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 29 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
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 13 12
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,510 1,062 1,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.79% 11.97% 13.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.46% 13.35% 13.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,072 620 908
10th Percentile £39,268 £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 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,300 £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 12,115 7,956 10,610
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.56% 89.66% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,867 4,536 7,043
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,622 £27,625
25th Percentile £33,934 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £60,250 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.65% +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 29 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 29 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 +8 959 £58,232 -2.95% 268
East Midlands +1 542 £55,000 - 121
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 29 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.

1 305 (20.20%) Azure
2 272 (18.01%) Social Skills
3 268 (17.75%) Agile
4 229 (15.17%) Microsoft
5 216 (14.30%) SQL
5 216 (14.30%) Finance
6 211 (13.97%) Software Engineering
7 205 (13.58%) AWS
8 193 (12.78%) C#
9 178 (11.79%) .NET
10 172 (11.39%) Degree
11 159 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
12 150 (9.93%) Mentoring
13 136 (9.01%) DevOps
13 136 (9.01%) Python
14 134 (8.87%) Analytics
15 130 (8.61%) JavaScript
16 122 (8.08%) Project Management
16 122 (8.08%) Analytical Skills
17 119 (7.88%) Windows
17 119 (7.88%) Actionable Insight
18 112 (7.42%) Security Cleared
19 101 (6.69%) SC Cleared
20 94 (6.23%) Coaching
20 94 (6.23%) Cybersecurity
20 94 (6.23%) VMware
21 87 (5.76%) Linux
22 80 (5.30%) SQL Server
22 80 (5.30%) Retail
23 78 (5.17%) Active Directory

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 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (1.85%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.39%) IIS
4 18 (1.19%) ArcGIS
4 18 (1.19%) GeoServer
5 16 (1.06%) Confluence
6 15 (0.99%) SAS
7 10 (0.66%) CMS
8 7 (0.46%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.46%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.46%) WordPress
9 6 (0.40%) Tuxedo
10 3 (0.20%) Apache
10 3 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.20%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.13%) WinCC
12 1 (0.066%) Exchange Server 2010
12 1 (0.066%) JBoss
12 1 (0.066%) Moodle
12 1 (0.066%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 29 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.39%) MS Visio
3 15 (0.99%) Simulink
4 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (0.46%) Sketch
5 6 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.20%) 3ds Max
7 3 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.20%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.20%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.13%) CATIA
8 2 (0.13%) InDesign
8 2 (0.13%) NASTRAN
9 1 (0.066%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.066%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.066%) Revit
9 1 (0.066%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 11 (0.73%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.46%) Magento
4 6 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.33%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.066%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.066%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.066%) PeopleSoft HCM
7 1 (0.066%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.066%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.066%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 305 (20.20%) Azure
2 205 (13.58%) AWS
3 71 (4.70%) Power Platform
4 64 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
5 61 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
