Senior Jobs in the Midlands

Senior
England > Midlands

The median Senior salary in the Midlands is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 14 13
Rank change year-on-year +5 -1 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,380 1,081 1,372
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.62% 11.76% 12.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.32% 13.12% 13.19%
Number of salaries quoted 998 619 891
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £62,783 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.31% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 11,203 8,240 10,398
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 89.64% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 8,322 4,631 7,055
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,748 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
West Midlands +9 882 £58,500 -2.50% 277
East Midlands +2 490 £52,500 -4.55% 142
Senior
England

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, 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 Midlands region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 293 (21.23%) Azure
2 266 (19.28%) Social Skills
3 250 (18.12%) Agile
4 210 (15.22%) Microsoft
5 208 (15.07%) Finance
6 195 (14.13%) SQL
6 195 (14.13%) Software Engineering
6 195 (14.13%) AWS
7 180 (13.04%) C#
8 169 (12.25%) Degree
9 162 (11.74%) .NET
9 162 (11.74%) Problem-Solving
10 144 (10.43%) Mentoring
11 131 (9.49%) Analytics
12 128 (9.28%) DevOps
13 126 (9.13%) Python
14 122 (8.84%) Project Management
14 122 (8.84%) Analytical Skills
15 121 (8.77%) Actionable Insight
16 119 (8.62%) JavaScript
17 107 (7.75%) Windows
18 97 (7.03%) Security Cleared
19 91 (6.59%) SC Cleared
19 91 (6.59%) VMware
20 84 (6.09%) Coaching
21 77 (5.58%) Linux
21 77 (5.58%) Business Intelligence
22 76 (5.51%) SQL Server
22 76 (5.51%) Cybersecurity
23 73 (5.29%) Retail

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 30 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.52%) IIS
4 18 (1.30%) ArcGIS
4 18 (1.30%) GeoServer
5 17 (1.23%) Confluence
6 13 (0.94%) SAS
7 10 (0.72%) CMS
8 7 (0.51%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.51%) WordPress
9 6 (0.43%) Tuxedo
9 6 (0.43%) WebSphere
10 3 (0.22%) Apache
10 3 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.22%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.14%) JBoss
11 2 (0.14%) WinCC
12 1 (0.072%) Exchange Server 2010
12 1 (0.072%) NServiceBus
12 1 (0.072%) WebLogic
Applications
1 29 (2.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.52%) MS Visio
3 20 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (1.09%) Simulink
5 7 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.51%) Sketch
6 6 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.22%) 3ds Max
8 3 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.22%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.14%) CATIA
9 2 (0.14%) InDesign
9 2 (0.14%) NASTRAN
10 1 (0.072%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.072%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 13 (0.94%) NetSuite
2 9 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.51%) Magento
4 5 (0.36%) NEC Housing
5 3 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.14%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.14%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.072%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.072%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.072%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.072%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.072%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.072%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.072%) SAP LE
7 1 (0.072%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.072%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.072%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 293 (21.23%) Azure
2 195 (14.13%) AWS
3 70 (5.07%) Power Platform
4 61 (4.42%) Microsoft 365
5 58 (4.20%) Azure DevOps
6 45 (3.26%) SaaS
7 44 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
