The median Senior salary in Watford is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
23 |
30 |
20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-10 |
+11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior |
10 |
9 |
42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford |
7.52% |
3.03% |
11.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.13% |
3.30% |
12.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
5 |
40 |
| 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 |
£87,500 |
| 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 |
273 |
325 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.48% |
91.92% |
88.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
70 |
220 |
212 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,875 |
£26,169 |
£33,075 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£30,000 |
£51,094 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£44,000 |
£45,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.22% |
-25.00% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£54,688 |
£62,625 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68,125 |
£77,500 |
£82,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-13.04% |
+9.52% |