6 47 (3.11%) Entra ID
7 46 (3.05%) SaaS
8 45 (2.98%) Dynamics 365
9 29 (1.92%) GCP
10 25 (1.66%) PowerApps
11 23 (1.52%) Power Automate
12 22 (1.46%) OneDrive
13 19 (1.26%) GitHub
14 18 (1.19%) Serverless
15 12 (0.79%) Google Workspace
16 11 (0.73%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 10 (0.66%) Amazon S3
17 10 (0.66%) Azure Service Bus
17 10 (0.66%) Dropbox
17 10 (0.66%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 71 (4.70%) Firewall
2 69 (4.57%) WAN
3 43 (2.85%) DNS
4 40 (2.65%) VLAN
5 36 (2.38%) DHCP
6 35 (2.32%) SD-WAN
7 32 (2.12%) Wireless
8 29 (1.92%) LAN
8 29 (1.92%) TCP/IP
9 28 (1.85%) Wi-Fi
10 20 (1.32%) SAN
11 19 (1.26%) VPN
12 16 (1.06%) Cisco Firepower
13 13 (0.86%) WLAN
14 11 (0.73%) MPLS
14 11 (0.73%) OSPF
15 10 (0.66%) BGP
15 10 (0.66%) Network Security
15 10 (0.66%) VoIP
16 9 (0.60%) J1939
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (5.30%) SQL Server
2 65 (4.30%) Power BI
3 45 (2.98%) Tableau
4 44 (2.91%) PostgreSQL
5 30 (1.99%) MySQL
5 30 (1.99%) NoSQL
6 28 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
7 24 (1.59%) Relational Database
8 22 (1.46%) GIS
9 18 (1.19%) QGIS
10 14 (0.93%) Data Lake
11 13 (0.86%) MongoDB
12 11 (0.73%) SQLite
13 10 (0.66%) DynamoDB
14 8 (0.53%) Redis
15 6 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
15 6 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
15 6 (0.40%) Looker
15 6 (0.40%) Oracle Database
15 6 (0.40%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 48 (3.18%) Git
2 32 (2.12%) JIRA
3 12 (0.79%) Postman
4 8 (0.53%) GitLab
5 7 (0.46%) SoapUI
5 7 (0.46%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (0.40%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (0.40%) Visual Studio
7 5 (0.33%) MSTest
8 3 (0.20%) Axure RP
8 3 (0.20%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.20%) Subversion
9 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.13%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.13%) Maven
9 2 (0.13%) Xcode
10 1 (0.066%) Mercurial
10 1 (0.066%) Selenium
10 1 (0.066%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 272 (18.01%) Social Skills
2 216 (14.30%) Finance
3 122 (8.08%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (5.30%) Retail
5 58 (3.84%) Legal
6 53 (3.51%) Manufacturing
7 52 (3.44%) Banking
8 50 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
9 47 (3.11%) Automotive
10 44 (2.91%) Marketing
11 43 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
12 39 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 35 (2.32%) Public Sector
14 32 (2.12%) Electronics
15 28 (1.85%) Law
16 24 (1.59%) Telecoms
17 23 (1.52%) Games
18 21 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
19 18 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
20 17 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 178 (11.79%) .NET
2 76 (5.03%) React
3 73 (4.83%) .NET Core
4 69 (4.57%) AngularJS
5 68 (4.50%) HTML
6 67 (4.44%) ASP.NET
7 62 (4.11%) CSS
8 54 (3.58%) .NET Framework
9 47 (3.11%) Vue
10 35 (2.32%) ASP.NET Core
10 35 (2.32%) Entity Framework
11 34 (2.25%) REST
12 31 (2.05%) Blazor
12 31 (2.05%) RESTful
13 21 (1.39%) ASP.NET MVC
14 18 (1.19%) Leaflet
14 18 (1.19%) OpenLayers
14 18 (1.19%) PostGIS
15 17 (1.13%) Node.js
16 16 (1.06%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 42 (2.78%) Data Centre
1 42 (2.78%) Product Ownership
2 39 (2.58%) Driving Licence
3 35 (2.32%) Greenfield Project
4 34 (2.25%) Management Information System
5 28 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (1.59%) IoT
7 21 (1.39%) Clustering
8 17 (1.13%) Mobile App
8 17 (1.13%) Onboarding
9 16 (1.06%) Algorithms
9 16 (1.06%) Embedded Systems
9 16 (1.06%) FMCG
10 13 (0.86%) PKI
11 12 (0.79%) Public Cloud
12 11 (0.73%) iPad
12 11 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (0.73%) Security Posture
13 10 (0.66%) Credit Risk
13 10 (0.66%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 119 (7.88%) Windows
2 87 (5.76%) Linux
3 75 (4.97%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.26%) Unix
5 16 (1.06%) Embedded Linux
6 15 (0.99%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.60%) Android
7 9 (0.60%) Windows 10
