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 13 April 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 15 8
Rank change year-on-year -7 -7 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 670 314 861
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 8.72% 9.32% 12.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.52% 10.62% 13.19%
Number of salaries quoted 460 189 662
10th Percentile £49,875 £43,500 £41,112
25th Percentile £55,450 £51,672 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +12.14% +0.81%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £96,625 £101,250 £75,977
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £62,783
% change year-on-year +3.70% +7.51% -11.06%

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 7,040 2,957 6,530
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 87.80% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 4,448 1,797 5,059
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,650
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.79% -9.29%

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 13 April 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 13 April 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 +4 335 £66,720 -2.55% 56
Warwickshire 0 95 £60,000 -14.29% 42
Coventry -1 51 £85,000 +41.67% 10
Worcestershire +4 48 £62,500 -3.85% 8
Shropshire -10 30 £50,000 -28.57% 13
Staffordshire -5 29 £63,500 +21.31% 10
Solihull +14 17 £60,000 +20.00% 7
Wolverhampton -7 17 £77,500 -18.42%
Herefordshire -15 13 £90,000 - 4
Brierley Hill - 5 £50,000 -
Willenhall - 4 - - 1
Dudley - 1 £65,000 - 2
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 13 April 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 86 (12.84%) Agile
2 78 (11.64%) Azure
3 71 (10.60%) Mentoring
4 55 (8.21%) Security Cleared
5 53 (7.91%) Microsoft
6 52 (7.76%) Degree
7 51 (7.61%) Cybersecurity
8 49 (7.31%) SQL
9 46 (6.87%) Coaching
9 46 (6.87%) Continuous Improvement
9 46 (6.87%) Software Engineering
10 44 (6.57%) Analytics
10 44 (6.57%) Business Intelligence
11 43 (6.42%) SC Cleared
12 42 (6.27%) DevOps
12 42 (6.27%) Problem-Solving
13 41 (6.12%) SaaS
14 37 (5.52%) Python
15 35 (5.22%) AWS
15 35 (5.22%) Business Development
16 34 (5.07%) CI/CD
17 30 (4.48%) AI
17 30 (4.48%) BPSS Clearance
18 29 (4.33%) Power Platform
18 29 (4.33%) Project Delivery
19 27 (4.03%) Migration
19 27 (4.03%) Roadmaps
19 27 (4.03%) Stakeholder Management
20 26 (3.88%) Customer Service
20 26 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineering

