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 7 March 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 10 10
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 553 450 707
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 8.62% 11.98% 12.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.50% 13.11% 12.94%
Number of salaries quoted 380 228 565
10th Percentile £46,250 £43,500 £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% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £101,250 £75,772
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -7.14%

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 5,824 3,432 5,464
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.83% 91.40% 93.15%
Number of salaries quoted 3,512 1,805 4,382
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,100 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% +7.38% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £63,217
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

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 7 March 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 7 March 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 +2 286 £65,000 -3.70% 65
Warwickshire -3 84 £62,500 -10.71% 10
Coventry +2 46 £85,000 +41.67% 10
Worcestershire -1 42 £60,000 -7.69% 7
Solihull +5 17 £53,750 +4.88% 5
Shropshire -11 15 £50,000 -13.04% 8
Herefordshire -1 13 £87,500 - 2
Wolverhampton -5 12 £80,000 -15.79% 2
Staffordshire -26 11 £65,000 +27.45% 11
Brierley Hill - 4 £50,000 - 4
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 March 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 79 (14.29%) Agile
2 64 (11.57%) Azure
3 59 (10.67%) Mentoring
4 52 (9.40%) Microsoft
5 50 (9.04%) Degree
6 47 (8.50%) Security Cleared
7 46 (8.32%) SaaS
7 46 (8.32%) SQL
8 42 (7.59%) Business Intelligence
9 41 (7.41%) Analytics
9 41 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
10 40 (7.23%) Coaching
10 40 (7.23%) Continuous Improvement
10 40 (7.23%) SC Cleared
11 33 (5.97%) BPSS Clearance
11 33 (5.97%) Business Development
12 32 (5.79%) DevOps
13 31 (5.61%) Cybersecurity
13 31 (5.61%) Python
14 29 (5.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 29 (5.24%) Project Delivery
14 29 (5.24%) Stakeholder Management
15 28 (5.06%) CI/CD
15 28 (5.06%) Migration
16 27 (4.88%) AWS
16 27 (4.88%) Databricks
16 27 (4.88%) Power Platform
16 27 (4.88%) Software Engineering
17 26 (4.70%) Systems Engineering
18 24 (4.34%) Decision-Making

