Senior Jobs in the Midlands

Senior
England > Midlands

The median Senior salary in the Midlands 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 9 12 12
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,548 1,042 1,468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.81% 12.17% 13.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.48% 13.59% 13.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,094 629 913
10th Percentile £39,268 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £62,783 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.31% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 12,402 7,667 10,697
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 89.54% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 9,032 4,534 7,065
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £60,250 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Senior in the Midlands

Senior
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Midlands 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
West Midlands +5 978 £58,700 -2.17% 259
East Midlands +2 561 £55,000 - 102
Senior
England

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

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 Midlands region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 307 (19.83%) Azure
2 275 (17.76%) Social Skills
3 267 (17.25%) Agile
4 231 (14.92%) Microsoft
5 220 (14.21%) SQL
6 218 (14.08%) Finance
7 215 (13.89%) Software Engineering
8 208 (13.44%) AWS
9 196 (12.66%) C#
10 180 (11.63%) .NET
11 174 (11.24%) Degree
12 161 (10.40%) Problem-Solving
13 152 (9.82%) Mentoring
14 138 (8.91%) Python
15 137 (8.85%) DevOps
15 137 (8.85%) Analytics
16 134 (8.66%) JavaScript
17 122 (7.88%) Project Management
18 121 (7.82%) Analytical Skills
19 119 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
20 118 (7.62%) Windows
21 112 (7.24%) Security Cleared
22 100 (6.46%) SC Cleared
23 95 (6.14%) Coaching
23 95 (6.14%) Cybersecurity
24 94 (6.07%) VMware
25 85 (5.49%) Linux
26 81 (5.23%) Retail
27 80 (5.17%) Active Directory
28 79 (5.10%) Business Intelligence

