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 25 January 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -11 +1 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 427 491 589
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 7.82% 12.00% 12.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.70% 12.96% 13.15%
Number of salaries quoted 290 235 488
10th Percentile £46,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £76,075
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -9.09%

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 4,909 3,790 4,480
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.89% 92.64% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,852 1,818 3,699
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £33,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,532
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.99% -5.65%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 25 January 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 25 January 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 +3 226 £65,000 +4.00% 75
Warwickshire -1 61 £62,500 -10.71% 26
Coventry -1 36 £70,000 +16.67% 13
Worcestershire -7 28 £60,000 -7.69% 13
Solihull +6 23 £55,000 +4.76% 1
Staffordshire -25 14 £64,250 +27.23% 24
Wolverhampton - 10 £82,500 - 12
Herefordshire -2 9 £70,000 - 4
Shropshire -26 5 £50,000 -18.37% 40
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 January 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 (15.46%) Agile
2 64 (14.99%) Azure
3 53 (12.41%) SQL
4 47 (11.01%) Degree
5 46 (10.77%) Mentoring
6 42 (9.84%) Microsoft
6 42 (9.84%) Problem-Solving
7 41 (9.60%) Business Intelligence
8 38 (8.90%) Analytics
8 38 (8.90%) Security Cleared
9 36 (8.43%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (8.20%) CI/CD
10 35 (8.20%) Decision-Making
11 33 (7.73%) DevOps
11 33 (7.73%) SaaS
11 33 (7.73%) SC Cleared
12 30 (7.03%) Power Platform
13 29 (6.79%) QA
14 28 (6.56%) BPSS Clearance
15 26 (6.09%) Databricks
15 26 (6.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 25 (5.85%) Firewall
16 25 (5.85%) Project Delivery
16 25 (5.85%) Python
17 24 (5.62%) Stakeholder Management
18 23 (5.39%) AWS
18 23 (5.39%) Coaching
18 23 (5.39%) Migration
18 23 (5.39%) Power BI
18 23 (5.39%) Roadmaps

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 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.94%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 4 (0.94%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.70%) Confluence
4 2 (0.47%) WinCC
4 2 (0.47%) WordPress
5 1 (0.23%) Appian
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.70%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.47%) Trello
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.47%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.47%) Shopify
3 1 (0.23%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.23%) Maximo
3 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.23%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 64 (14.99%) Azure
2 33 (7.73%) SaaS
3 30 (7.03%) Power Platform
4 23 (5.39%) AWS
5 15 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (3.04%) Azure Data Factory
7 10 (2.34%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (2.11%) Serverless
9 7 (1.64%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.41%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.41%) GCP
11 5 (1.17%) GitHub
11 5 (1.17%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.94%) Amazon ECS
12 4 (0.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.47%) Amazon ECR
14 2 (0.47%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.85%) Firewall
2 19 (4.45%) WAN
3 17 (3.98%) LAN
4 15 (3.51%) SD-WAN
5 7 (1.64%) VPN
6 4 (0.94%) BGP
6 4 (0.94%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (0.94%) EIGRP
6 4 (0.94%) Modbus
6 4 (0.94%) MPLS
6 4 (0.94%) OSPF
6 4 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.47%) Network Security
7 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.47%) VLAN
7 2 (0.47%) Wireless
7 2 (0.47%) Wireshark
8 1 (0.23%) DNS
8 1 (0.23%) PSTN
8 1 (0.23%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.39%) Power BI
2 20 (4.68%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.81%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.64%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.17%) Metadata
6 5 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.94%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.94%) Delta Lake
7 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.94%) Tableau
8 2 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.47%) Redis
8 2 (0.47%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.47%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.23%) Parquet
9 1 (0.23%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 7 (1.64%) JIRA
1 7 (1.64%) JUnit
1 7 (1.64%) Maven
2 6 (1.41%) Mockito
3 5 (1.17%) Git
4 4 (0.94%) Selenium
5 2 (0.47%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.47%) GitLab
5 2 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.47%) Postman
6 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.23%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.23%) Gatling
6 1 (0.23%) MSTest
6 1 (0.23%) NUnit
6 1 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 60 (14.05%) Finance
2 59 (13.82%) Social Skills
3 42 (9.84%) Public Sector
4 33 (7.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (6.32%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (5.39%) Law
6 23 (5.39%) Legal
7 18 (4.22%) Manufacturing