8 8 (0.53%) Mac OS
8 8 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.40%) SUSE
10 6 (0.40%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 6 (0.40%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.13%) CentOS
12 2 (0.13%) VME
13 1 (0.066%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.066%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 268 (17.75%) Agile
2 211 (13.97%) Software Engineering
3 159 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
4 150 (9.93%) Mentoring
5 136 (9.01%) DevOps
6 134 (8.87%) Analytics
7 122 (8.08%) Project Management
8 119 (7.88%) Actionable Insight
9 94 (6.23%) Coaching
9 94 (6.23%) Cybersecurity
10 78 (5.17%) Business Intelligence
11 74 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 72 (4.77%) Roadmaps
13 70 (4.64%) Migration
14 65 (4.30%) User Experience
15 63 (4.17%) Project Delivery
16 62 (4.11%) Visualisation
17 61 (4.04%) Data Modelling
18 60 (3.97%) Decision-Making
18 60 (3.97%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 216 (14.30%) SQL
2 193 (12.78%) C#
3 136 (9.01%) Python
4 130 (8.61%) JavaScript
5 60 (3.97%) TypeScript
6 53 (3.51%) C
7 48 (3.18%) C++
8 47 (3.11%) Java
9 35 (2.32%) PowerShell
10 23 (1.52%) T-SQL
11 21 (1.39%) PHP
12 14 (0.93%) MATLAB
12 14 (0.93%) R
13 11 (0.73%) XAML
14 9 (0.60%) Shell Script
15 8 (0.53%) COBOL
15 8 (0.53%) Micro Focus COBOL
15 8 (0.53%) Objective-C
16 7 (0.46%) Go
17 6 (0.40%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 172 (11.39%) Degree
2 112 (7.42%) Security Cleared
3 101 (6.69%) SC Cleared
4 47 (3.11%) DBS Check
5 44 (2.91%) Cisco Certification
6 37 (2.45%) CCNP
7 32 (2.12%) CCNA
8 21 (1.39%) Azure Certification
9 19 (1.26%) DV Cleared
10 18 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
10 18 (1.19%) Master's Degree
11 15 (0.99%) AWS Certification
12 13 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (0.73%) PMI Certification
14 9 (0.60%) CCIE
15 8 (0.53%) CCSA
16 7 (0.46%) PhD
16 7 (0.46%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 6 (0.40%) CCDP
17 6 (0.40%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (1.99%) QA
2 22 (1.46%) Accessibility
3 18 (1.19%) GDPR
4 14 (0.93%) SLA
5 13 (0.86%) PMO
6 10 (0.66%) Automotive SPICE
6 10 (0.66%) AUTOSAR
7 8 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.53%) IFRS
7 8 (0.53%) IFRS 9
7 8 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 8 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (0.53%) WCAG
8 7 (0.46%) Data Quality
8 7 (0.46%) GMP
8 7 (0.46%) ISO 26262
9 4 (0.26%) MISRA
9 4 (0.26%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.20%) COBIT
10 3 (0.20%) GRC
System Software
1 78 (5.17%) Active Directory
2 64 (4.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 55 (3.64%) Docker
4 43 (2.85%) Hyper-V
5 28 (1.85%) Firmware
6 16 (1.06%) vSphere
7 11 (0.73%) Embedded Firmware
8 10 (0.66%) RACF
9 7 (0.46%) NFS
10 5 (0.33%) VMware NSX
11 4 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (0.26%) VMware Server
12 3 (0.20%) XenApp
12 3 (0.20%) XenDesktop
13 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
13 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 41 (2.72%) Kubernetes
2 32 (2.12%) Terraform
3 13 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (0.73%) SCCM
5 10 (0.66%) Ansible
6 9 (0.60%) Stealthwatch
7 8 (0.53%) SCOM
8 7 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.40%) Rancher
9 6 (0.40%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 5 (0.33%) CASB
10 5 (0.33%) VxRail
11 4 (0.26%) Data Guard
11 4 (0.26%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.26%) SCOrch
11 4 (0.26%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.26%) vMotion
12 3 (0.20%) Nagios
13 2 (0.13%) MIIS
13 2 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 229 (15.17%) Microsoft
2 94 (6.23%) VMware
3 64 (4.24%) Cisco
4 45 (2.98%) CheckPoint
5 36 (2.38%) Databricks
5 36 (2.38%) Meraki
6 35 (2.32%) Google
7 22 (1.46%) Adobe
8 21 (1.39%) Oracle
9 19 (1.26%) Apple
10 18 (1.19%) ESRI
10 18 (1.19%) Palo Alto
11 16 (1.06%) SAP
12 15 (0.99%) DevExpress
12 15 (0.99%) Xamarin
13 14 (0.93%) Citrix
13 14 (0.93%) HP
13 14 (0.93%) IBM
14 13 (0.86%) Dell
15 12 (0.79%) Salesforce