Senior Jobs in the South West

Senior
England > South West

The median Senior salary in the South West is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 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
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 16 15
Rank change year-on-year +13 -1 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,684 809 1,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 17.04% 12.26% 14.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.72% 13.78% 15.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,206 559 712
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,015 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -3.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £62,783 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.31% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 9,502 5,869 8,093
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.14% 88.91% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 6,957 3,670 5,129
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,375
25th Percentile £36,365 £37,563 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,720
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.22% +0.83% +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the South West

Senior
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Senior in the South West

Senior
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the South West over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in the South West

Senior
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the South West region over the 6 months to 31 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
Bristol +13 626 £65,000 -7.14% 137
Gloucestershire +15 280 £55,000 -4.35% 45
Dorset +20 268 £57,500 - 19
Devon +4 180 £49,000 -8.84% 52
Wiltshire +23 177 £55,000 - 35
Somerset +1 88 £60,000 +4.90% 42
Cornwall +6 46 £40,000 -8.57% 4
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 31 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 South West region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 401 (23.81%) Software Engineering
2 330 (19.60%) Agile
3 324 (19.24%) Security Cleared
4 261 (15.50%) Azure
5 256 (15.20%) Degree
6 254 (15.08%) DevOps
7 252 (14.96%) Social Skills
8 238 (14.13%) Microsoft
9 231 (13.72%) JavaScript
10 218 (12.95%) Python
11 213 (12.65%) Problem-Solving
12 190 (11.28%) AWS
13 179 (10.63%) C#
14 178 (10.57%) Finance
15 167 (9.92%) Windows
15 167 (9.92%) Linux
16 164 (9.74%) SC Cleared
17 158 (9.38%) .NET
18 156 (9.26%) Mentoring
19 154 (9.14%) React
20 148 (8.79%) Git
20 148 (8.79%) Scrum
21 132 (7.84%) Cybersecurity
22 131 (7.78%) Project Management
22 131 (7.78%) Java
23 125 (7.42%) DV Cleared
24 121 (7.19%) CSS
25 109 (6.47%) Kubernetes
25 109 (6.47%) CI/CD
26 107 (6.35%) Docker

