Senior Job Trends in Torquay
Senior
Devon > Torquay
The median Senior salary in Torquay is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | - | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +3 |
| Permanent Senior jobs | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Torquay | 13.51% | - | 100.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 14.71% | - | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Devon median annual salary | £65,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -4.17% | +21.21% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Torquay
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Torquay matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Torquay matching a recognised job title | 34 | 2 | 8 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.89% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £40,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £69,375 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £72,750 | - | - |
| Devon median annual salary | £48,750 | £38,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.29% | -15.56% | - |
Senior Job Vacancy Trend in Torquay
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Torquay.
Senior Salary Trend in Torquay
Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Torquay.
Senior Skill Set Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Torquay
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Senior job ads cited 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 Senior job ads across the Torquay region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Degree | 60.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Prototyping | 60.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Customer Engagement | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | PhD | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Physics | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Project Management | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Remote Sensing | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Technical Leadership | 40.0% | 2 |
| 9 | Biomedicine | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Embedded Firmware | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Firmware | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | MISRA | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Requirements Analysis | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Schematic Capture | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Stress Analysis | 20.0% | 1 |
Senior Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Torquay by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optical Engineer | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Senior Systems Engineer | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Senior Electronics Design Engineer | 20.0% | 1 |