Senior Job Trends in the West Midlands

Senior
England > West Midlands

The median Senior salary in the West Midlands is £65,903 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 14 8
Rank change year-on-year +10 -6 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 980 281 702
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 10.85% 8.78% 12.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.77% 9.49% 13.41%
Number of salaries quoted 736 178 388
10th Percentile £46,125 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,625 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,903 £59,764 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year +10.27% -2.36% +6.45%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -3.74%

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.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 8,323 2,961 5,236
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 92.53% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 6,014 1,928 2,765
10th Percentile £32,150 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £65,001
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,250 £54,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.72% -6.09% -4.17%

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 18 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 IT jobs citing Senior within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 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		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Birmingham +9 518 £70,000 +16.67% 185
Worcestershire +25 131 £75,000 +15.38% 40
Warwickshire 0 80 £65,000 +18.18% 85
Staffordshire +50 71 £60,000 +14.29% 60
Shropshire +10 54 £50,000 -32.20% 19
Coventry +2 48 £60,715 -6.59% 38
Herefordshire +4 43 £65,000 +116.67% 13
Solihull -6 6 £65,000 +10.64% 24
Wolverhampton -2 5 £72,500 +3.57% 12
Stourbridge - 5 £85,000 -
Sutton Coldfield - 5 £80,000 -
Dudley - 4 £65,000 - 3
Willenhall - 1 - -
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 October 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.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Azure17.8%174
2Software Engineering12.1%119
3Mentoring12.0%118
4Agile10.0%98
4Microsoft10.0%98
6AI9.9%97
7Security Cleared9.5%93
8Continuous Improvement9.0%88
9AWS8.6%84
10CI/CD8.0%78
11DevOps7.8%76
11SC Cleared7.8%76
13Degree7.4%73
14SQL6.8%67
15Java6.3%62
15Python6.3%62
17Analytics5.7%56
17Problem-Solving5.7%56
19Cybersecurity5.5%54
20Technical Leadership5.3%52
21Coaching5.1%50
21Decision-Making5.1%50
23C#4.8%47
24Microsoft 3654.6%45
25Firewall4.5%44
26Project Delivery4.4%43
27Business Development4.3%42
28Stakeholder Management4.2%41
29Business Intelligence4.0%39
29Full-Stack Development4.0%39

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 Manager17.0%167
2Senior Developer13.2%129
3Senior Software Engineer7.8%76
4Senior Architect7.3%72
5Senior Analyst6.9%68
6Senior Data Engineer5.2%51
7Azure Engineer4.4%43
8Senior Technician4.2%41
9Senior Network Engineer3.8%37
10Python Engineer3.6%35
11Senior Delivery Manager3.5%34
12Senior Business Development Manager3.0%29
12Senior Software Developer3.0%29
14Senior Infrastructure Engineer2.9%28
15Azure Data Engineer2.8%27
15Senior DevOps Engineer2.8%27
15Software Developer2.8%27
18Senior Full-Stack Developer2.6%25
19Senior Data Architect2.4%24
20Senior Embedded Software Engineer2.3%23
517 Senior jobs in the West Midlands