Senior Jobs in the West Midlands

Senior
England > West Midlands

The median Senior salary in the West Midlands is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 11 11
Rank change year-on-year +4 0 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 738 452 1,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 13.50% 12.88% 14.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.43% 13.53% 15.33%
Number of salaries quoted 384 380 672
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,967 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.96% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £71,063 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £86,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% -3.57% +3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 5,114 3,340 7,768
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.56% 95.21% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 2,691 2,661 4,744
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,825
25th Percentile £38,500 £35,500 £39,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -
75th Percentile £66,025 £63,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the West Midlands

Senior
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Senior 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 31 October 2024.

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 31 October 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
Birmingham +5 367 £60,000 +4.35% 49
Warwickshire -9 114 £65,000 +13.04% 17
Staffordshire +8 57 £52,500 +44.51% 24
Worcestershire +4 54 £65,000 +13.04% 4
Coventry +3 42 £58,750 +8.80% 8
Solihull +1 16 £60,000 -7.69% 5
Shropshire +6 15 £61,250 +16.67% 1
Halesowen - 8 - -
West Bromwich - 8 £37,000 -
Wolverhampton -11 7 £130,446 +114.55% 1
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - -
Herefordshire - 1 - - 2
Senior
England

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

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

1 156 (21.14%) Azure
2 145 (19.65%) Agile
3 134 (18.16%) Social Skills
4 127 (17.21%) SQL
5 117 (15.85%) Microsoft
6 113 (15.31%) Finance
7 103 (13.96%) Mentoring
8 101 (13.69%) C#
9 97 (13.14%) Problem-Solving
10 96 (13.01%) .NET
11 95 (12.87%) DevOps
12 94 (12.74%) Coaching
13 83 (11.25%) Software Engineering
14 76 (10.30%) Python
15 74 (10.03%) JavaScript
16 72 (9.76%) Security Cleared
17 68 (9.21%) Analytics
18 67 (9.08%) Degree
19 61 (8.27%) CI/CD
20 60 (8.13%) Linux
21 59 (7.99%) Cybersecurity
22 58 (7.86%) AWS
23 57 (7.72%) Azure DevOps
24 54 (7.32%) Project Management
25 53 (7.18%) Windows
26 51 (6.91%) HTML
27 49 (6.64%) Public Sector
28 47 (6.37%) Continuous Improvement
29 45 (6.10%) TypeScript
30 44 (5.96%) Analytical Skills

