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 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 9 10
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 412 497 460
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 7.77% 11.98% 12.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.64% 12.83% 13.06%
Number of salaries quoted 279 248 392
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 £83,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £69,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +2.22% +3.85% -7.80%

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 4,766 3,874 3,522
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.86% 93.35% 93.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,761 1,845 2,938
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

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 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 15 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 0 221 £65,000 +4.00% 53
Warwickshire +9 54 £62,500 -10.71% 23
Coventry 0 35 £70,000 +16.67% 11
Worcestershire -12 27 £60,000 -7.69% 16
Solihull +4 23 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Staffordshire -22 15 £65,000 +28.71% 12
Herefordshire +2 12 £70,000 -
Wolverhampton - 9 £80,000 - 11
Shropshire -27 3 £60,000 -7.69% 37
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 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 68 (16.50%) Azure
2 60 (14.56%) Agile
3 57 (13.83%) SQL
4 46 (11.17%) Degree
5 43 (10.44%) Problem-Solving
6 42 (10.19%) Security Cleared
7 38 (9.22%) Microsoft
8 37 (8.98%) Business Intelligence
8 37 (8.98%) Mentoring
9 36 (8.74%) CI/CD
10 35 (8.50%) SC Cleared
11 34 (8.25%) Analytics
12 33 (8.01%) SaaS
13 32 (7.77%) Continuous Improvement
13 32 (7.77%) Decision-Making
14 30 (7.28%) DevOps
14 30 (7.28%) Python
15 28 (6.80%) QA
16 27 (6.55%) C#
16 27 (6.55%) Power Platform
17 26 (6.31%) Firewall
18 25 (6.07%) BPSS Clearance
18 25 (6.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 24 (5.83%) Databricks
20 23 (5.58%) Cybersecurity
20 23 (5.58%) Project Delivery
21 22 (5.34%) SQL Server
22 21 (5.10%) .NET
22 21 (5.10%) AWS
22 21 (5.10%) Cisco

