29%) XenApp
6 3 (0.29%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.098%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.098%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 67 (6.58%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.16%) OpenSSO
2 22 (2.16%) Single Sign-On
3 20 (1.96%) Ansible
3 20 (1.96%) SCCM
4 9 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.69%) Stealthwatch
5 7 (0.69%) Terraform
6 6 (0.59%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.49%) CASB
8 3 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
9 2 (0.20%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.20%) Nagios
10 1 (0.098%) Grafana
10 1 (0.098%) Istio
10 1 (0.098%) Wonderware InTouch
10 1 (0.098%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 165 (16.21%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.29%) Oracle
3 31 (3.05%) VMware
4 23 (2.26%) SAP
5 22 (2.16%) Remedy
6 19 (1.87%) ESRI
7 18 (1.77%) Cisco
7 18 (1.77%) Optimizely
7 18 (1.77%) Sitecore
8 17 (1.67%) Meraki
9 16 (1.57%) Adobe
9 16 (1.57%) Apple
10 15 (1.47%) EMC
11 14 (1.38%) Google
12 10 (0.98%) WSO2
13 9 (0.88%) Juniper
13 9 (0.88%) Nokia
14 8 (0.79%) Virgin Media
15 6 (0.59%) Allen-Bradley
15 6 (0.59%) iManage