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 7 February 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -11 +1 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 465 470 627
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 8.24% 11.76% 11.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.16% 12.79% 12.52%
Number of salaries quoted 316 221 513
10th Percentile £46,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +11.30% -
75th Percentile £80,313 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £75,954
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -9.72%

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 5,078 3,675 5,007
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.96% 91.97% 93.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,952 1,747 4,104
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,125 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,300 £48,919
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% +8.96% -6.82%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £75,862
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.31%

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 7 February 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 7 February 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 +4 240 £65,000 +4.00% 67
Warwickshire +1 71 £60,000 -14.29% 27
Coventry 0 41 £85,000 +41.67% 10
Worcestershire -5 31 £60,000 -7.69% 16
Solihull +7 24 £53,750 +4.88% 2
Shropshire -23 11 £55,000 -10.20% 13
Staffordshire -24 11 £65,000 +27.45% 5
Wolverhampton - 10 £82,500 - 2
Herefordshire -1 9 £77,500 - 8
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 February 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 66 (14.19%) Azure
2 65 (13.98%) Agile
3 52 (11.18%) Microsoft
4 51 (10.97%) SQL
5 49 (10.54%) Degree
6 46 (9.89%) Mentoring
7 44 (9.46%) Security Cleared
8 43 (9.25%) Business Intelligence
9 42 (9.03%) Problem-Solving
10 39 (8.39%) SC Cleared
11 37 (7.96%) Continuous Improvement
12 36 (7.74%) Analytics
12 36 (7.74%) SaaS
13 35 (7.53%) Decision-Making
14 33 (7.10%) CI/CD
15 32 (6.88%) DevOps
16 31 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
17 30 (6.45%) Power Platform
18 27 (5.81%) Databricks
18 27 (5.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 27 (5.81%) Project Delivery
18 27 (5.81%) Python
19 26 (5.59%) QA
19 26 (5.59%) Stakeholder Management
20 25 (5.38%) AWS
20 25 (5.38%) Migration
20 25 (5.38%) SQL Server
21 23 (4.95%) Coaching
21 23 (4.95%) Systems Engineering
22 22 (4.73%) Cybersecurity

