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 20 January 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 10 10
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 420 488 520
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 7.83% 11.98% 12.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.70% 12.86% 13.18%
Number of salaries quoted 286 237 437
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,950 £41,250
25th Percentile £54,063 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +11.30% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £76,100
England median annual salary £69,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +2.96% +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 4,828 3,796 3,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.01% 93.20% 93.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,796 1,806 3,274
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -6.67%
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% -8.00%

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 20 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 20 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 +2 222 £65,000 +4.00% 58
Warwickshire +5 58 £62,500 -10.71% 20
Coventry 0 36 £70,000 +16.67% 12
Worcestershire -10 27 £60,000 -7.69% 10
Solihull +7 23 £55,000 +4.76% 2
Staffordshire -26 15 £65,000 +28.71% 13
Herefordshire -2 11 £70,000 - 1
Wolverhampton - 9 £80,000 - 10
Shropshire -27 4 £50,000 -18.37% 35
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 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 65 (15.48%) Azure
2 63 (15.00%) Agile
3 54 (12.86%) SQL
4 46 (10.95%) Degree
5 43 (10.24%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (9.52%) Mentoring
6 40 (9.52%) Security Cleared
7 39 (9.29%) Microsoft
8 38 (9.05%) Business Intelligence
9 36 (8.57%) CI/CD
10 35 (8.33%) Analytics
11 34 (8.10%) SC Cleared
12 33 (7.86%) SaaS
13 32 (7.62%) Continuous Improvement
13 32 (7.62%) DevOps
14 31 (7.38%) Decision-Making
15 29 (6.90%) Python
16 28 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
16 28 (6.67%) Power Platform
16 28 (6.67%) QA
17 26 (6.19%) Databricks
18 25 (5.95%) Firewall
18 25 (5.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 25 (5.95%) Project Delivery
19 24 (5.71%) C#
20 22 (5.24%) AWS
20 22 (5.24%) Cybersecurity
20 22 (5.24%) Power BI
21 21 (5.00%) SQL Server
21 21 (5.00%) Systems 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 6 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.95%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (0.71%) Confluence
3 3 (0.71%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.48%) WinCC
4 2 (0.48%) WordPress
5 1 (0.24%) Appian
5 1 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.71%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.48%) Trello
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.48%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.48%) 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 65 (15.48%) Azure
2 33 (7.86%) SaaS
3 28 (6.67%) Power Platform
4 22 (5.24%) AWS
5 14 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (3.10%) Azure Data Factory
7 10 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (2.38%) Serverless
8 9 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.19%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.19%) GCP
9 5 (1.19%) GitHub
9 5 (1.19%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.19%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.95%) Amazon ECS
10 4 (0.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (0.71%) Azure Functions
11 3 (0.71%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.48%) Amazon SageMaker
12 2 (0.48%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.95%) Firewall
2 20 (4.76%) WAN
3 18 (4.29%) LAN
4 16 (3.81%) SD-WAN
5 7 (1.67%) VPN
6 4 (0.95%) BGP
6 4 (0.95%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (0.95%) EIGRP
6 4 (0.95%) Modbus
6 4 (0.95%) MPLS
6 4 (0.95%) OSPF
6 4 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.71%) Network Security
7 3 (0.71%) Wireless
8 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.48%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.48%) VLAN
8 2 (0.48%) Wireshark
9 1 (0.24%) DNS
9 1 (0.24%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.24%) Power BI
2 21 (5.00%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.67%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.95%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.95%) Delta Lake
6 4 (0.95%) Metadata
6 4 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.95%) Tableau
7 2 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.48%) Redis
7 2 (0.48%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.48%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.24%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.24%) DB2
8 1 (0.24%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 7 (1.67%) JIRA
1 7 (1.67%) JUnit
1 7 (1.67%) Maven
2 6 (1.43%) Mockito
3 5 (1.19%) Git
4 4 (0.95%) Selenium
5 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.48%) GitLab
5 2 (0.48%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.48%) MSTest
5 2 (0.48%) NUnit
5 2 (0.48%) Postman
6 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.24%) Gatling
6 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 59 (14.05%) Finance
1 59 (14.05%) Social Skills
2 37 (8.81%) Public Sector
3 33 (7.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (6.43%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (5.95%) Law
6 23 (5.48%) Legal
7 17 (4.05%) Manufacturing
