Senior Job Trends in the West Midlands

Senior
England > West Midlands

The median Senior salary in the West Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 9 11
Rank change year-on-year -7 +2 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 278 734 495
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 8.54% 12.13% 12.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.34% 12.78% 13.78%
Number of salaries quoted 165 441 408
10th Percentile £41,452 £40,000 £43,659
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,250
Median % change year-on-year - +1.27% -1.25%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,500 £79,225 £80,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% -7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 2,977 5,744 3,591
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.40% 94.90% 92.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,990 3,336 2,817
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £65,188 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £79,225 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Senior 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 September 2025.

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 September 2025. 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 -8 140 £60,500 -1.15% 77
Warwickshire +20 45 £55,000 -8.33% 48
Coventry +5 20 £65,000 +17.12% 22
Solihull -7 16 £68,750 +10.00% 3
Shropshire +3 12 £72,500 +11.54% 24
Herefordshire +16 11 £30,000 -51.22% 6
Staffordshire -33 10 £52,500 - 46
Worcestershire -21 7 £72,500 +11.54% 23
Wolverhampton +1 2 £67,500 -48.25% 13
Walsall - 1 £72,500 - 1
Wednesbury - 1 £55,000 -
Senior
England

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Senior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 58 (20.86%) Agile
2 53 (19.06%) SQL
3 52 (18.71%) Social Skills
4 51 (18.35%) Azure
5 50 (17.99%) Finance
6 44 (15.83%) Microsoft
7 42 (15.11%) Degree
8 41 (14.75%) C#
9 36 (12.95%) .NET
9 36 (12.95%) Mentoring
10 34 (12.23%) Problem-Solving
10 34 (12.23%) DevOps
11 30 (10.79%) SQL Server
12 28 (10.07%) Law
12 28 (10.07%) Security Cleared
12 28 (10.07%) Power Platform
13 27 (9.71%) Analytics
14 26 (9.35%) CI/CD
15 25 (8.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 25 (8.99%) Telecoms
15 25 (8.99%) Business Intelligence
16 24 (8.63%) Manufacturing
16 24 (8.63%) Continuous Improvement
16 24 (8.63%) Public Sector
16 24 (8.63%) Decision-Making
17 22 (7.91%) QA
18 21 (7.55%) JavaScript
19 20 (7.19%) Firewall
19 20 (7.19%) Stakeholder Management
19 20 (7.19%) Cybersecurity