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 (1.94%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.86%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (0.65%) Confluence
5 2 (0.43%) IIS
5 2 (0.43%) WordPress
6 1 (0.22%) Appian
Applications
1 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.43%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.43%) Shopify
3 1 (0.22%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.22%) Maximo
3 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.22%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 66 (14.19%) Azure
2 36 (7.74%) SaaS
3 30 (6.45%) Power Platform
4 25 (5.38%) AWS
5 21 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (2.80%) Azure Data Factory
7 12 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.72%) Entra ID
8 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (1.72%) Serverless
9 7 (1.51%) GCP
10 6 (1.29%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.08%) GitHub
12 4 (0.86%) Amazon ECS
12 4 (0.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.86%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.86%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.65%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.73%) Firewall
2 19 (4.09%) WAN
3 17 (3.66%) LAN
4 14 (3.01%) SD-WAN
5 9 (1.94%) VPN
6 5 (1.08%) BGP
6 5 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (1.08%) EIGRP
6 5 (1.08%) OSPF
7 4 (0.86%) MPLS
7 4 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.65%) Wireless
8 3 (0.65%) Wireshark
9 2 (0.43%) DHCP
9 2 (0.43%) DNS
9 2 (0.43%) Modbus
9 2 (0.43%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.43%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.43%) VLAN
9 2 (0.43%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.38%) SQL Server
2 22 (4.73%) Power BI
3 11 (2.37%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.51%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.08%) Metadata
6 5 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.86%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.86%) Delta Lake
8 3 (0.65%) Tableau
9 2 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.43%) Redis
9 2 (0.43%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.43%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.22%) Parquet
10 1 (0.22%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 7 (1.51%) JUnit
1 7 (1.51%) Maven
2 6 (1.29%) JIRA
2 6 (1.29%) Mockito
3 5 (1.08%) Git
4 4 (0.86%) Selenium
5 2 (0.43%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.43%) GitLab
5 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.43%) Postman
6 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.22%) Gatling
6 1 (0.22%) MSTest
6 1 (0.22%) NUnit
6 1 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 61 (13.12%) Finance
2 59 (12.69%) Social Skills
3 44 (9.46%) Public Sector
4 38 (8.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (6.02%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (6.02%) Law
5 28 (6.02%) Legal
6 18 (3.87%) Manufacturing
7 16 (3.44%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (1.72%) Automotive
8 8 (1.72%) Marketing
8 8 (1.72%) Retail
9 7 (1.51%) Banking
10 4 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (0.86%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.43%) Electronics
11 2 (0.43%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.43%) Games
11 2 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.43%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.23%) .NET
2 10 (2.15%) React
2 10 (2.15%) REST
3 7 (1.51%) PySpark
4 5 (1.08%) Spring
5 3 (0.65%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.65%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.65%) Django
5 3 (0.65%) Entity Framework
5 3 (0.65%) Flask
5 3 (0.65%) Node.js
5 3 (0.65%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.43%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.43%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.43%) Blazor
6 2 (0.43%) gRPC
6 2 (0.43%) HTML
6 2 (0.43%) jQuery
6 2 (0.43%) Playwright
6 2 (0.43%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.23%) Driving Licence
2 12 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (1.94%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.29%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (1.08%) Low-Code
5 5 (1.08%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.08%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (0.86%) Cloud Native
6 4 (0.86%) Legacy Applications
6 4 (0.86%) Operational Technology
6 4 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.65%) FMCG
7 3 (0.65%) Life Science
8 2 (0.43%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.43%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.43%) PMI
8 2 (0.43%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.43%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.01%) Linux
2 11 (2.37%) Windows
3 8 (1.72%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.43%) Unix
5 2 (0.43%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (13.98%) Agile
2 46 (9.89%) Mentoring
3 43 (9.25%) Business Intelligence
4 42 (9.03%) Problem-Solving
5 37 (7.96%) Continuous Improvement
6 36 (7.74%) Analytics
7 35 (7.53%) Decision-Making
8 33 (7.10%) CI/CD
9 32 (6.88%) DevOps
10 27 (5.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 27 (5.81%) Project Delivery
11 26 (5.59%) Stakeholder Management
12 25 (5.38%) Migration
13 23 (4.95%) Coaching
13 23 (4.95%) Systems Engineering
14 22 (4.73%) Cybersecurity
15 21 (4.52%) Roadmaps
16 20 (4.30%) Data Analysis
16 20 (4.30%) Software Engineering
16 20 (4.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.97%) SQL
2 27 (5.81%) Python
3 19 (4.09%) C#
4 13 (2.80%) T-SQL
5 12 (2.58%) Java
6 11 (2.37%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.72%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.51%) Bash
9 6 (1.29%) PL/SQL
10 5 (1.08%) C
10 5 (1.08%) VBA
11 4 (0.86%) R
11 4 (0.86%) Scala
11 4 (0.86%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.65%) Bicep
12 3 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.43%) Go
14 1 (0.22%) Delphi
14 1 (0.22%) Embedded C
14 1 (0.22%) PHP
Qualifications
1 49 (10.54%) Degree
2 44 (9.46%) Security Cleared
3 39 (8.39%) SC Cleared
4 31 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (3.23%) CCNP
5 15 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.72%) Numerate Degree
7 8 (1.72%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.29%) PMP
9 5 (1.08%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.86%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.65%) ACCA
11 3 (0.65%) CIMA
12 2 (0.43%) AAT
12 2 (0.43%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.43%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.22%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.59%) QA
2 13 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 11 (2.37%) Data Quality
4 9 (1.94%) GDPR
5 8 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.86%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.65%) PMO
8 2 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.43%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.43%) NIST
8 2 (0.43%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.43%) P3O
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) GRC
9 1 (0.22%) WCAG
System Software
1 15 (3.23%) Docker
2 7 (1.51%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.86%) XenApp
4 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.22%) Firmware
4 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (3.23%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.58%) Terraform
3 11 (2.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.65%) Ansible
5 3 (0.65%) FlexNet
6 1 (0.22%) AWS Copilot
6 1 (0.22%) Control-M
6 1 (0.22%) Grafana
Vendors
1 52 (11.18%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.81%) Databricks
3 19 (4.09%) Cisco
4 8 (1.72%) Meraki
4 8 (1.72%) Oracle
5 6 (1.29%) Google
5 6 (1.29%) IBM
6 5 (1.08%) Citrix
7 4 (0.86%) CheckPoint
7 4 (0.86%) SonicWALL
7 4 (0.86%) Veeam
7 4 (0.86%) VMware
8 3 (0.65%) SAP
9 2 (0.43%) Aruba
9 2 (0.43%) Blue Prism
9 2 (0.43%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.43%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.43%) Pega
9 2 (0.43%) Screaming Frog
9 2 (0.43%) ServiceNow