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 30 June 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 17 9
Rank change year-on-year +12 -8 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 835 259 1,018
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 10.68% 8.34% 12.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.31% 9.36% 12.81%
Number of salaries quoted 616 150 730
10th Percentile £47,625 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,438
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £62,783
% change year-on-year - +11.50% -10.31%

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 7,382 2,766 7,947
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.41% 89.11% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 5,412 1,843 5,605
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,000 £26,700
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,656 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% +2.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%

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 30 June 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 30 June 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 +8 399 £70,000 +3.61% 43
Warwickshire +11 111 £60,000 +9.09% 14
Worcestershire +19 80 £65,000 -5.45% 10
Staffordshire +42 62 £60,000 +33.33% 3
Shropshire +2 57 £50,000 -28.57% 8
Coventry +4 48 £65,000 +54.24% 2
Wolverhampton -10 16 £75,000 +7.14% 4
Herefordshire -12 11 £85,000 -5.56% 7
Solihull +11 8 £60,000 -4.00% 6
Dudley - 5 £65,000 -
Brierley Hill - 5 £50,000 -
Willenhall - 5 - -
Sutton Coldfield - 2 £80,000 - 2
West Bromwich - 1 £60,000 - 2
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 June 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.

1 107 (12.81%) Azure
2 94 (11.26%) Mentoring
3 82 (9.82%) Agile
3 82 (9.82%) Software Engineering
4 69 (8.26%) AWS
5 60 (7.19%) Coaching
6 59 (7.07%) Microsoft
7 58 (6.95%) Security Cleared
8 57 (6.83%) AI
8 57 (6.83%) Cybersecurity
9 50 (5.99%) Continuous Improvement
10 49 (5.87%) SQL
11 48 (5.75%) CI/CD
12 47 (5.63%) DevOps
13 46 (5.51%) Python
14 45 (5.39%) Analytics
15 44 (5.27%) Problem-Solving
16 41 (4.91%) Degree
16 41 (4.91%) SC Cleared
17 37 (4.43%) Project Delivery
18 36 (4.31%) Business Development
18 36 (4.31%) C#
18 36 (4.31%) SQL Server
19 34 (4.07%) Business Intelligence
20 32 (3.83%) Power Platform
20 32 (3.83%) SaaS
21 31 (3.71%) Full-Stack Development
22 30 (3.59%) Stakeholder Management
23 28 (3.35%) Decision-Making
23 28 (3.35%) Infrastructure 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 9 (1.08%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.84%) Confluence
3 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (0.36%) CMS
4 3 (0.36%) WordPress
5 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.12%) Appian
6 1 (0.12%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.12%) IIS
6 1 (0.12%) WinCC
Applications
1 3 (0.36%) Photoshop
2 2 (0.24%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (1.44%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.36%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.36%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.36%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.36%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.12%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 107 (12.81%) Azure
2 69 (8.26%) AWS
3 32 (3.83%) Power Platform
3 32 (3.83%) SaaS
4 23 (2.75%) GCP
5 15 (1.80%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (1.44%) Serverless
8 8 (0.96%) Azure Data Factory
8 8 (0.96%) Snowflake
9 7 (0.84%) Amazon S3
9 7 (0.84%) Azure Stack
9 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
10 6 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (0.72%) Entra ID
11 5 (0.60%) Azure Service Bus
12 4 (0.48%) Nutanix
12 4 (0.48%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.48%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.28%) Firewall
2 14 (1.68%) VPN
3 13 (1.56%) WAN
4 12 (1.44%) LAN
5 11 (1.32%) BGP
5 11 (1.32%) Cisco ASA
5 11 (1.32%) EIGRP
5 11 (1.32%) OSPF
5 11 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.84%) Wireless
7 6 (0.72%) Bluetooth
8 4 (0.48%) DHCP
8 4 (0.48%) DNS
8 4 (0.48%) Ethernet
8 4 (0.48%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.36%) Modbus
9 3 (0.36%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.24%) Broadband
10 2 (0.24%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.31%) SQL Server
2 24 (2.87%) Power BI
3 9 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
3 9 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.72%) Metadata
6 5 (0.60%) MySQL
7 4 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.36%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.24%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.24%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.24%) Looker
9 2 (0.24%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.24%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.24%) Semantic Layer
9 2 (0.24%) Spark SQL
9 2 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (1.56%) Git
2 12 (1.44%) JIRA
3 10 (1.20%) Snyk
4 6 (0.72%) JUnit
5 5 (0.60%) Selenium
6 4 (0.48%) Maven
6 4 (0.48%) Mockito
7 3 (0.36%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.36%) GitLab
7 3 (0.36%) Postman
8 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.24%) Gatling
8 2 (0.24%) TestRail