8 15 (3.51%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.87%) Automotive
9 8 (1.87%) Banking
9 8 (1.87%) Marketing
9 8 (1.87%) Retail
10 6 (1.41%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.70%) Games
11 3 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.47%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.47%) Spanish Language
13 1 (0.23%) Billing
13 1 (0.23%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.75%) .NET
2 10 (2.34%) React
2 10 (2.34%) REST
3 7 (1.64%) PySpark
4 5 (1.17%) Spring
5 4 (0.94%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.70%) Django
6 3 (0.70%) Entity Framework
6 3 (0.70%) Flask
6 3 (0.70%) Node.js
6 3 (0.70%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.47%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.47%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.47%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.47%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.47%) gRPC
7 2 (0.47%) HTML
7 2 (0.47%) jQuery
7 2 (0.47%) Playwright
7 2 (0.47%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (3.98%) Driving Licence
2 14 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
3 8 (1.87%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.41%) Data Centre
4 6 (1.41%) Operational Technology
5 5 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (1.17%) Product Ownership
6 4 (0.94%) Cloud Native
6 4 (0.94%) Legacy Applications
6 4 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (0.94%) SCADA
6 4 (0.94%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.70%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.47%) Educational Technology
8 2 (0.47%) Life Science
8 2 (0.47%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.47%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.47%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.28%) Linux
2 12 (2.81%) Windows
3 10 (2.34%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.41%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.47%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.47%) Unix
6 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (15.46%) Agile
2 46 (10.77%) Mentoring
3 42 (9.84%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (9.60%) Business Intelligence
5 38 (8.90%) Analytics
6 36 (8.43%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (8.20%) CI/CD
7 35 (8.20%) Decision-Making
8 33 (7.73%) DevOps
9 26 (6.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 25 (5.85%) Project Delivery
11 24 (5.62%) Stakeholder Management
12 23 (5.39%) Coaching
12 23 (5.39%) Migration
12 23 (5.39%) Roadmaps
13 22 (5.15%) Cybersecurity
13 22 (5.15%) Data Analysis
14 21 (4.92%) Systems Engineering
15 19 (4.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 17 (3.98%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 53 (12.41%) SQL
2 25 (5.85%) Python
3 20 (4.68%) C#
4 13 (3.04%) T-SQL
5 12 (2.81%) Java
6 10 (2.34%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.64%) Bash
7 7 (1.64%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.41%) PL/SQL
9 5 (1.17%) C
9 5 (1.17%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.17%) VBA
10 4 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.94%) R
10 4 (0.94%) Scala
11 3 (0.70%) Bicep
12 2 (0.47%) Go
13 1 (0.23%) Delphi
13 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 47 (11.01%) Degree
2 38 (8.90%) Security Cleared
3 33 (7.73%) SC Cleared
4 28 (6.56%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (3.28%) CCNP
5 14 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.64%) Numerate Degree
7 7 (1.64%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.17%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.17%) PMP
9 4 (0.94%) ACCA
9 4 (0.94%) CIMA
9 4 (0.94%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.70%) AAT
11 2 (0.47%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.23%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.79%) QA
2 11 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 10 (2.34%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.11%) GDPR
5 8 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.94%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.47%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.47%) IEC 61131
7 2 (0.47%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.47%) NIST
7 2 (0.47%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.47%) P3O
7 2 (0.47%) PMO
8 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.23%) GRC
8 1 (0.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 15 (3.51%) Docker
2 6 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.17%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.94%) XenApp
5 2 (0.47%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) Firmware
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (3.51%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.81%) Terraform
3 10 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.70%) Ansible
4 3 (0.70%) FlexNet
5 1 (0.23%) AWS Copilot
5 1 (0.23%) Control-M
5 1 (0.23%) Grafana
5 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 42 (9.84%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.09%) Databricks
3 19 (4.45%) Cisco
4 8 (1.87%) Oracle
5 7 (1.64%) Meraki
6 6 (1.41%) IBM
6 6 (1.41%) VMware
7 5 (1.17%) Citrix
7 5 (1.17%) Google
8 4 (0.94%) CheckPoint
8 4 (0.94%) SonicWALL
8 4 (0.94%) Veeam
9 3 (0.70%) SAP
10 2 (0.47%) Aruba
10 2 (0.47%) Blue Prism
10 2 (0.47%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.47%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.47%) Pega
10 2 (0.47%) Rockwell
10 2 (0.47%) Siemens