8 36 (2.61%) Entra ID
9 29 (2.10%) GCP
10 25 (1.81%) PowerApps
11 22 (1.59%) OneDrive
11 22 (1.59%) Power Automate
12 17 (1.23%) GitHub
12 17 (1.23%) Serverless
13 12 (0.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 12 (0.87%) Google Workspace
14 10 (0.72%) Amazon S3
14 10 (0.72%) Azure Service Bus
14 10 (0.72%) Dropbox
14 10 (0.72%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 72 (5.22%) Firewall
2 64 (4.64%) WAN
3 43 (3.12%) DNS
4 40 (2.90%) VLAN
5 36 (2.61%) DHCP
6 33 (2.39%) Wireless
7 31 (2.25%) SD-WAN
8 30 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
9 29 (2.10%) TCP/IP
10 26 (1.88%) LAN
11 19 (1.38%) VPN
12 18 (1.30%) SAN
13 13 (0.94%) Cisco Firepower
13 13 (0.94%) WLAN
14 12 (0.87%) OSPF
15 11 (0.80%) J1939
15 11 (0.80%) MPLS
16 10 (0.72%) BGP
16 10 (0.72%) VoIP
17 8 (0.58%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (5.51%) SQL Server
2 64 (4.64%) Power BI
3 44 (3.19%) Tableau
4 43 (3.12%) PostgreSQL
5 28 (2.03%) Data Warehouse
6 26 (1.88%) MySQL
6 26 (1.88%) NoSQL
7 23 (1.67%) Relational Database
8 22 (1.59%) GIS
9 18 (1.30%) QGIS
10 15 (1.09%) Data Lake
11 12 (0.87%) MongoDB
12 11 (0.80%) SQLite
13 9 (0.65%) DynamoDB
14 7 (0.51%) Redis
15 6 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
15 6 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
15 6 (0.43%) Looker
15 6 (0.43%) Oracle Database
15 6 (0.43%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 45 (3.26%) Git
2 35 (2.54%) JIRA
3 12 (0.87%) Postman
4 7 (0.51%) SoapUI
4 7 (0.51%) Team Foundation Server
5 6 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
5 6 (0.43%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.36%) GitLab
6 5 (0.36%) MSTest
7 4 (0.29%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.22%) Axure RP
8 3 (0.22%) Maven
8 3 (0.22%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.22%) Subversion
9 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.14%) Xcode
10 1 (0.072%) Mercurial
10 1 (0.072%) Selenium
10 1 (0.072%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 266 (19.28%) Social Skills
2 208 (15.07%) Finance
3 122 (8.84%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (5.29%) Retail
5 54 (3.91%) Manufacturing
6 49 (3.55%) Automotive
7 47 (3.41%) Legal
7 47 (3.41%) Organisational Skills
8 41 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 41 (2.97%) Marketing
8 41 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
9 40 (2.90%) Banking
10 35 (2.54%) Public Sector
11 34 (2.46%) Electronics
12 26 (1.88%) Law
13 21 (1.52%) Games
13 21 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
14 20 (1.45%) Telecoms
15 18 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
16 17 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 162 (11.74%) .NET
2 72 (5.22%) React
3 68 (4.93%) .NET Core
4 64 (4.64%) AngularJS
5 62 (4.49%) ASP.NET
6 60 (4.35%) HTML
7 55 (3.99%) CSS
8 51 (3.70%) .NET Framework
9 43 (3.12%) Vue
10 35 (2.54%) REST
11 33 (2.39%) ASP.NET Core
11 33 (2.39%) Entity Framework
11 33 (2.39%) RESTful
12 31 (2.25%) Blazor
13 18 (1.30%) ASP.NET MVC
13 18 (1.30%) Leaflet
13 18 (1.30%) OpenLayers
13 18 (1.30%) PostGIS
14 17 (1.23%) Node.js
15 16 (1.16%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 42 (3.04%) Product Ownership
2 38 (2.75%) Driving Licence
3 37 (2.68%) Data Centre
4 34 (2.46%) Greenfield Project
5 26 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
6 25 (1.81%) IoT
7 24 (1.74%) Management Information System
8 21 (1.52%) Clustering
9 17 (1.23%) Algorithms
10 16 (1.16%) FMCG
10 16 (1.16%) Mobile App
10 16 (1.16%) Onboarding
11 14 (1.01%) Embedded Systems
12 13 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
13 12 (0.87%) PKI
14 11 (0.80%) iPad
14 11 (0.80%) Public Cloud
14 11 (0.80%) Security Posture
15 10 (0.72%) Credit Risk
15 10 (0.72%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 107 (7.75%) Windows
2 77 (5.58%) Linux
3 69 (5.00%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.45%) Unix
5 16 (1.16%) Embedded Linux
6 15 (1.09%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.65%) Android
7 9 (0.65%) Windows 10
8 8 (0.58%) Mac OS