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 52 (3.09%) Confluence
2 29 (1.72%) IIS
3 26 (1.54%) CMS
4 22 (1.31%) Umbraco
5 18 (1.07%) Headless CMS
6 17 (1.01%) ArcGIS
6 17 (1.01%) GeoServer
6 17 (1.01%) Sitecore CMS
7 16 (0.95%) Kentico
8 15 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
9 13 (0.77%) SharePoint
10 9 (0.53%) SAS
11 5 (0.30%) WordPress
12 4 (0.24%) Apache Spark
12 4 (0.24%) NServiceBus
12 4 (0.24%) Site Server
13 2 (0.12%) Apache
13 2 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
13 2 (0.12%) Luigi
14 1 (0.059%) Tomcat
Applications
1 35 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (1.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (1.31%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.53%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.42%) SOLIDWORKS
6 4 (0.24%) Simulink
6 4 (0.24%) Sketch
7 3 (0.18%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.12%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.12%) Trello
9 1 (0.059%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.059%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 4 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.18%) Primavera
3 2 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.059%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.059%) Shopify
4 1 (0.059%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 261 (15.50%) Azure
2 190 (11.28%) AWS
3 100 (5.94%) Azure DevOps
4 74 (4.39%) SaaS
5 58 (3.44%) Microsoft 365
6 43 (2.55%) GCP
7 41 (2.43%) OpenShift
8 35 (2.08%) Power Platform
9 22 (1.31%) PowerApps
10 19 (1.13%) Power Automate
11 16 (0.95%) GitHub
11 16 (0.95%) Kontent
11 16 (0.95%) Serverless
12 14 (0.83%) Entra ID
13 13 (0.77%) npm
14 12 (0.71%) Datadog
14 12 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
15 11 (0.65%) Figma
16 10 (0.59%) Azure Functions
16 10 (0.59%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 69 (4.10%) Firewall
2 52 (3.09%) DNS
3 50 (2.97%) TCP/IP
4 48 (2.85%) WAN
5 42 (2.49%) DHCP
6 37 (2.20%) HTTP
7 30 (1.78%) LAN
8 28 (1.66%) Cisco ASA
9 21 (1.25%) Software-Defined Networking
10 20 (1.19%) SD-WAN
11 18 (1.07%) Wireless
12 17 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
13 10 (0.59%) Bluetooth
13 10 (0.59%) Network Security
14 9 (0.53%) Internet
15 8 (0.48%) Cisco ISE
15 8 (0.48%) Cisco Wireless
16 6 (0.36%) Unified Communications
17 5 (0.30%) PPP
17 5 (0.30%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (4.22%) SQL Server
2 46 (2.73%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (1.37%) MySQL
3 23 (1.37%) Power BI
4 20 (1.19%) NoSQL
5 17 (1.01%) GIS
5 17 (1.01%) MongoDB
5 17 (1.01%) QGIS
6 16 (0.95%) Relational Database
7 12 (0.71%) Big Data
8 11 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.48%) Oracle Database
9 8 (0.48%) Oracle Database 11g
10 7 (0.42%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.42%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (0.36%) Redis
12 5 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.30%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 148 (8.79%) Git
2 75 (4.45%) JIRA
3 52 (3.09%) Visual Studio
4 45 (2.67%) Bitbucket
5 30 (1.78%) Sourcetree
6 18 (1.07%) Selenium
7 17 (1.01%) Jenkins
8 15 (0.89%) Storybook
9 12 (0.71%) Android Studio
9 12 (0.71%) Cucumber
10 10 (0.59%) Subversion
11 9 (0.53%) Cypress.io
11 9 (0.53%) GitLab
12 8 (0.48%) LabVIEW
12 8 (0.48%) TeamCity
13 6 (0.36%) webpack
14 5 (0.30%) Eclipse
14 5 (0.30%) Postman
15 4 (0.24%) ERwin
15 4 (0.24%) IntelliJ
General
1 252 (14.96%) Social Skills
2 178 (10.57%) Finance
3 97 (5.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 92 (5.46%) Aerospace
5 91 (5.40%) Analytical Skills
6 62 (3.68%) Manufacturing
7 57 (3.38%) Marketing
8 56 (3.33%) Banking
8 56 (3.33%) Retail
9 55 (3.27%) Games
10 54 (3.21%) Public Sector
11 53 (3.15%) Law
12 48 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
13 43 (2.55%) Legal
14 34 (2.02%) Aviation
15 33 (1.96%) Fire and Rescue
16 23 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
17 21 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
17 21 (1.25%) Military
17 21 (1.25%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 158 (9.38%) .NET
2 154 (9.14%) React
3 121 (7.19%) CSS
4 103 (6.12%) HTML
5 78 (4.63%) .NET Core
6 77 (4.57%) .NET Framework
7 76 (4.51%) AngularJS
8 72 (4.28%) ASP.NET
9 57 (3.38%) Node.js
10 53 (3.15%) RESTful
11 48 (2.85%) Laravel
12 44 (2.61%) Entity Framework
12 44 (2.61%) Vue
13 30 (1.78%) Unity (Game Engine)
14 27 (1.60%) REST
15 24 (1.43%) LESS
16 23 (1.37%) ASP.NET MVC
16 23 (1.37%) Next.js
16 23 (1.37%) Spring
17 21 (1.25%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 63 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (2.38%) Product Ownership
3 31 (1.84%) Management Information System
4 30 (1.78%) Virtual Reality
5 29 (1.72%) Mobile App
6 23 (1.37%) Cloud Native
7 21 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
7 21 (1.25%) Onboarding
8 17 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (1.01%) GNSS
9 16 (0.95%) Algorithms
10 15 (0.89%) Driving Licence
11 14 (0.83%) CESG
11 14 (0.83%) Cyber Defence
11 14 (0.83%) Derivative
11 14 (0.83%) Public Cloud
12 13 (0.77%) Operational Technology
12 13 (0.77%) Virtual Team
13 12 (0.71%) Credit Risk
13 12 (0.71%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 167 (9.92%) Linux
1 167 (9.92%) Windows
2 41 (2.43%) Windows Server
3 37 (2.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 34 (2.02%) Embedded Linux
5 22 (1.31%) Android
6 15 (0.89%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.36%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.30%) AIX
8 5 (0.30%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.18%) Debian
9 3 (0.18%) Unix
10 2 (0.12%) Alpine Linux
11 1 (0.059%) CentOS
11 1 (0.059%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.059%) Rocky
11 1 (0.059%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.059%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (23.81%) Software Engineering
2 330 (19.60%) Agile
3 254 (15.08%) DevOps
4 213 (12.65%) Problem-Solving
5 156 (9.26%) Mentoring
6 148 (8.79%) Scrum
7 132 (7.84%) Cybersecurity
8 131 (7.78%) Project Management
9 109 (6.47%) CI/CD
10 94 (5.58%) Actionable Insight
11 89 (5.29%) Computer Science
11 89 (5.29%) MVC
12 83 (4.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 79 (4.69%) Full Stack Development
14 73 (4.33%) Roadmaps
15 71 (4.22%) Coaching
15 71 (4.22%) Design Patterns
16 67 (3.98%) Decision-Making
16 67 (3.98%) Web Development
17 66 (3.92%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 231 (13.72%) JavaScript
2 218 (12.95%) Python
3 179 (10.63%) C#
4 131 (7.78%) Java
5 103 (6.12%) SQL
6 91 (5.40%) Bash
7 81 (4.81%) C++
8 80 (4.75%) TypeScript
9 78 (4.63%) PowerShell
10 71 (4.22%) C
11 55 (3.27%) PHP
12 31 (1.84%) Embedded C
12 31 (1.84%) Rust
13 16 (0.95%) Perl
14 15 (0.89%) T-SQL
14 15 (0.89%) VB
15 14 (0.83%) Kotlin
16 12 (0.71%) R
17 11 (0.65%) Bicep
18 10 (0.59%) Go
Qualifications
1 324 (19.24%) Security Cleared
2 256 (15.20%) Degree
3 164 (9.74%) SC Cleared
4 125 (7.42%) DV Cleared
5 43 (2.55%) BPSS Clearance
6 32 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 23 (1.37%) Master's Degree
8 15 (0.89%) CISSP
9 14 (0.83%) CISMP
9 14 (0.83%) PMI Certification
10 12 (0.71%) IISP
11 10 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (0.53%) GIAC
13 8 (0.48%) CCNP
13 8 (0.48%) CompTIA CySA+
13 8 (0.48%) HND
13 8 (0.48%) PhD
13 8 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 7 (0.42%) CISA
15 6 (0.36%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (2.97%) QA
2 27 (1.60%) NIST
3 25 (1.48%) GDPR
4 17 (1.01%) JSP 440
4 17 (1.01%) PMO
5 15 (0.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 14 (0.83%) GMP
6 14 (0.83%) RMADS
7 12 (0.71%) NIST 800
7 12 (0.71%) SLA
8 9 (0.53%) Accessibility
9 7 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 7 (0.42%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.24%) IEC 61508
10 4 (0.24%) IFRS
10 4 (0.24%) IFRS 9
10 4 (0.24%) WCAG
11 3 (0.18%) HMG Infosec
12 2 (0.12%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 107 (6.35%) Docker
2 83 (4.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 64 (3.80%) Hyper-V
4 51 (3.03%) Active Directory
5 16 (0.95%) Firmware
5 16 (0.95%) VMware NSX
6 11 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
7 10 (0.59%) Embedded Firmware
8 5 (0.30%) RACF
8 5 (0.30%) vSphere
9 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.059%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 109 (6.47%) Kubernetes
2 53 (3.15%) Ansible
3 52 (3.09%) Terraform
4 43 (2.55%) Puppet
5 20 (1.19%) SCCM
6 16 (0.95%) Prometheus
7 14 (0.83%) Grafana
8 10 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
9 8 (0.48%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.42%) CASB
11 5 (0.30%) Cisco Prime
11 5 (0.30%) FortiGate
11 5 (0.30%) Opsview
11 5 (0.30%) Rancher
12 4 (0.24%) Istio
12 4 (0.24%) Progress Chef
12 4 (0.24%) vRealize
13 2 (0.12%) Functional Safety
14 1 (0.059%) PingFederate
14 1 (0.059%) VxRail
Vendors
1 238 (14.13%) Microsoft
2 99 (5.88%) VMware
3 61 (3.62%) Cisco
4 37 (2.20%) Red Hat
5 31 (1.84%) Google
6 20 (1.19%) Oracle
7 18 (1.07%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.01%) ESRI
8 17 (1.01%) Sitecore
9 16 (0.95%) Optimizely
10 13 (0.77%) Twitter
11 9 (0.53%) Dell
11 9 (0.53%) IBM
11 9 (0.53%) Salesforce
11 9 (0.53%) SAP
12 8 (0.48%) Databricks
13 6 (0.36%) CyberArk
13 6 (0.36%) HP
13 6 (0.36%) SolarWinds
14 5 (0.30%) Citrix