The median Senior salary in Watford is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
25 |
33 |
21 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+8 |
-12 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior |
10 |
9 |
40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford |
7.52% |
3.01% |
10.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.13% |
3.27% |
12.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
5 |
39 |
| 10th Percentile |
£62,000 |
£58,200 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£71,875 |
£60,000 |
£61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+26.92% |
-7.14% |
+7.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£86,250 |
£85,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£91,500 |
£92,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
-11.11% |
+17.39% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title |
123 |
275 |
322 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.48% |
91.97% |
88.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
71 |
221 |
210 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£26,250 |
£32,825 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£30,000 |
£50,781 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£44,000 |
£45,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.22% |
-25.00% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£54,375 |
£62,500 |
£72,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£77,500 |
£82,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-13.04% |
+9.52% |