8 2 (0.24%) Toad
8 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.24%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.12%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.12%) JMeter
9 1 (0.12%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.12%) SoapUI
General
1 89 (10.66%) Finance
2 70 (8.38%) Social Skills
3 56 (6.71%) Public Sector
4 49 (5.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (5.27%) Analytical Skills
6 37 (4.43%) Games
7 35 (4.19%) Manufacturing
8 24 (2.87%) Electronics
9 23 (2.75%) Law
9 23 (2.75%) Legal
10 20 (2.40%) Aerospace
11 10 (1.20%) Marketing
12 9 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.08%) Retail
13 8 (0.96%) Automotive
13 8 (0.96%) Legal Technology
14 7 (0.84%) Military
14 7 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (0.72%) Banking
16 5 (0.60%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (2.75%) .NET
2 21 (2.51%) React
3 14 (1.68%) .NET Core
3 14 (1.68%) Blazor
3 14 (1.68%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 13 (1.56%) REST
5 10 (1.20%) Node.js
6 8 (0.96%) RESTful
7 6 (0.72%) Playwright
8 5 (0.60%) AngularJS
8 5 (0.60%) PySpark
9 3 (0.36%) Flask
9 3 (0.36%) Spring
10 2 (0.24%) OAuth
10 2 (0.24%) Visualforce
11 1 (0.12%) Entity Framework
11 1 (0.12%) NumPy
11 1 (0.12%) SAP CAF
11 1 (0.12%) SQLAlchemy
11 1 (0.12%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
2 26 (3.11%) Virtual Reality
3 13 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (1.44%) Data Centre
4 12 (1.44%) Operational Technology
5 9 (1.08%) Cyber Defence
5 9 (1.08%) Product Ownership
6 8 (0.96%) Cloud Native
6 8 (0.96%) Smartphone
7 7 (0.84%) FMCG
7 7 (0.84%) Low-Code
7 7 (0.84%) Management Information System
7 7 (0.84%) Mobile Games
7 7 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.72%) Onboarding
8 6 (0.72%) Public Cloud
8 6 (0.72%) Robotics
9 5 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.60%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.48%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.68%) Linux
2 11 (1.32%) Windows
3 9 (1.08%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (0.48%) Unix
5 2 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (11.26%) Mentoring
2 82 (9.82%) Agile
2 82 (9.82%) Software Engineering
3 60 (7.19%) Coaching
4 57 (6.83%) AI
4 57 (6.83%) Cybersecurity
5 50 (5.99%) Continuous Improvement
6 48 (5.75%) CI/CD
7 47 (5.63%) DevOps
8 45 (5.39%) Analytics
9 44 (5.27%) Problem-Solving
10 37 (4.43%) Project Delivery
11 36 (4.31%) Business Development
12 34 (4.07%) Business Intelligence
13 31 (3.71%) Full-Stack Development
14 30 (3.59%) Stakeholder Management
15 28 (3.35%) Decision-Making
15 28 (3.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 24 (2.87%) Customer Service
16 24 (2.87%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 49 (5.87%) SQL
2 46 (5.51%) Python
3 36 (4.31%) C#
4 19 (2.28%) Java
5 17 (2.04%) C
6 14 (1.68%) TypeScript
7 12 (1.44%) JavaScript
8 8 (0.96%) Scala
9 7 (0.84%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.72%) Bash
11 5 (0.60%) PHP
12 4 (0.48%) C++
12 4 (0.48%) Embedded C
12 4 (0.48%) Go
12 4 (0.48%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.48%) R
12 4 (0.48%) VBA
13 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.24%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 58 (6.95%) Security Cleared
2 41 (4.91%) Degree
2 41 (4.91%) SC Cleared
3 21 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (1.56%) CCNP
6 12 (1.44%) AWS Certification
6 12 (1.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 10 (1.20%) CISSP
7 10 (1.20%) DV Cleared
8 8 (0.96%) CISA
8 8 (0.96%) Numerate Degree
9 7 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (0.84%) SSCP
10 6 (0.72%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.72%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.48%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.48%) RIBA
12 3 (0.36%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.51%) QA
2 12 (1.44%) Data Quality
2 12 (1.44%) GRC
3 11 (1.32%) GDPR
3 11 (1.32%) NIST
4 9 (1.08%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (0.96%) PMO
6 7 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 7 (0.84%) ITGC
7 5 (0.60%) IEC 61508
7 5 (0.60%) MISRA
7 5 (0.60%) MISRA C
7 5 (0.60%) SLA
8 3 (0.36%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.24%) P3O
9 2 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 15 (1.80%) Docker
2 14 (1.68%) Firmware
3 11 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.96%) Active Directory
4 8 (0.96%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.36%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (1.68%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.84%) Terraform
3 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.24%) Argo
5 2 (0.24%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.24%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.12%) Ansible
6 1 (0.12%) Grafana
6 1 (0.12%) HP Fortify
6 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 59 (7.07%) Microsoft
2 18 (2.16%) Adobe
3 15 (1.80%) ServiceNow
4 14 (1.68%) Cisco
5 13 (1.56%) Apple
6 12 (1.44%) Google
6 12 (1.44%) SAP
7 11 (1.32%) Oracle
7 11 (1.32%) Palo Alto
8 10 (1.20%) CrowdStrike
8 10 (1.20%) Databricks
8 10 (1.20%) HP
8 10 (1.20%) Tenable
9 8 (0.96%) Aruba
10 7 (0.84%) Siemens
11 6 (0.72%) Pega
12 4 (0.48%) Meraki
13 3 (0.36%) Hotjar
13 3 (0.36%) Salesforce
14 2 (0.24%) VMware