Senior Job Trends in Wigan

Senior
Manchester > Wigan

The median Senior salary in Wigan is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wigan 5.56% - 5.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% - 5.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% +4.17% -1.48%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wigan

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wigan. 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 Wigan with a recognized job title 28 15 18
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 77.78% 100.00% 90.00%
Number of salaries quoted 13 10 14
10th Percentile £28,500 £21,613 £22,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £25,000 £22,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,250 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.48% +41.00% -41.18%
75th Percentile £48,750 £41,500 £36,000
90th Percentile £58,500 £53,500 £47,500
Manchester median annual salary £57,500 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.54% +7.27% -4.35%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Wigan

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wigan.

Senior job vacancy trend in Wigan

Senior
Salary Trend in Wigan

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Wigan.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Wigan

Senior Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wigan

For the 6 months to 5 April 2026, Senior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wigan region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Modelling

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wigan by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Military
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA