Senior
UK
The median Senior salary in the UK is £62,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +3 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 9,314 | 14,911 | 16,041 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.25% | 15.08% | 15.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 19.08% | 15.94% | 17.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,927 | 10,195 | 9,694 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £42,262 | £47,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | -10.71% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -1.32% | +1.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 48,816 | 93,552 | 93,960 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.64% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,241 | 67,063 | 59,087 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,501 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior.
Senior
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
Senior
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | +2 | 7,983 | £62,000 | -1.25% | 7,572 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 6,857 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 4,474 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 2,452 | £67,500 | +5.34% | 4,367 |
| North of England | +2 | 2,316 | £50,055 | -16.58% | 1,106 |
| London | -5 | 2,107 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 4,334 |
| North West | +3 | 1,898 | £50,055 | -16.58% | 678 |
| South East | +5 | 1,483 | £62,000 | +3.33% | 1,598 |
| Midlands | -3 | 882 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 493 |
| Scotland | +19 | 775 | £52,793 | -12.01% | 316 |
| South West | +2 | 741 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 413 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 501 | £65,000 | +12.14% | 306 |
| East of England | +1 | 388 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 461 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 380 | £55,250 | +5.24% | 160 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 356 | £61,206 | +5.59% | 330 |
| Wales | -5 | 238 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 112 |
| North East | -19 | 62 | £61,000 | +4.75% | 107 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 48 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 104 |
| Isle of Man | +11 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 1 | £97,500 | +27.87% |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, 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 featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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