8 8 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.43%) SUSE
9 6 (0.43%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 6 (0.43%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.14%) CentOS
11 2 (0.14%) VME
12 1 (0.072%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.072%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (18.12%) Agile
2 195 (14.13%) Software Engineering
3 162 (11.74%) Problem-Solving
4 144 (10.43%) Mentoring
5 131 (9.49%) Analytics
6 128 (9.28%) DevOps
7 122 (8.84%) Project Management
8 121 (8.77%) Actionable Insight
9 84 (6.09%) Coaching
10 77 (5.58%) Business Intelligence
11 76 (5.51%) Cybersecurity
12 72 (5.22%) Migration
13 67 (4.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 64 (4.64%) Project Delivery
15 62 (4.49%) Process Improvement
15 62 (4.49%) User Experience
16 61 (4.42%) Roadmaps
17 59 (4.28%) Machine Learning
17 59 (4.28%) Visualisation
18 58 (4.20%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 195 (14.13%) SQL
2 180 (13.04%) C#
3 126 (9.13%) Python
4 119 (8.62%) JavaScript
5 57 (4.13%) TypeScript
6 53 (3.84%) C
7 50 (3.62%) Java
8 41 (2.97%) C++
9 24 (1.74%) PowerShell
10 23 (1.67%) T-SQL
11 16 (1.16%) PHP
12 14 (1.01%) MATLAB
13 12 (0.87%) R
14 11 (0.80%) XAML
15 9 (0.65%) Shell Script
16 8 (0.58%) COBOL
16 8 (0.58%) Micro Focus COBOL
16 8 (0.58%) Objective-C
17 6 (0.43%) Bicep
17 6 (0.43%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 169 (12.25%) Degree
2 97 (7.03%) Security Cleared
3 91 (6.59%) SC Cleared
4 40 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
4 40 (2.90%) DBS Check
5 34 (2.46%) CCNP
6 29 (2.10%) CCNA
7 20 (1.45%) Azure Certification
8 17 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
8 17 (1.23%) Master's Degree
9 15 (1.09%) AWS Certification
10 13 (0.94%) DV Cleared
11 12 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.72%) PMI Certification
13 8 (0.58%) CCIE
13 8 (0.58%) CCSA
13 8 (0.58%) PhD
14 7 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 6 (0.43%) CCDP
15 6 (0.43%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.10%) QA
2 22 (1.59%) Accessibility
3 17 (1.23%) GDPR
4 13 (0.94%) Automotive SPICE
5 12 (0.87%) AUTOSAR
5 12 (0.87%) PMO
5 12 (0.87%) SLA
6 8 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
6 8 (0.58%) IFRS
6 8 (0.58%) IFRS 9
6 8 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 8 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 8 (0.58%) WCAG
7 7 (0.51%) GMP
7 7 (0.51%) ISO 26262
8 6 (0.43%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.29%) GRC
9 4 (0.29%) MISRA
9 4 (0.29%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.22%) COBIT
System Software
1 62 (4.49%) Active Directory
1 62 (4.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 56 (4.06%) Docker
3 43 (3.12%) Hyper-V
4 27 (1.96%) Firmware
5 13 (0.94%) vSphere
6 10 (0.72%) Embedded Firmware
7 7 (0.51%) NFS
8 5 (0.36%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.22%) VMware Server
11 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.14%) XenApp
11 2 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 40 (2.90%) Kubernetes
2 29 (2.10%) Terraform
3 13 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (0.80%) SCCM
5 7 (0.51%) SCOM
5 7 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.51%) Stealthwatch
6 6 (0.43%) Ansible
6 6 (0.43%) Rancher
6 6 (0.43%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 5 (0.36%) CASB
8 4 (0.29%) Data Guard
8 4 (0.29%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.29%) VxRail
9 3 (0.22%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.22%) Nagios
9 3 (0.22%) SCOrch
9 3 (0.22%) vMotion
10 2 (0.14%) MIIS
10 2 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 210 (15.22%) Microsoft
2 91 (6.59%) VMware
3 60 (4.35%) Cisco
4 46 (3.33%) CheckPoint
5 35 (2.54%) Google
6 34 (2.46%) Databricks
7 33 (2.39%) Meraki
8 20 (1.45%) Adobe
8 20 (1.45%) Oracle
9 19 (1.38%) Palo Alto
10 18 (1.30%) ESRI
11 17 (1.23%) Apple
12 15 (1.09%) DevExpress
13 13 (0.94%) Alteryx
14 12 (0.87%) Citrix
14 12 (0.87%) HP
14 12 (0.87%) Salesforce
14 12 (0.87%) SAP
14 12 (0.87%) Xamarin
15 11 (0.80%) Juniper