Senior
UK > Wales
The median Senior salary in Wales is £61,000 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 | 2 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +12 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 235 | 367 | 221 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 24.43% | 18.15% | 13.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 28.42% | 19.60% | 15.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 230 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,956 | £32,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,125 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,000 | £66,250 | £67,510 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | -10.71% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 827 | 1,872 | 1,433 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 85.97% | 92.58% | 85.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 480 | 1,270 | 819 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £27,320 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £35,107 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,104 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.12% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,101 | £70,000 | £73,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Wales.
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Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Wales over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Wales region 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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| South Wales | -6 | 139 | £62,000 | +20.32% | 79 |
| North Wales | +16 | 57 | £60,000 | +76.47% | 5 |
| West Wales | +3 | 33 | £49,104 | +22.76% | 6 |
| Dyfed | +2 | 1 | £80,000 | +110.53% | 3 |
| Mid Wales | +1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
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 across the Wales region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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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