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.72%) Apache Spark
1 2 (0.72%) ArcGIS
1 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (0.72%) WinCC
2 1 (0.36%) Apache
2 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.36%) Appian
2 1 (0.36%) CMS
2 1 (0.36%) Confluence
2 1 (0.36%) IIS
2 1 (0.36%) SAS
2 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.36%) Umbraco
2 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (4.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.80%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.72%) Simulink
3 2 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.36%) Maya
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.36%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (4.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (2.16%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (1.08%) SAP CO
4 3 (1.08%) SAP FI
4 3 (1.08%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.36%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.36%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.36%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.36%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.36%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.36%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.36%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 51 (18.35%) Azure
2 28 (10.07%) Power Platform
3 18 (6.47%) Dynamics 365
4 17 (6.12%) AWS
5 12 (4.32%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (4.32%) Serverless
6 7 (2.52%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (2.52%) Azure Logic Apps
6 7 (2.52%) SaaS
7 6 (2.16%) Azure Functions
8 5 (1.80%) Azure Service Bus
8 5 (1.80%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.80%) Power Automate
9 3 (1.08%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (1.08%) GCP
9 3 (1.08%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.72%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (0.72%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (0.72%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.19%) Firewall
2 10 (3.60%) Network Security
3 9 (3.24%) LAN
3 9 (3.24%) WAN
4 8 (2.88%) SD-WAN
5 3 (1.08%) DHCP
5 3 (1.08%) DNS
6 2 (0.72%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (0.72%) Modbus
6 2 (0.72%) Unified Communications
6 2 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.36%) Internet
7 1 (0.36%) ISDN
7 1 (0.36%) RTP
7 1 (0.36%) Structured Cabling
7 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.36%) VLAN
7 1 (0.36%) VPN
7 1 (0.36%) WebEx
7 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (10.79%) SQL Server
2 18 (6.47%) Power BI
3 16 (5.76%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (4.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (3.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.44%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.44%) Metadata
6 4 (1.44%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (1.08%) Data Hub
7 3 (1.08%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (1.08%) Tableau
8 2 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.72%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.72%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.72%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.72%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.72%) SQL CLR
9 1 (0.36%) Power Query
9 1 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.24%) JIRA
2 4 (1.44%) MSTest
2 4 (1.44%) NUnit
3 3 (1.08%) Selenium
4 2 (0.72%) Moq
4 2 (0.72%) NSubstitute
4 2 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.36%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.36%) Jenkins
General
1 52 (18.71%) Social Skills
2 50 (17.99%) Finance
3 28 (10.07%) Law
4 25 (8.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 25 (8.99%) Telecoms
5 24 (8.63%) Manufacturing
5 24 (8.63%) Public Sector
6 17 (6.12%) Legal
7 16 (5.76%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (5.40%) Retail
9 11 (3.96%) Marketing
10 10 (3.60%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (2.88%) Games
12 7 (2.52%) Automotive
13 4 (1.44%) Billing
14 3 (1.08%) Local Government
15 2 (0.72%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.72%) Back Office
15 2 (0.72%) Banking
16 1 (0.36%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (12.95%) .NET
2 13 (4.68%) HTML
3 10 (3.60%) ASP.NET
4 9 (3.24%) Blazor
5 8 (2.88%) AngularJS
5 8 (2.88%) ASP.NET MVC
5 8 (2.88%) CSS
6 7 (2.52%) .NET Framework
6 7 (2.52%) Entity Framework
6 7 (2.52%) React
7 6 (2.16%) .NET Core
8 5 (1.80%) RESTful
9 4 (1.44%) ARM Templates
9 4 (1.44%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (1.44%) YAML
10 3 (1.08%) REST
10 3 (1.08%) Spring
10 3 (1.08%) Spring Boot
11 2 (0.72%) Ajax
11 2 (0.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.60%) Driving Licence
2 8 (2.88%) Blockchain
2 8 (2.88%) Cloud Native
2 8 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
2 8 (2.88%) Management Information System
2 8 (2.88%) NHS
2 8 (2.88%) Robotics
3 6 (2.16%) Security Posture
4 5 (1.80%) Operational Technology
5 4 (1.44%) Smartphone
6 3 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.08%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.08%) Life Science
6 3 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (0.72%) Low-Code
7 2 (0.72%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.72%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.72%) Public Cloud
7 2 (0.72%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.52%) Windows
2 6 (2.16%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.80%) Linux
4 2 (0.72%) Android
4 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.72%) Unix
4 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (20.86%) Agile
2 36 (12.95%) Mentoring
3 34 (12.23%) DevOps
3 34 (12.23%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (9.71%) Analytics
5 26 (9.35%) CI/CD
6 25 (8.99%) Business Intelligence
7 24 (8.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 24 (8.63%) Decision-Making
8 20 (7.19%) Cybersecurity
8 20 (7.19%) Stakeholder Management
9 16 (5.76%) ITIL
9 16 (5.76%) Project Management
9 16 (5.76%) Requirements Gathering
10 15 (5.40%) ERP
11 14 (5.04%) Data Analysis
11 14 (5.04%) SDLC
11 14 (5.04%) Vulnerability Research
12 13 (4.68%) Artificial Intelligence
12 13 (4.68%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 53 (19.06%) SQL
2 41 (14.75%) C#
3 21 (7.55%) JavaScript
4 16 (5.76%) Python
5 11 (3.96%) T-SQL
6 7 (2.52%) Java
6 7 (2.52%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.44%) Scala
9 3 (1.08%) Bicep
9 3 (1.08%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.72%) Bash
10 2 (0.72%) Go
10 2 (0.72%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.72%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.36%) ABAP
11 1 (0.36%) Perl
11 1 (0.36%) R
11 1 (0.36%) Rust
Qualifications
1 42 (15.11%) Degree
2 28 (10.07%) Security Cleared
3 18 (6.47%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (5.40%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.24%) Azure Certification
5 9 (3.24%) Numerate Degree
6 8 (2.88%) ACCA
6 8 (2.88%) CIMA
7 7 (2.52%) AAT
7 7 (2.52%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (2.16%) CCNP
8 6 (2.16%) CISA
8 6 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.16%) ISACA
8 6 (2.16%) ISTQB
8 6 (2.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 5 (1.80%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.44%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.44%) HNC
10 4 (1.44%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.91%) QA
2 8 (2.88%) ITGC
3 7 (2.52%) PMO
4 4 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.08%) GDPR
5 3 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.08%) NIST
6 2 (0.72%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.72%) IEC 61131
6 2 (0.72%) IEC 61508
6 2 (0.72%) ISO 19650
7 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.36%) GRC
7 1 (0.36%) NCSC
7 1 (0.36%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.36%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (1.80%) Docker
3 4 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (2.52%) Kubernetes
1 7 (2.52%) Terraform
2 4 (1.44%) Ansible
3 2 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
3 2 (0.72%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.36%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.36%) Puppet
4 1 (0.36%) SCOM
4 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (15.83%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.68%) SAP
3 10 (3.60%) Cisco
4 8 (2.88%) Oracle
5 7 (2.52%) VMware
6 5 (1.80%) Databricks
6 5 (1.80%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.08%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.72%) Aruba
8 2 (0.72%) Avaya
8 2 (0.72%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.72%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.72%) IBM
8 2 (0.72%) Rockwell
8 2 (0.72%) Siemens
8 2 (0.72%) Veritas
8 2 (0.72%) Xamarin
9 1 (0.36%) Instagram
9 1 (0.36%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 1 (0.36%) YouTube