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 24 March 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +1 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 9,516 | 13,457 | 17,441 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.44% | 14.91% | 15.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 20.45% | 15.74% | 17.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,002 | 9,584 | 10,490 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £43,381 | £46,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,250 | £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 | £80,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,500 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
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 | 46,532 | 85,499 | 102,483 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.15% | 94.70% | 92.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,438 | 62,910 | 63,663 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,560 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.65% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,817 | £72,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £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 24 March 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 24 March 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 | +5 | 8,171 | £62,500 | -2.47% | 4,025 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 6,888 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,317 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 2,577 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 2,307 |
| North of England | +3 | 2,426 | £50,055 | -16.58% | 551 |
| London | -3 | 2,265 | £81,500 | +5.16% | 2,215 |
| North West | +3 | 1,982 | £50,055 | -16.58% | 316 |
| South East | +8 | 1,391 | £62,000 | +0.81% | 735 |
| South West | +3 | 815 | £55,000 | - | 239 |
| Scotland | +12 | 782 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 166 |
| Midlands | -2 | 759 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 307 |
| East of England | +11 | 444 | £60,000 | - | 293 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 432 | £65,000 | +12.46% | 167 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 376 | £61,206 | +5.59% | 168 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 325 | £55,000 | - | 131 |
| Wales | 0 | 233 | £62,000 | +24.00% | 49 |
| North East | -11 | 68 | £60,000 | +3.51% | 76 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 65 | £64,654 | +17.55% | 38 |
| Isle of Man | +14 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Channel Islands | +4 | 1 | £97,500 | +14.71% |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 March 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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