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 12 (1.63%) SAS
2 10 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.22%) Confluence
4 8 (1.08%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.27%) ThingWorx
5 2 (0.27%) Tuxedo
5 2 (0.27%) WordPress
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) Appian
6 1 (0.14%) Drupal
6 1 (0.14%) Mule
Applications
1 12 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.22%) Simulink
3 7 (0.95%) Stateflow
4 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.27%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.14%) 3ds Max
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.14%) Maya
7 1 (0.14%) NUKE
7 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.14%) Revit
Business Applications
1 16 (2.17%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.54%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 3 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.41%) SAP Business One
5 3 (0.41%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 156 (21.14%) Azure
2 58 (7.86%) AWS
3 57 (7.72%) Azure DevOps
4 32 (4.34%) GCP
5 23 (3.12%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (2.71%) Power Platform
7 18 (2.44%) Entra ID
8 16 (2.17%) GitHub
8 16 (2.17%) SaaS
9 14 (1.90%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (1.08%) OCI
12 7 (0.95%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (0.95%) Serverless
13 6 (0.81%) dbt
14 5 (0.68%) Amazon ECS
14 5 (0.68%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.68%) PowerApps
15 4 (0.54%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.47%) Firewall
2 26 (3.52%) Broadband
3 24 (3.25%) Wireless
4 22 (2.98%) WAN
5 15 (2.03%) Internet
6 14 (1.90%) Network Security
6 14 (1.90%) SD-WAN
7 12 (1.63%) LAN
7 12 (1.63%) VoIP
8 9 (1.22%) Bluetooth
9 8 (1.08%) Cisco Firepower
9 8 (1.08%) Ethernet
9 8 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (0.95%) FlexRay
11 5 (0.68%) SAN
11 5 (0.68%) SSL
11 5 (0.68%) VLAN
12 4 (0.54%) GSM
12 4 (0.54%) J1939
12 4 (0.54%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.74%) SQL Server
2 27 (3.66%) Data Hub
3 19 (2.57%) MySQL
3 19 (2.57%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (2.30%) Power BI
5 16 (2.17%) BusinessObjects
6 11 (1.49%) Redis
7 7 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.95%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.81%) Qlik Sense
9 5 (0.68%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.27%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.27%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.27%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.27%) Power Query
10 2 (0.27%) Spark SQL
10 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.14%) Metadata
11 1 (0.14%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 24 (3.25%) Git
2 20 (2.71%) GitLab
3 16 (2.17%) Jenkins
4 12 (1.63%) JIRA
5 9 (1.22%) SonarQube
6 6 (0.81%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.54%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.54%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.54%) Visual Studio Team System
8 3 (0.41%) Chocolatey
8 3 (0.41%) Maven
9 2 (0.27%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.27%) Gatling
9 2 (0.27%) JMeter
9 2 (0.27%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.27%) Selenium
10 1 (0.14%) Octopus Deploy
10 1 (0.14%) Postman
10 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 134 (18.16%) Social Skills
2 113 (15.31%) Finance
3 49 (6.64%) Public Sector
4 44 (5.96%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 29 (3.93%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (3.66%) Automotive
8 24 (3.25%) Retail
9 23 (3.12%) Legal
9 23 (3.12%) Manufacturing
10 21 (2.85%) Law
11 19 (2.57%) Police
12 17 (2.30%) Banking
13 16 (2.17%) Local Government
14 14 (1.90%) Marketing
15 7 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (0.81%) Electronics
16 6 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.81%) Social Housing
16 6 (0.81%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (13.01%) .NET
2 51 (6.91%) HTML
3 44 (5.96%) CSS
4 35 (4.74%) React
5 30 (4.07%) .NET Framework
6 25 (3.39%) RESTful
7 22 (2.98%) ASP.NET
8 17 (2.30%) AngularJS
8 17 (2.30%) ASP.NET Web API
9 16 (2.17%) .NET Core
9 16 (2.17%) Django
10 14 (1.90%) Node.js
10 14 (1.90%) OAuth
11 13 (1.76%) MvvmCross
12 10 (1.36%) Entity Framework
12 10 (1.36%) Web Services
13 9 (1.22%) Flask
13 9 (1.22%) pytest
13 9 (1.22%) SQLAlchemy
13 9 (1.22%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 21 (2.85%) Data Centre
