Senior
UK
The median Senior salary in the UK is £67,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -1 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 8,174 | 20,360 | 20,549 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.32% | 16.24% | 15.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 16.05% | 17.04% | 16.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,868 | 12,158 | 13,127 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,250 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +3.70% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 50,923 | 119,491 | 123,020 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.34% | 95.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,248 | 74,881 | 84,496 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,005 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 2 December 2023.
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 2 December 2023. 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 | +1 | 6,971 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 4,856 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 4,623 | £60,000 | - | 2,916 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 3,699 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 2,441 |
| London | 0 | 2,984 | £80,000 | - | 2,265 |
| North of England | +3 | 1,167 | £60,000 | - | 768 |
| South East | -2 | 1,028 | £65,000 | - | 812 |
| South West | +4 | 720 | £56,000 | -6.67% | 347 |
| Midlands | +5 | 661 | £57,500 | -3.36% | 390 |
| North West | +3 | 580 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 445 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 493 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 236 |
| Scotland | +6 | 474 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 214 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 427 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 255 |
| East of England | +2 | 278 | £60,000 | -5.03% | 332 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 234 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 135 |
| Wales | +1 | 230 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 68 |
| North East | +8 | 92 | £55,000 | -3.08% | 101 |
| Northern Ireland | +16 | 83 | £60,500 | +11.01% | 56 |
| Isle of Man | +2 | 3 | £53,500 | - | |
| Channel Islands | +9 | 1 | £85,000 | +136.11% |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 December 2023, 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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