Senior Job Trends in the West Midlands

Senior
England > West Midlands

The median Senior salary in the West Midlands is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 17 9
Rank change year-on-year +12 -8 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 838 287 980
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 10.47% 8.51% 12.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% 9.56% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 621 175 698
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +0.42%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £69,914
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £78,134
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £63,500
% change year-on-year +3.70% +6.30% -9.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 7,545 3,001 7,594
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.23% 88.94% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 5,555 2,033 5,315
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £26,720
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Senior job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Senior
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in the West Midlands

Senior
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior in the West Midlands

Senior
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 July 2026. 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
Birmingham +6 396 £70,000 +3.70% 64
Warwickshire +10 114 £60,000 +9.09% 29
Worcestershire +19 79 £65,000 -10.34% 11
Shropshire +7 63 £50,000 -28.57% 21
Staffordshire +44 62 £60,000 +33.33% 23
Coventry -3 42 £60,715 -2.86% 19
Herefordshire -11 16 £77,575 +158.58% 9
Wolverhampton -12 13 £69,000 -1.43% 13
Solihull +14 8 £60,000 -7.69% 3
Willenhall - 5 - -
Dudley - 5 £65,000 -
Brierley Hill - 5 £50,000 -
Sutton Coldfield - 4 £80,000 -
West Bromwich - 1 £60,000 - 1
Senior
England

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 July 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 West Midlands region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 109 (13.01%) Azure
2 94 (11.22%) Mentoring
3 81 (9.67%) Software Engineering
4 77 (9.19%) Agile
5 69 (8.23%) AWS
6 62 (7.40%) Microsoft
7 60 (7.16%) Coaching
8 59 (7.04%) Cybersecurity
9 58 (6.92%) AI
9 58 (6.92%) Security Cleared
10 51 (6.09%) Continuous Improvement
11 50 (5.97%) DevOps
12 47 (5.61%) CI/CD
13 46 (5.49%) SQL
14 45 (5.37%) Python
15 44 (5.25%) Degree
16 43 (5.13%) Analytics
17 42 (5.01%) Problem-Solving
18 41 (4.89%) C#
18 41 (4.89%) SC Cleared
19 35 (4.18%) Business Development
20 34 (4.06%) Project Delivery
20 34 (4.06%) SQL Server
21 33 (3.94%) Business Intelligence
21 33 (3.94%) Stakeholder Management
22 31 (3.70%) Power Platform
23 30 (3.58%) Full-Stack Development
24 29 (3.46%) SaaS
25 27 (3.22%) Decision-Making
26 24 (2.86%) .NET

