Senior
UK
The median Senior salary in the UK is £62,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +4 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 9,365 | 14,783 | 16,387 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.91% | 15.09% | 15.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 19.99% | 15.95% | 16.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,047 | 10,137 | 9,895 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £42,500 | £47,025 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | -10.71% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,528 | £95,000 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,899 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -1.48% | +1.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 46,844 | 92,689 | 96,631 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.58% | 94.64% | 91.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,414 | 66,679 | 60,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.49% | -11.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior.
Senior
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.
Senior
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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 |
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| England | +3 | 8,047 | £62,000 | -1.25% | 9,141 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 6,861 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 4,552 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 2,406 | £67,500 | +5.34% | 4,314 |
| North of England | +2 | 2,303 | £50,055 | -16.58% | 1,165 |
| London | -3 | 2,145 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 5,401 |
| North West | +3 | 1,869 | £50,055 | -16.58% | 702 |
| South East | +7 | 1,495 | £62,000 | +3.33% | 1,149 |
| Midlands | -1 | 867 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 592 |
| South West | +3 | 776 | £55,000 | -1.79% | 510 |
| Scotland | +18 | 752 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 432 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 497 | £65,000 | +12.14% | 362 |
| East of England | +5 | 390 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 580 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 369 | £55,250 | +1.01% | 210 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 365 | £60,465 | +4.31% | 343 |
| Wales | -1 | 241 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 112 |
| North East | -13 | 69 | £61,000 | +5.24% | 127 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 57 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 125 |
| Isle of Man | +11 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 1 | £97,500 | +14.71% |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 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 featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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