8 15 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (2.38%) Retail
10 8 (1.90%) Automotive
10 8 (1.90%) Banking
10 8 (1.90%) Marketing
11 6 (1.43%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.71%) Games
12 3 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.48%) Billing
13 2 (0.48%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.48%) Spanish Language
14 1 (0.24%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.29%) .NET
2 11 (2.62%) REST
3 9 (2.14%) React
4 7 (1.67%) PySpark
4 7 (1.67%) Spring
5 5 (1.19%) .NET Framework
5 5 (1.19%) Spring Boot
6 4 (0.95%) Entity Framework
7 3 (0.71%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.71%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.71%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.71%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.71%) Django
7 3 (0.71%) Flask
7 3 (0.71%) Node.js
7 3 (0.71%) YAML
8 2 (0.48%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.48%) CSS
8 2 (0.48%) gRPC
8 2 (0.48%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.05%) Driving Licence
2 12 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (1.67%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.43%) Data Centre
4 6 (1.43%) Operational Technology
5 5 (1.19%) Cloud Native
5 5 (1.19%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (0.95%) SCADA
6 4 (0.95%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (0.71%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (0.48%) Educational Technology
8 2 (0.48%) Life Science
8 2 (0.48%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.48%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.48%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.48%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.33%) Linux
2 12 (2.86%) Windows
3 10 (2.38%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (1.43%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.48%) Unix
6 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (15.00%) Agile
2 43 (10.24%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (9.52%) Mentoring
4 38 (9.05%) Business Intelligence
5 36 (8.57%) CI/CD
6 35 (8.33%) Analytics
7 32 (7.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 32 (7.62%) DevOps
8 31 (7.38%) Decision-Making
9 25 (5.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 25 (5.95%) Project Delivery
10 22 (5.24%) Cybersecurity
11 21 (5.00%) Systems Engineering
12 20 (4.76%) Data Analysis
12 20 (4.76%) Roadmaps
12 20 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
13 19 (4.52%) Migration
13 19 (4.52%) TDD
14 18 (4.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 17 (4.05%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 54 (12.86%) SQL
2 29 (6.90%) Python
3 24 (5.71%) C#
4 14 (3.33%) Java
5 13 (3.10%) T-SQL
6 11 (2.62%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.67%) Bash
7 7 (1.67%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.67%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.43%) PL/SQL
8 6 (1.43%) Scala
9 5 (1.19%) C
10 4 (0.95%) Bicep
10 4 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.95%) R
10 4 (0.95%) VBA
11 2 (0.48%) Go
11 2 (0.48%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.24%) Delphi
12 1 (0.24%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 46 (10.95%) Degree
2 40 (9.52%) Security Cleared
3 34 (8.10%) SC Cleared
4 28 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (3.33%) CCNP
5 14 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.67%) Numerate Degree
8 5 (1.19%) ACCA
8 5 (1.19%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.19%) CIMA
8 5 (1.19%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.19%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.19%) PMP
9 4 (0.95%) AAT
9 4 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.48%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.24%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.67%) QA
2 11 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 9 (2.14%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.90%) GDPR
5 7 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.95%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.48%) IEC 61131
7 2 (0.48%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.48%) NIST
7 2 (0.48%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.48%) PMO
8 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.24%) GRC
8 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.24%) SLA
8 1 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 15 (3.57%) Docker
2 6 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.19%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.95%) XenApp
5 2 (0.48%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.24%) Firmware
6 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (3.57%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.86%) Terraform
3 9 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.71%) Ansible
4 3 (0.71%) FlexNet
5 1 (0.24%) AWS Copilot
5 1 (0.24%) Control-M
5 1 (0.24%) Grafana
5 1 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 39 (9.29%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.19%) Databricks
3 20 (4.76%) Cisco
4 8 (1.90%) Oracle
5 7 (1.67%) Meraki
6 6 (1.43%) IBM
6 6 (1.43%) VMware
7 5 (1.19%) Citrix
8 4 (0.95%) CheckPoint
8 4 (0.95%) Google
8 4 (0.95%) SonicWALL
8 4 (0.95%) Veeam
9 3 (0.71%) SAP
10 2 (0.48%) Aruba
10 2 (0.48%) Blue Prism
10 2 (0.48%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.48%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.48%) Pega
10 2 (0.48%) Rockwell
10 2 (0.48%) Siemens