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 10 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.63%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (0.54%) Confluence
5 2 (0.36%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.54%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.54%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.54%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.36%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.36%) Shopify
5 1 (0.18%) Maximo
5 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 64 (11.57%) Azure
2 46 (8.32%) SaaS
3 27 (4.88%) AWS
3 27 (4.88%) Power Platform
4 23 (4.16%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (2.35%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
7 9 (1.63%) Entra ID
8 8 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.45%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.08%) GCP
9 6 (1.08%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.90%) GitHub
10 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (0.90%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 3 (0.54%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (0.54%) Amazon SageMaker
12 3 (0.54%) Copilot Studio
12 3 (0.54%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.98%) WAN
2 20 (3.62%) LAN
3 19 (3.44%) Firewall
4 12 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (1.99%) SD-WAN
5 11 (1.99%) VPN
6 6 (1.08%) BGP
6 6 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
6 6 (1.08%) EIGRP
6 6 (1.08%) OSPF
6 6 (1.08%) Wireless
7 4 (0.72%) DHCP
7 4 (0.72%) DNS
7 4 (0.72%) MPLS
7 4 (0.72%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.54%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.54%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.54%) VoIP
9 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.36%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.98%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.62%) Power BI
3 7 (1.27%) Data Lake
3 7 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.90%) Metadata
4 5 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.90%) Tableau
5 4 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (0.72%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.54%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.36%) Looker
7 2 (0.36%) Redis
7 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.36%) Semantic Layer
7 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.18%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 7 (1.27%) JIRA
1 7 (1.27%) JUnit
1 7 (1.27%) Maven
2 6 (1.08%) Mockito
3 5 (0.90%) Git
4 3 (0.54%) Selenium
5 2 (0.36%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.36%) GitLab
5 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.36%) Postman
5 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.18%) Gatling
6 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 78 (14.10%) Finance
2 56 (10.13%) Social Skills
3 46 (8.32%) Public Sector
4 36 (6.51%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (4.88%) Legal
7 23 (4.16%) Manufacturing
8 22 (3.98%) Law
9 17 (3.07%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.81%) Electronics
11 9 (1.63%) Marketing
11 9 (1.63%) Retail
12 7 (1.27%) Automotive
12 7 (1.27%) Banking
13 5 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.36%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.36%) Games
15 2 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.36%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.53%) .NET
2 11 (1.99%) React
3 9 (1.63%) REST
4 7 (1.27%) PySpark
5 6 (1.08%) .NET Core
5 6 (1.08%) Blazor
6 5 (0.90%) Spring
7 4 (0.72%) Node.js
8 3 (0.54%) Django
8 3 (0.54%) Flask
8 3 (0.54%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.36%) Playwright
9 2 (0.36%) SOAP
10 1 (0.18%) ActiveMQ
10 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
10 1 (0.18%) ASP.NET
10 1 (0.18%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.18%) RAML
10 1 (0.18%) SAP Basis
10 1 (0.18%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 12 (2.17%) Driving Licence
1 12 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
2 9 (1.63%) Management Information System
3 6 (1.08%) Cyber Defence
3 6 (1.08%) Data Centre
4 5 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (0.90%) Low-Code
4 5 (0.90%) Public Cloud
4 5 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (0.72%) FMCG
5 4 (0.72%) Legacy Applications
5 4 (0.72%) Onboarding
5 4 (0.72%) Operational Technology
5 4 (0.72%) Product Ownership
5 4 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (0.54%) Cloud Native
6 3 (0.54%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (0.54%) SCADA
6 3 (0.54%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.89%) Linux
2 14 (2.53%) Windows
3 9 (1.63%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.54%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.36%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.36%) Unix
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (14.29%) Agile
2 59 (10.67%) Mentoring
3 42 (7.59%) Business Intelligence
4 41 (7.41%) Analytics
4 41 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (7.23%) Coaching
5 40 (7.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 33 (5.97%) Business Development
7 32 (5.79%) DevOps
8 31 (5.61%) Cybersecurity
9 29 (5.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 29 (5.24%) Project Delivery
9 29 (5.24%) Stakeholder Management
10 28 (5.06%) CI/CD
10 28 (5.06%) Migration
11 27 (4.88%) Software Engineering
12 26 (4.70%) Systems Engineering
13 24 (4.34%) Decision-Making
14 23 (4.16%) Roadmaps
15 22 (3.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.32%) SQL
2 31 (5.61%) Python
3 21 (3.80%) C#
4 13 (2.35%) Java
5 10 (1.81%) Scala
6 9 (1.63%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.63%) T-SQL
7 8 (1.45%) Bash
7 8 (1.45%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.08%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.90%) C
9 5 (0.90%) PHP
9 5 (0.90%) R
9 5 (0.90%) VBA
10 4 (0.72%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.36%) Bicep
12 1 (0.18%) Delphi
12 1 (0.18%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.18%) Go
Qualifications
1 50 (9.04%) Degree
2 47 (8.50%) Security Cleared
3 40 (7.23%) SC Cleared
4 33 (5.97%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.35%) CCNP
6 13 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.63%) Numerate Degree
8 7 (1.27%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.08%) CISSP
10 5 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.90%) PMP
11 4 (0.72%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.72%) CISA
11 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.54%) CISM
12 3 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (0.54%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (0.54%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.54%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.07%) QA
2 14 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 11 (1.99%) Data Quality
4 9 (1.63%) GDPR
5 8 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.27%) ITGC
6 7 (1.27%) NIST
7 5 (0.90%) PMO
8 4 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.54%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.54%) SLA
10 2 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.36%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.36%) P3O
11 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (2.89%) Docker
2 10 (1.81%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.72%) XenApp
5 3 (0.54%) Firmware
6 2 (0.36%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.36%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (2.53%) Kubernetes
2 13 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.99%) Terraform
4 4 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.54%) FlexNet
6 2 (0.36%) Ansible
7 1 (0.18%) AWS Copilot
7 1 (0.18%) Control-M
7 1 (0.18%) Grafana
Vendors
1 52 (9.40%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.88%) Databricks
3 17 (3.07%) Cisco
4 9 (1.63%) Meraki
4 9 (1.63%) Oracle
5 8 (1.45%) SAP
6 6 (1.08%) Google
6 6 (1.08%) IBM
7 5 (0.90%) Citrix
7 5 (0.90%) VMware
8 4 (0.72%) CheckPoint
8 4 (0.72%) SonicWALL
8 4 (0.72%) Veeam
9 2 (0.36%) Aruba
9 2 (0.36%) Blue Prism
9 2 (0.36%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.36%) Kaseya
9 2 (0.36%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.36%) Pega
9 2 (0.36%) Screaming Frog