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 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 14 8
Rank change year-on-year +10 -6 +3
Permanent Senior jobs 996 291 703
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 10.91% 9.07% 12.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.86% 9.80% 13.73%
Number of salaries quoted 749 186 388
10th Percentile £45,800 £41,250 £40,875
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,764 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year +8.76% -3.22% +7.39%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £82,875
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title 8,397 2,970 5,120
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.99% 92.58% 94.41%
Number of salaries quoted 6,072 1,925 2,730
10th Percentile £31,775 £28,600 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,299
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.40% +4.60%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,500 £66,050
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £53,750 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.63% -6.52% -4.17%

Senior Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior job postings 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 Senior jobs in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 October 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 Senior jobs within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Birmingham +7 531 £70,000 +16.67% 190
Worcestershire +22 132 £72,500 +11.54% 42
Warwickshire 0 78 £65,000 +18.18% 75
Staffordshire +47 72 £60,000 +14.29% 54
Shropshire +11 53 £50,000 -32.20% 20
Coventry +7 48 £61,608 -5.22% 39
Herefordshire +5 46 £65,000 +116.67% 10
Wolverhampton -4 6 £65,000 -13.33% 10
Solihull -5 6 £65,000 - 20
Stourbridge - 5 £85,000 -
Sutton Coldfield - 5 £80,000 -
Dudley - 3 £65,000 - 4
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Senior job ads cited 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 Senior job ads across the West Midlands region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Azure17.7%176
2Mentoring12.1%121
3Software Engineering11.9%119
4Agile10.0%100
4Microsoft10.0%100
6AI9.5%95
7Security Cleared9.3%93
8Continuous Improvement8.8%88
9AWS8.4%84
10CI/CD8.1%81
11DevOps8.0%80
12SC Cleared7.7%77
13Degree7.6%76
14SQL6.7%67
15Java6.6%66
16Cybersecurity6.5%65
17Problem-Solving6.1%61
18Analytics5.9%59
18Python5.9%59
20Technical Leadership5.6%56
21Decision-Making5.4%54
22Coaching4.8%48
23C#4.7%47
24Firewall4.6%46
24Microsoft 3654.6%46
26Project Delivery4.3%43
26Stakeholder Management4.3%43
28Business Development4.2%42
29Business Intelligence4.0%40
29Line Management4.0%40

Senior Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Manager17.1%170
2Senior Developer12.9%128
3Senior Architect8.1%81
4Senior Software Engineer7.6%76
5Senior Analyst6.6%66
6Senior Data Engineer4.8%48
7Senior Delivery Manager4.4%44
8Senior Technician4.2%42
9Azure Engineer4.0%40
10Senior Network Engineer3.9%39
11Python Engineer3.2%32
12Senior DevOps Engineer3.1%31
12Senior Infrastructure Engineer3.1%31
14Senior Business Development Manager2.9%29
15Senior Software Developer2.8%28
16Senior Data Architect2.7%27
17Senior Full-Stack Developer2.6%26
17Software Developer2.6%26
19Azure Data Engineer2.4%24
20Senior Embedded Software Engineer2.2%22
504 Senior jobs in the West Midlands