Senior Jobs in Cheshire

Senior
North West > Cheshire

The median Senior salary in Cheshire is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 18 15
Rank change year-on-year +6 -3 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 167 91 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 9.90% 10.66% 12.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.27% 12.07% 12.85%
Number of salaries quoted 138 56 41
10th Percentile £36,250 £52,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,000 £53,438 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% +1.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £82,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £96,250 £77,500
North West median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,626 754 1,121
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.38% 88.29% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,209 466 585
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,250 £23,925
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £59,000 £65,938 £58,750
90th Percentile £71,250 £88,750 £71,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Cheshire

Senior
Salary Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Cheshire.

Salary trend for Senior in Cheshire

Senior
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Cheshire over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in Cheshire

Senior
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Warrington -17 33 £57,500 -5.43% 25
Chester -3 24 £62,500 +4.17% 9
Alderley Edge +3 13 £50,000 -13.04%
Crewe +7 11 £57,500 -16.36% 4
Middlewich - 9 £40,000 - 4
Northwich - 9 £37,500 - 1
Knutsford -11 8 £105,000 +13.51% 2
Macclesfield -5 3 £52,500 - 2
Ellesmere Port - 1 £70,000 - 1
Frodsham - 1 - -
Widnes - 1 £50,000 - 1
Winsford - 1 £40,000 - 1
Senior
North West

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 Cheshire region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 41 (24.55%) Software Engineering
2 31 (18.56%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (17.96%) Agile
4 28 (16.77%) Social Skills
5 27 (16.17%) Azure
6 26 (15.57%) JavaScript
6 26 (15.57%) Microsoft
7 24 (14.37%) AWS
8 20 (11.98%) C#
9 18 (10.78%) PHP
9 18 (10.78%) .NET
9 18 (10.78%) Linux
10 17 (10.18%) Degree
10 17 (10.18%) Mentoring
11 16 (9.58%) Docker
11 16 (9.58%) C++
12 15 (8.98%) SQL
12 15 (8.98%) DevOps
13 14 (8.38%) Finance
13 14 (8.38%) SaaS
14 12 (7.19%) Analytical Skills
15 11 (6.59%) Kubernetes
15 11 (6.59%) Public Sector
15 11 (6.59%) VMware
15 11 (6.59%) Firewall
15 11 (6.59%) Windows
15 11 (6.59%) Project Management
15 11 (6.59%) Test Automation
15 11 (6.59%) Multithreading
16 10 (5.99%) TeamCity