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (1.07%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.84%) Confluence
3 4 (0.48%) CMS
3 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.48%) WordPress
4 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.12%) Appian
5 1 (0.12%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.12%) IIS
5 1 (0.12%) WinCC
Applications
1 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (0.36%) Photoshop
2 2 (0.24%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.43%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.36%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.36%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.36%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.36%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.12%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 109 (13.01%) Azure
2 69 (8.23%) AWS
3 31 (3.70%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.46%) SaaS
5 24 (2.86%) GCP
6 16 (1.91%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (1.43%) Serverless
9 8 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
9 8 (0.95%) Snowflake
10 7 (0.84%) Amazon S3
10 7 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
10 7 (0.84%) Azure Stack
10 7 (0.84%) Entra ID
11 6 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (0.60%) Azure Service Bus
13 4 (0.48%) Google Data Studio
13 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Advertising
13 4 (0.48%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.39%) Firewall
2 15 (1.79%) VPN
3 13 (1.55%) WAN
3 13 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (1.43%) LAN
5 11 (1.31%) BGP
5 11 (1.31%) Cisco ASA
5 11 (1.31%) EIGRP
5 11 (1.31%) OSPF
6 7 (0.84%) Bluetooth
6 7 (0.84%) Wireless
7 4 (0.48%) DHCP
7 4 (0.48%) DNS
7 4 (0.48%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.36%) Modbus
8 3 (0.36%) Wireshark
9 2 (0.24%) RFID
9 2 (0.24%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.24%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.06%) SQL Server
2 24 (2.86%) Power BI
3 9 (1.07%) Amazon Redshift
3 9 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.72%) Metadata
7 5 (0.60%) MySQL
8 3 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.36%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.24%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.24%) Looker
9 2 (0.24%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.24%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.24%) Redis
9 2 (0.24%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (1.91%) Git
2 12 (1.43%) JIRA
3 10 (1.19%) Snyk
4 6 (0.72%) Selenium
5 4 (0.48%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.48%) GitLab
5 4 (0.48%) JUnit
5 4 (0.48%) Postman
6 3 (0.36%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.24%) Gatling
7 2 (0.24%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.24%) JMeter
7 2 (0.24%) Maven
7 2 (0.24%) Mockito
7 2 (0.24%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.24%) TestRail
7 2 (0.24%) Toad
7 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.12%) HP UFT
General
1 92 (10.98%) Finance
2 67 (8.00%) Social Skills
3 55 (6.56%) Public Sector
4 50 (5.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 42 (5.01%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (4.65%) Manufacturing
7 37 (4.42%) Games
8 24 (2.86%) Electronics
9 23 (2.74%) Aerospace
10 20 (2.39%) Legal
11 18 (2.15%) Law
12 12 (1.43%) Marketing
13 10 (1.19%) Retail
14 9 (1.07%) Military
15 8 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (0.84%) Banking
16 7 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.72%) Automotive
18 5 (0.60%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.86%) .NET
2 20 (2.39%) React
3 15 (1.79%) .NET Core
3 15 (1.79%) Blazor
4 14 (1.67%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 12 (1.43%) REST
6 11 (1.31%) Node.js
7 9 (1.07%) RESTful
8 7 (0.84%) Playwright
9 5 (0.60%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.48%) Kafka
10 4 (0.48%) PySpark
11 3 (0.36%) EDI
11 3 (0.36%) Keycloak
11 3 (0.36%) Spring
12 2 (0.24%) OAuth
12 2 (0.24%) Visualforce
13 1 (0.12%) HTML
13 1 (0.12%) SAP CAF
13 1 (0.12%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 28 (3.34%) Enterprise Software
2 26 (3.10%) Virtual Reality
3 12 (1.43%) Data Centre
3 12 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
3 12 (1.43%) Operational Technology
4 9 (1.07%) Cyber Defence
4 9 (1.07%) Product Ownership
5 8 (0.95%) Smartphone
6 7 (0.84%) Cloud Native
6 7 (0.84%) FMCG
6 7 (0.84%) Mobile Games
7 6 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (0.72%) Low-Code
7 6 (0.72%) Onboarding
7 6 (0.72%) Public Cloud
7 6 (0.72%) Robotics
8 5 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (0.60%) Management Information System
8 5 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.48%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.55%) Linux
2 11 (1.31%) Windows
3 9 (1.07%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (0.48%) Unix
5 2 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (11.22%) Mentoring
2 81 (9.67%) Software Engineering
3 77 (9.19%) Agile
4 60 (7.16%) Coaching
5 59 (7.04%) Cybersecurity
6 58 (6.92%) AI
7 51 (6.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 50 (5.97%) DevOps
9 47 (5.61%) CI/CD
10 43 (5.13%) Analytics
11 42 (5.01%) Problem-Solving
12 35 (4.18%) Business Development
13 34 (4.06%) Project Delivery
14 33 (3.94%) Business Intelligence
14 33 (3.94%) Stakeholder Management
15 30 (3.58%) Full-Stack Development
16 27 (3.22%) Decision-Making
17 24 (2.86%) Roadmaps
18 23 (2.74%) Validation
19 22 (2.63%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 46 (5.49%) SQL
2 45 (5.37%) Python
3 41 (4.89%) C#
4 18 (2.15%) Java
5 16 (1.91%) C
6 15 (1.79%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.19%) JavaScript
8 8 (0.95%) Scala
9 7 (0.84%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.72%) Go
11 5 (0.60%) PHP
12 4 (0.48%) Bash
12 4 (0.48%) C++
12 4 (0.48%) Embedded C
13 3 (0.36%) VBA
14 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.24%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.24%) R
15 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 58 (6.92%) Security Cleared
2 44 (5.25%) Degree
3 41 (4.89%) SC Cleared
4 21 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (1.55%) AWS Certification
6 13 (1.55%) DV Cleared
7 12 (1.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 12 (1.43%) CCNP
8 11 (1.31%) CISSP
9 8 (0.95%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (0.84%) Azure Certification
10 7 (0.84%) CISA
10 7 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (0.84%) SSCP
11 6 (0.72%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.48%) CISM
12 4 (0.48%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.48%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (2.63%) QA
2 12 (1.43%) GRC
2 12 (1.43%) NIST
3 11 (1.31%) GDPR
4 10 (1.19%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.07%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.95%) PMO
7 7 (0.84%) ITGC
8 6 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 5 (0.60%) IEC 61508
9 5 (0.60%) MISRA
9 5 (0.60%) MISRA C
9 5 (0.60%) SLA
10 3 (0.36%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.24%) P3O
11 2 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 14 (1.67%) Docker
1 14 (1.67%) Firmware
2 11 (1.31%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (1.07%) Active Directory
4 8 (0.95%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.36%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (1.55%) Kubernetes
2 8 (0.95%) Terraform
3 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.24%) Argo
5 2 (0.24%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.24%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.12%) Ansible
6 1 (0.12%) Grafana
6 1 (0.12%) HP Fortify
6 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 62 (7.40%) Microsoft
2 18 (2.15%) Adobe
3 16 (1.91%) Google
4 15 (1.79%) ServiceNow
5 13 (1.55%) Apple
5 13 (1.55%) Cisco
5 13 (1.55%) SAP
6 11 (1.31%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.19%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (1.19%) HP
7 10 (1.19%) Tenable
8 9 (1.07%) Oracle
9 8 (0.95%) Aruba
10 7 (0.84%) Pega
10 7 (0.84%) Siemens
11 6 (0.72%) Databricks
12 4 (0.48%) Hotjar
13 3 (0.36%) Foundry
13 3 (0.36%) Meraki
13 3 (0.36%) Salesforce