2 18 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
3 17 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
4 15 (2.03%) Mobile App
5 14 (1.90%) Driving Licence
6 12 (1.63%) Management Information System
6 12 (1.63%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.49%) Onboarding
7 11 (1.49%) Operational Technology
8 9 (1.22%) Smartphone
8 9 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (1.08%) Algorithms
9 8 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (0.95%) IoT
11 6 (0.81%) Public Cloud
12 5 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (0.68%) Device Driver
12 5 (0.68%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 60 (8.13%) Linux
2 53 (7.18%) Windows
3 16 (2.17%) Android
3 16 (2.17%) Solaris
4 15 (2.03%) Apple iOS
5 13 (1.76%) Windows Server
6 10 (1.36%) Embedded Linux
7 5 (0.68%) Unix
8 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.27%) VxWorks
10 1 (0.14%) VME
10 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (19.65%) Agile
2 103 (13.96%) Mentoring
3 97 (13.14%) Problem-Solving
4 95 (12.87%) DevOps
5 94 (12.74%) Coaching
6 83 (11.25%) Software Engineering
7 68 (9.21%) Analytics
8 61 (8.27%) CI/CD
9 59 (7.99%) Cybersecurity
10 54 (7.32%) Project Management
11 47 (6.37%) Continuous Improvement
12 38 (5.15%) Data Management
12 38 (5.15%) Full-Stack Development
13 36 (4.88%) Risk Management
14 33 (4.47%) Customer Service
14 33 (4.47%) ITIL
15 31 (4.20%) Computer Science
15 31 (4.20%) Data Governance
15 31 (4.20%) Project Delivery
16 30 (4.07%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 127 (17.21%) SQL
2 101 (13.69%) C#
3 76 (10.30%) Python
4 74 (10.03%) JavaScript
5 45 (6.10%) TypeScript
6 39 (5.28%) C++
7 22 (2.98%) C
8 20 (2.71%) PowerShell
9 16 (2.17%) PHP
10 15 (2.03%) Java
11 13 (1.76%) R
12 12 (1.63%) Bash
12 12 (1.63%) T-SQL
13 10 (1.36%) MATLAB
14 8 (1.08%) Embedded C
15 4 (0.54%) Go
16 3 (0.41%) COBOL
16 3 (0.41%) Micro Focus COBOL
17 2 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 2 (0.27%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 72 (9.76%) Security Cleared
2 67 (9.08%) Degree
3 42 (5.69%) SC Cleared
4 33 (4.47%) CISA
5 17 (2.30%) ACCA
5 17 (2.30%) DBS Check
5 17 (2.30%) DV Cleared
6 15 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.63%) CCNP
9 9 (1.22%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.08%) CCNA
10 8 (1.08%) CISSP
11 7 (0.95%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.81%) CISM
13 5 (0.68%) Chartered Engineer
13 5 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 4 (0.54%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 25 (3.39%) Accessibility
3 22 (2.98%) IFRS
4 19 (2.57%) QA
5 18 (2.44%) SLA
6 17 (2.30%) GAAP
7 16 (2.17%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.22%) ISO 26262
8 9 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (1.08%) Data Quality
10 6 (0.81%) Automotive SPICE
10 6 (0.81%) AUTOSAR
10 6 (0.81%) GDPR
10 6 (0.81%) GMP
10 6 (0.81%) NIST
11 5 (0.68%) IFRS 17
11 5 (0.68%) IFRS 9
11 5 (0.68%) WCAG
12 4 (0.54%) FedRAMP
12 4 (0.54%) NCSC
System Software
1 31 (4.20%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.98%) Docker
3 14 (1.90%) Firmware
4 13 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.95%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.95%) vSphere
6 6 (0.81%) Embedded Firmware
7 5 (0.68%) RACF
8 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.27%) XenApp
8 2 (0.27%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 26 (3.52%) Terraform
2 24 (3.25%) Kubernetes
3 18 (2.44%) Ansible
4 13 (1.76%) Prometheus
5 10 (1.36%) Grafana
6 7 (0.95%) Progress Chef
6 7 (0.95%) Puppet
7 6 (0.81%) Stealthwatch
8 3 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.41%) VxRail
9 2 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.27%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.27%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.27%) Nessus
9 2 (0.27%) SCCM
9 2 (0.27%) SCOM
10 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.14%) Nagios
Vendors
1 117 (15.85%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.07%) Google
3 22 (2.98%) Xamarin
4 20 (2.71%) Citrix
5 19 (2.57%) Cisco
5 19 (2.57%) NEC
5 19 (2.57%) Oracle
6 17 (2.30%) VMware
7 15 (2.03%) SAP
8 12 (1.63%) CyberArk
8 12 (1.63%) Meraki
9 9 (1.22%) Adobe
9 9 (1.22%) Avaya
9 9 (1.22%) CheckPoint
9 9 (1.22%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.08%) Apple
11 6 (0.81%) Aruba
11 6 (0.81%) Dell
12 5 (0.68%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.68%) Zscaler