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 (1.20%) Umbraco
2 1 (0.60%) OpenStack
Applications
1 5 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.20%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.60%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.60%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.60%) SAP APO
1 1 (0.60%) SAP MM
1 1 (0.60%) SAP PP
1 1 (0.60%) SAP SD
1 1 (0.60%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 27 (16.17%) Azure
2 24 (14.37%) AWS
3 14 (8.38%) SaaS
4 6 (3.59%) Amazon ECR
4 6 (3.59%) Amazon EKS
4 6 (3.59%) Amazon S3
4 6 (3.59%) IBM Cloud
4 6 (3.59%) OCI
4 6 (3.59%) Route 53
5 5 (2.99%) NuGet
6 4 (2.40%) GCP
6 4 (2.40%) npm
7 3 (1.80%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.20%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.20%) Serverless
9 1 (0.60%) AWS Fargate
9 1 (0.60%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.60%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.60%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.60%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.59%) Firewall
2 9 (5.39%) DNS
2 9 (5.39%) LAN
2 9 (5.39%) WAN
3 7 (4.19%) DHCP
3 7 (4.19%) TCP/IP
4 6 (3.59%) MQTT
5 4 (2.40%) Cisco Firepower
5 4 (2.40%) Cisco IOS
5 4 (2.40%) Cisco ISE
5 4 (2.40%) IPv4
5 4 (2.40%) IPv6
6 2 (1.20%) SAN
7 1 (0.60%) InfiniBand
7 1 (0.60%) Modbus
7 1 (0.60%) Network Security
7 1 (0.60%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.60%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.19%) MySQL
2 6 (3.59%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (1.20%) Power BI
4 1 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.60%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (5.99%) TeamCity
2 6 (3.59%) Git
3 5 (2.99%) JetBrains Rider
3 5 (2.99%) JMeter
3 5 (2.99%) Selenium
4 3 (1.80%) SpecFlow
4 3 (1.80%) WebDriver
5 2 (1.20%) JUnit
5 2 (1.20%) TestNG
General
1 28 (16.77%) Social Skills
2 14 (8.38%) Finance
3 12 (7.19%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (6.59%) Public Sector
5 9 (5.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (4.19%) Health Technology
6 7 (4.19%) Law
6 7 (4.19%) Retail
6 7 (4.19%) Telecoms
7 5 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (2.40%) Banking
8 4 (2.40%) Manufacturing
8 4 (2.40%) Publishing
9 3 (1.80%) Electronics
9 3 (1.80%) Marketing
10 2 (1.20%) Aerospace
10 2 (1.20%) Legal
10 2 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.60%) Automotive
11 1 (0.60%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (10.78%) .NET
2 10 (5.99%) REST
3 8 (4.79%) React
4 7 (4.19%) Laravel
5 6 (3.59%) .NET Framework
5 6 (3.59%) CSS
5 6 (3.59%) Node.js
5 6 (3.59%) Vue
6 5 (2.99%) Apache Thrift
6 5 (2.99%) Web Services
7 4 (2.40%) React Native
8 3 (1.80%) .NET Core
8 3 (1.80%) EDI
8 3 (1.80%) Gherkin
9 2 (1.20%) RESTful
9 2 (1.20%) Tailwind CSS
10 1 (0.60%) Entity Framework
10 1 (0.60%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.59%) Blockchain
1 6 (3.59%) e-Learning
1 6 (3.59%) Hybrid Cloud
1 6 (3.59%) IoT
1 6 (3.59%) Mobile App
2 5 (2.99%) Data Centre
3 4 (2.40%) Greenfield Project
4 3 (1.80%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.20%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.20%) FMCG
5 2 (1.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.60%) FPGA
6 1 (0.60%) Industry 4.0
6 1 (0.60%) NHS
6 1 (0.60%) N-Tier
6 1 (0.60%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.60%) SCADA
6 1 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.78%) Linux
2 11 (6.59%) Windows
3 6 (3.59%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (2.99%) VMS
5 4 (2.40%) Android
5 4 (2.40%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.40%) Mac OS
5 4 (2.40%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.60%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (24.55%) Software Engineering
2 31 (18.56%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (17.96%) Agile
4 17 (10.18%) Mentoring
5 15 (8.98%) DevOps
6 11 (6.59%) Multithreading
6 11 (6.59%) Project Management
6 11 (6.59%) Test Automation
7 10 (5.99%) Artificial Intelligence
8 9 (5.39%) CRM
8 9 (5.39%) Embedded Software Development
8 9 (5.39%) Fintech
9 8 (4.79%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (4.79%) Decision-Making
9 8 (4.79%) SDLC
10 7 (4.19%) Collaborative Working
10 7 (4.19%) Customer-Centricity
10 7 (4.19%) Full Stack Development
11 6 (3.59%) Observability
11 6 (3.59%) Secrets Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (15.57%) JavaScript
2 20 (11.98%) C#
3 18 (10.78%) PHP
4 16 (9.58%) C++
5 15 (8.98%) SQL
6 6 (3.59%) TypeScript
7 4 (2.40%) C
7 4 (2.40%) Java
8 1 (0.60%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (10.18%) Degree
2 6 (3.59%) HND
3 5 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (2.40%) CCNP
4 4 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.80%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.60%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (0.60%) HNC
6 1 (0.60%) SAP Certification
6 1 (0.60%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.60%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.19%) ISO 9000
2 4 (2.40%) QA
3 1 (0.60%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.60%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (9.58%) Docker
2 10 (5.99%) Hyper-V
3 9 (5.39%) Active Directory
4 6 (3.59%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.20%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (1.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.60%) Lustre
6 1 (0.60%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.60%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 11 (6.59%) Kubernetes
2 9 (5.39%) Terraform
3 6 (3.59%) Prometheus
4 2 (1.20%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.60%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.60%) Icinga
5 1 (0.60%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.60%) SCCM
Vendors
1 26 (15.57%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.59%) VMware
3 10 (5.99%) Google
4 8 (4.79%) Cisco
5 7 (4.19%) F5
5 7 (4.19%) IBM
6 6 (3.59%) Dynatrace
6 6 (3.59%) Red Hat
7 4 (2.40%) Aruba
7 4 (2.40%) Datto
7 4 (2.40%) Fortinet
7 4 (2.40%) HP
7 4 (2.40%) NETGEAR
7 4 (2.40%) Palo Alto
7 4 (2.40%) SAP
7 4 (2.40%) Ubiquiti
7 4 (2.40%) Veeam
8 1 (0.60%) Allen-Bradley
8 1 (0.60%) AVEVA
8 1 (0.60%) Siemens