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 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.97%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (0.73%) Confluence
3 3 (0.73%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.49%) WinCC
4 2 (0.49%) WordPress
5 1 (0.24%) Appian
5 1 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (2.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.73%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.49%) Trello
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.49%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.49%) Shopify
3 1 (0.24%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.24%) Maximo
3 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.24%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 68 (16.50%) Azure
2 33 (8.01%) SaaS
3 27 (6.55%) Power Platform
4 21 (5.10%) AWS
5 14 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (3.16%) Azure Data Factory
7 12 (2.91%) Serverless
8 10 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (2.43%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (1.46%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.21%) Entra ID
11 4 (0.97%) Amazon ECS
11 4 (0.97%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.97%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (0.97%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (0.97%) GCP
11 4 (0.97%) GitHub
11 4 (0.97%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.73%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.73%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.31%) Firewall
2 21 (5.10%) WAN
3 19 (4.61%) LAN
4 17 (4.13%) SD-WAN
5 7 (1.70%) VPN
6 5 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.97%) BGP
7 4 (0.97%) Cisco ASA
7 4 (0.97%) EIGRP
7 4 (0.97%) Modbus
7 4 (0.97%) MPLS
7 4 (0.97%) Network Security
7 4 (0.97%) OSPF
8 3 (0.73%) Wireless
9 2 (0.49%) Cisco ISE
9 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.49%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.49%) VLAN
9 2 (0.49%) Wireshark
10 1 (0.24%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.34%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.10%) Power BI
3 15 (3.64%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.70%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.21%) Tableau
7 4 (0.97%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.97%) Delta Lake
7 4 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.73%) Metadata
9 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.49%) Redis
9 2 (0.49%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.24%) DB2
10 1 (0.24%) Parquet
10 1 (0.24%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.24%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 8 (1.94%) JIRA
2 7 (1.70%) JUnit
2 7 (1.70%) Maven
3 6 (1.46%) Mockito
4 4 (0.97%) Git
4 4 (0.97%) Selenium
5 3 (0.73%) MSTest
5 3 (0.73%) NUnit
6 2 (0.49%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.49%) GitLab
6 2 (0.49%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.49%) Postman
6 2 (0.49%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.24%) Gatling
7 1 (0.24%) Moq
7 1 (0.24%) NSubstitute
7 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 60 (14.56%) Social Skills
2 59 (14.32%) Finance
3 35 (8.50%) Public Sector
4 31 (7.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 26 (6.31%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (6.07%) Law
7 23 (5.58%) Legal
8 17 (4.13%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (2.43%) Retail
11 9 (2.18%) Marketing
12 8 (1.94%) Banking
12 8 (1.94%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.70%) Automotive
14 3 (0.73%) Games
14 3 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.49%) Billing
15 2 (0.49%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.49%) Spanish Language
16 1 (0.24%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.10%) .NET
2 10 (2.43%) React
2 10 (2.43%) REST
3 7 (1.70%) PySpark
3 7 (1.70%) Spring
4 5 (1.21%) .NET Core
4 5 (1.21%) .NET Framework
4 5 (1.21%) Spring Boot
5 4 (0.97%) AngularJS
5 4 (0.97%) ARM Templates
5 4 (0.97%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.97%) Entity Framework
6 3 (0.73%) ASP.NET Web API
6 3 (0.73%) CSS
6 3 (0.73%) Django
6 3 (0.73%) Flask
6 3 (0.73%) HTML
6 3 (0.73%) Node.js
6 3 (0.73%) YAML
7 2 (0.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.13%) Driving Licence
2 11 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (1.70%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.46%) Cloud Native
4 6 (1.46%) Data Centre
4 6 (1.46%) Operational Technology
5 5 (1.21%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (0.97%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (0.97%) SCADA
6 4 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
7 2 (0.49%) Educational Technology
7 2 (0.49%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.49%) Legacy Applications
7 2 (0.49%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.49%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.49%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.24%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.40%) Linux
2 12 (2.91%) Windows
3 10 (2.43%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.46%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (1.46%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.49%) Unix
6 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (14.56%) Agile
2 43 (10.44%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (8.98%) Business Intelligence
3 37 (8.98%) Mentoring
4 36 (8.74%) CI/CD
5 34 (8.25%) Analytics
6 32 (7.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 32 (7.77%) Decision-Making
7 30 (7.28%) DevOps
8 25 (6.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 23 (5.58%) Cybersecurity
9 23 (5.58%) Project Delivery
10 21 (5.10%) Data Analysis
11 20 (4.85%) Roadmaps
11 20 (4.85%) Stakeholder Management
12 19 (4.61%) Migration
12 19 (4.61%) TDD
13 18 (4.37%) Systems Engineering
14 17 (4.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 16 (3.88%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 57 (13.83%) SQL
2 30 (7.28%) Python
3 27 (6.55%) C#
4 14 (3.40%) Java
4 14 (3.40%) T-SQL
5 12 (2.91%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.94%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.70%) Bash
7 7 (1.70%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.46%) PL/SQL
9 5 (1.21%) C
9 5 (1.21%) R
9 5 (1.21%) Scala
10 4 (0.97%) Bicep
10 4 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.73%) VBA
12 2 (0.49%) Go
12 2 (0.49%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.24%) Delphi
13 1 (0.24%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 46 (11.17%) Degree
2 42 (10.19%) Security Cleared
3 35 (8.50%) SC Cleared
4 25 (6.07%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (3.40%) CCNP
5 14 (3.40%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (2.43%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.70%) Numerate Degree
8 6 (1.46%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.46%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.21%) ACCA
9 5 (1.21%) CIMA
9 5 (1.21%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.21%) PMP
10 4 (0.97%) AAT
10 4 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.49%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.80%) QA
2 9 (2.18%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.94%) GDPR
3 8 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 7 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.97%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.49%) IEC 61131
6 2 (0.49%) IEC 61508
6 2 (0.49%) NIST
6 2 (0.49%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.49%) PMO
7 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.24%) GRC
7 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.24%) SLA
7 1 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (3.40%) Docker
2 6 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.21%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.97%) XenApp
5 2 (0.49%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.24%) Firmware
6 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (3.64%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.67%) Terraform
3 9 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.73%) Ansible
4 3 (0.73%) FlexNet
5 2 (0.49%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.24%) AWS Copilot
6 1 (0.24%) Control-M
6 1 (0.24%) Grafana
6 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 38 (9.22%) Microsoft
2 24 (5.83%) Databricks
3 21 (5.10%) Cisco
4 8 (1.94%) Oracle
5 7 (1.70%) Meraki
6 6 (1.46%) IBM
6 6 (1.46%) VMware
7 5 (1.21%) Citrix
8 4 (0.97%) CheckPoint
8 4 (0.97%) SonicWALL
8 4 (0.97%) Veeam
9 3 (0.73%) Google
9 3 (0.73%) SAP
10 2 (0.49%) Aruba
10 2 (0.49%) Blue Prism
10 2 (0.49%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.49%) Genesys
10 2 (0.49%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.49%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.49%) Siemens