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 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +4 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 9,222 | 14,891 | 16,146 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.72% | 15.12% | 15.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 19.66% | 15.98% | 16.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,975 | 10,213 | 9,801 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,000 | £42,500 | £47,000 |
| 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 | £98,639 | £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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -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 1 May 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 1 May 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 | +2 | 7,931 | £62,000 | -1.25% | 6,672 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 6,751 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 4,022 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 2,337 | £67,500 | +5.34% | 3,632 |
| North of England | +2 | 2,203 | £50,055 | -16.58% | 1,047 |
| London | -5 | 2,120 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 3,548 |
| North West | +3 | 1,774 | £50,055 | -16.58% | 651 |
| South East | +7 | 1,494 | £62,000 | +3.33% | 1,280 |
| Midlands | 0 | 890 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 526 |
| South West | +2 | 766 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 410 |
| Scotland | +19 | 733 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 287 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 509 | £65,000 | +12.14% | 314 |
| East of England | +6 | 390 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 442 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 380 | £55,500 | +3.54% | 186 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 363 | £61,206 | +5.59% | 294 |
| Wales | -2 | 235 | £61,000 | +22.00% | 93 |
| North East | -16 | 66 | £61,000 | +5.24% | 111 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 57 | £85,000 | +54.55% | 86 |
| Isle of Man | +12 | 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 1 May 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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