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 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (1.34%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.19%) Confluence
3 4 (0.60%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.15%) Appian
4 1 (0.15%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.30%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.60%) Cloudability
1 4 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.60%) SAP Payroll
1 4 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.45%) SAP CO
2 3 (0.45%) SAP FI
2 3 (0.45%) SAP FI/CO
2 3 (0.45%) SAP FSCM
3 2 (0.30%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.15%) Maximo
4 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 78 (11.64%) Azure
2 41 (6.12%) SaaS
3 35 (5.22%) AWS
4 29 (4.33%) Power Platform
5 21 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (2.09%) GCP
7 13 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
7 13 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (1.34%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.04%) Serverless
12 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (0.75%) OneDrive
12 5 (0.75%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (0.60%) GitHub
14 3 (0.45%) Amazon SageMaker
14 3 (0.45%) Copilot Studio
14 3 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.84%) WAN
2 17 (2.54%) Firewall
3 16 (2.39%) LAN
4 11 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (1.49%) VPN
6 9 (1.34%) SD-WAN
7 6 (0.90%) BGP
7 6 (0.90%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (0.90%) EIGRP
7 6 (0.90%) OSPF
7 6 (0.90%) Wireless
8 4 (0.60%) Bluetooth
8 4 (0.60%) Ethernet
8 4 (0.60%) Modbus
8 4 (0.60%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.45%) DHCP
9 3 (0.45%) DNS
9 3 (0.45%) MPLS
9 3 (0.45%) VLAN
10 2 (0.30%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.88%) SQL Server
2 22 (3.28%) Power BI
3 5 (0.75%) Amazon Redshift
3 5 (0.75%) Data Lake
3 5 (0.75%) Metadata
3 5 (0.75%) Tableau
4 4 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.45%) Delta Lake
5 3 (0.45%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.30%) Looker
6 2 (0.30%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.30%) Redis
6 2 (0.30%) Semantic Layer
6 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.15%) DB2
Development Applications
1 14 (2.09%) JIRA
2 9 (1.34%) Git
3 6 (0.90%) JUnit
3 6 (0.90%) Maven
3 6 (0.90%) Selenium
3 6 (0.90%) Snyk
4 5 (0.75%) Mockito
5 3 (0.45%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.45%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.30%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.30%) GitLab
6 2 (0.30%) Postman
6 2 (0.30%) TestRail
6 2 (0.30%) Toad
6 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.30%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.15%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.15%) JMeter
7 1 (0.15%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
General
1 87 (12.99%) Finance
2 61 (9.10%) Social Skills
3 49 (7.31%) Public Sector
4 43 (6.42%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (5.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (4.03%) Legal
6 27 (4.03%) Manufacturing
7 21 (3.13%) Electronics
8 19 (2.84%) Law
9 18 (2.69%) Games
10 15 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.79%) Retail
12 9 (1.34%) Automotive
13 8 (1.19%) Marketing
14 7 (1.04%) Banking
15 5 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.75%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.60%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.30%) Presentation Skills
17 2 (0.30%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.24%) React
2 13 (1.94%) .NET
3 10 (1.49%) REST
4 9 (1.34%) Node.js
5 8 (1.19%) PySpark
6 7 (1.04%) .NET Core
6 7 (1.04%) Blazor
7 5 (0.75%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 4 (0.60%) Spring
9 3 (0.45%) Flask
9 3 (0.45%) Playwright
9 3 (0.45%) RESTful
9 3 (0.45%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.30%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.30%) Django
10 2 (0.30%) OAuth
10 2 (0.30%) SOAP
10 2 (0.30%) Visualforce
11 1 (0.15%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
2 11 (1.64%) Data Centre
2 11 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (1.64%) Management Information System
3 10 (1.49%) Product Ownership
3 10 (1.49%) Virtual Reality
4 9 (1.34%) Cyber Defence
5 8 (1.19%) Driving Licence
5 8 (1.19%) Operational Technology
6 7 (1.04%) Low-Code
7 6 (0.90%) FMCG
7 6 (0.90%) Public Cloud
8 5 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (0.75%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (0.60%) Educational Technology
9 4 (0.60%) Robotics
9 4 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.45%) SCADA
10 3 (0.45%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.09%) Linux
1 14 (2.09%) Windows
2 8 (1.19%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.04%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (0.45%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.30%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Android
6 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.15%) Unix
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (12.84%) Agile
2 71 (10.60%) Mentoring
3 51 (7.61%) Cybersecurity
4 46 (6.87%) Coaching
4 46 (6.87%) Continuous Improvement
4 46 (6.87%) Software Engineering
5 44 (6.57%) Analytics
5 44 (6.57%) Business Intelligence
6 42 (6.27%) DevOps
6 42 (6.27%) Problem-Solving
7 35 (5.22%) Business Development
8 34 (5.07%) CI/CD
9 30 (4.48%) AI
10 29 (4.33%) Project Delivery
11 27 (4.03%) Migration
11 27 (4.03%) Roadmaps
11 27 (4.03%) Stakeholder Management
12 26 (3.88%) Customer Service
12 26 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 25 (3.73%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 49 (7.31%) SQL
2 37 (5.52%) Python
3 25 (3.73%) C#
4 14 (2.09%) C
5 13 (1.94%) Java
6 10 (1.49%) Scala
7 8 (1.19%) Bash
7 8 (1.19%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.04%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.04%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.04%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.90%) R
9 6 (0.90%) VBA
10 5 (0.75%) PHP
10 5 (0.75%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.45%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.30%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.30%) Bicep
12 2 (0.30%) C++
12 2 (0.30%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 55 (8.21%) Security Cleared
2 52 (7.76%) Degree
3 43 (6.42%) SC Cleared
4 30 (4.48%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (1.49%) CISSP
7 9 (1.34%) CCNP
7 9 (1.34%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.19%) CISA
8 8 (1.19%) Numerate Degree
9 7 (1.04%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (1.04%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.04%) SSCP
10 6 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.75%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.75%) PMP
12 4 (0.60%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.45%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (2.69%) QA
2 13 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 12 (1.79%) Data Quality
3 12 (1.79%) GDPR
4 11 (1.64%) NIST
5 8 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.04%) ITGC
6 7 (1.04%) PMO
7 6 (0.90%) GRC
8 5 (0.75%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.75%) IEC 61508
8 5 (0.75%) MISRA
8 5 (0.75%) MISRA C
9 3 (0.45%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.45%) SLA
10 2 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.30%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.30%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.30%) P3O
10 2 (0.30%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 13 (1.94%) Docker
2 10 (1.49%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.49%) Firmware
3 6 (0.90%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.45%) XenApp
6 2 (0.30%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.64%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.19%) Terraform
4 4 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.45%) FlexNet
6 2 (0.30%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.30%) Grafana
6 2 (0.30%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.15%) Control-M
7 1 (0.15%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 53 (7.91%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.73%) Databricks
3 13 (1.94%) Cisco
3 13 (1.94%) SAP
4 10 (1.49%) Oracle
5 8 (1.19%) Google
6 7 (1.04%) Meraki
6 7 (1.04%) Palo Alto
7 6 (0.90%) CrowdStrike
7 6 (0.90%) ServiceNow
7 6 (0.90%) Tenable
8 5 (0.75%) Adobe
8 5 (0.75%) HP
8 5 (0.75%) IBM
9 4 (0.60%) Apple
9 4 (0.60%) VMware
10 3 (0.45%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.45%) Citrix
10 3 (0.45%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.45%) Veeam