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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 30 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (1.81%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.29%) IIS
4 18 (1.16%) ArcGIS
4 18 (1.16%) GeoServer
5 16 (1.03%) Confluence
5 16 (1.03%) SAS
6 10 (0.65%) CMS
7 7 (0.45%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.45%) WebSphere
7 7 (0.45%) WordPress
8 6 (0.39%) Tuxedo
9 3 (0.19%) Apache
9 3 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.19%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.13%) WinCC
11 1 (0.065%) Exchange Server 2010
11 1 (0.065%) JBoss
11 1 (0.065%) Moodle
11 1 (0.065%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 29 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.36%) MS Visio
3 15 (0.97%) Simulink
4 7 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (0.45%) Sketch
5 6 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.19%) 3ds Max
7 3 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.19%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.19%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.13%) CATIA
8 2 (0.13%) InDesign
8 2 (0.13%) NASTRAN
9 1 (0.065%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.065%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.065%) Revit
9 1 (0.065%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 11 (0.71%) NetSuite
2 10 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.45%) Magento
5 5 (0.32%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.13%) PeopleSoft HCM
6 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.065%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.065%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.065%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 307 (19.83%) Azure
2 208 (13.44%) AWS
3 71 (4.59%) Power Platform
4 66 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
5 61 (3.94%) Azure DevOps
6 48 (3.10%) Entra ID
7 46 (2.97%) SaaS
8 45 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
9 29 (1.87%) GCP
10 25 (1.61%) PowerApps
11 23 (1.49%) Power Automate
12 22 (1.42%) OneDrive
13 20 (1.29%) GitHub
14 18 (1.16%) Serverless
15 12 (0.78%) Google Workspace
16 11 (0.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 10 (0.65%) Amazon S3
17 10 (0.65%) Azure Service Bus
17 10 (0.65%) Dropbox
17 10 (0.65%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 70 (4.52%) WAN
2 69 (4.46%) Firewall
3 44 (2.84%) DNS
4 40 (2.58%) VLAN
5 37 (2.39%) DHCP
6 36 (2.33%) SD-WAN
7 32 (2.07%) Wireless
8 30 (1.94%) LAN
9 29 (1.87%) TCP/IP
10 27 (1.74%) Wi-Fi
11 20 (1.29%) SAN
11 20 (1.29%) VPN
12 17 (1.10%) Cisco Firepower
13 13 (0.84%) WLAN
14 11 (0.71%) MPLS
14 11 (0.71%) Network Security
14 11 (0.71%) OSPF
15 10 (0.65%) BGP
15 10 (0.65%) VoIP
16 8 (0.52%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (5.10%) SQL Server
2 65 (4.20%) Power BI
3 45 (2.91%) Tableau
4 44 (2.84%) PostgreSQL
5 31 (2.00%) MySQL
6 30 (1.94%) NoSQL
7 28 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
8 24 (1.55%) Relational Database
9 22 (1.42%) GIS
10 18 (1.16%) QGIS
11 14 (0.90%) Data Lake
12 13 (0.84%) MongoDB
13 11 (0.71%) SQLite
14 10 (0.65%) DynamoDB
15 8 (0.52%) Redis
16 6 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
16 6 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
16 6 (0.39%) Looker
16 6 (0.39%) Oracle Database
16 6 (0.39%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 50 (3.23%) Git
2 32 (2.07%) JIRA
3 12 (0.78%) Postman
4 8 (0.52%) GitLab
5 7 (0.45%) SoapUI
5 7 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (0.39%) Visual Studio
7 5 (0.32%) MSTest
8 3 (0.19%) Axure RP
8 3 (0.19%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.19%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.19%) Subversion
9 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.13%) Maven
9 2 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.13%) Xcode
10 1 (0.065%) Selenium
10 1 (0.065%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 275 (17.76%) Social Skills
2 218 (14.08%) Finance
3 121 (7.82%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (5.23%) Retail
5 59 (3.81%) Legal
6 53 (3.42%) Manufacturing
7 52 (3.36%) Banking
8 50 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
9 45 (2.91%) Automotive
9 45 (2.91%) Marketing
10 43 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
11 40 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 35 (2.26%) Public Sector
13 31 (2.00%) Electronics
14 28 (1.81%) Law
15 25 (1.61%) Telecoms
16 24 (1.55%) Games
17 21 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
18 18 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
19 17 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 180 (11.63%) .NET
2 78 (5.04%) React
3 72 (4.65%) .NET Core
4 71 (4.59%) AngularJS
5 70 (4.52%) HTML
6 68 (4.39%) ASP.NET
7 63 (4.07%) CSS
8 53 (3.42%) .NET Framework
9 47 (3.04%) Vue
10 35 (2.26%) ASP.NET Core
10 35 (2.26%) Entity Framework
11 34 (2.20%) REST
12 31 (2.00%) Blazor
12 31 (2.00%) RESTful
13 21 (1.36%) ASP.NET MVC
14 18 (1.16%) Leaflet
14 18 (1.16%) Node.js
14 18 (1.16%) OpenLayers
14 18 (1.16%) PostGIS
15 17 (1.10%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 43 (2.78%) Data Centre
2 42 (2.71%) Product Ownership
3 39 (2.52%) Driving Licence
4 36 (2.33%) Greenfield Project
5 35 (2.26%) Management Information System
6 28 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
7 26 (1.68%) IoT
8 20 (1.29%) Clustering
9 17 (1.10%) Onboarding
10 16 (1.03%) Algorithms
10 16 (1.03%) Embedded Systems
10 16 (1.03%) FMCG
10 16 (1.03%) Mobile App
11 13 (0.84%) PKI
12 12 (0.78%) Public Cloud
13 11 (0.71%) iPad
13 11 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (0.71%) Security Posture
14 10 (0.65%) Credit Risk
14 10 (0.65%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 118 (7.62%) Windows
2 85 (5.49%) Linux
3 75 (4.84%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.16%) Unix
5 15 (0.97%) Apple iOS
5 15 (0.97%) Embedded Linux
6 9 (0.58%) Android
6 9 (0.58%) Windows 10
6 9 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (0.52%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.39%) SUSE
8 6 (0.39%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 6 (0.39%) Ubuntu
8 6 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.13%) CentOS
10 2 (0.13%) VME
11 1 (0.065%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.065%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (17.25%) Agile
2 215 (13.89%) Software Engineering
3 161 (10.40%) Problem-Solving
4 152 (9.82%) Mentoring
5 137 (8.85%) Analytics
5 137 (8.85%) DevOps
6 122 (7.88%) Project Management
7 119 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
8 95 (6.14%) Coaching
8 95 (6.14%) Cybersecurity
9 79 (5.10%) Business Intelligence
10 77 (4.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 74 (4.78%) Roadmaps
12 71 (4.59%) Migration
13 69 (4.46%) User Experience
14 63 (4.07%) Project Delivery
15 62 (4.01%) Visualisation
16 61 (3.94%) Data Modelling
17 60 (3.88%) Machine Learning
17 60 (3.88%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 220 (14.21%) SQL
2 196 (12.66%) C#
3 138 (8.91%) Python
4 134 (8.66%) JavaScript
5 63 (4.07%) TypeScript
6 50 (3.23%) C
7 48 (3.10%) C++
7 48 (3.10%) Java
8 35 (2.26%) PowerShell
9 23 (1.49%) T-SQL
10 22 (1.42%) PHP
11 15 (0.97%) R
12 14 (0.90%) MATLAB
13 11 (0.71%) XAML
14 9 (0.58%) Shell Script
15 8 (0.52%) COBOL
15 8 (0.52%) Micro Focus COBOL
15 8 (0.52%) Objective-C
16 7 (0.45%) Go
17 6 (0.39%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 174 (11.24%) Degree
2 112 (7.24%) Security Cleared
3 100 (6.46%) SC Cleared
4 47 (3.04%) DBS Check
5 45 (2.91%) Cisco Certification
6 38 (2.45%) CCNP
7 33 (2.13%) CCNA
8 21 (1.36%) Azure Certification
9 20 (1.29%) DV Cleared
10 18 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 18 (1.16%) Master's Degree
11 15 (0.97%) AWS Certification
12 14 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (0.71%) PMI Certification
14 9 (0.58%) CCIE
15 8 (0.52%) CCSA
16 7 (0.45%) PhD
16 7 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 6 (0.39%) CCDP
17 6 (0.39%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (1.94%) QA
2 22 (1.42%) Accessibility
3 18 (1.16%) GDPR
4 14 (0.90%) SLA
5 13 (0.84%) PMO
6 9 (0.58%) AUTOSAR
7 8 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.52%) Automotive SPICE
7 8 (0.52%) IFRS
7 8 (0.52%) IFRS 9
7 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 8 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (0.52%) WCAG
8 7 (0.45%) Data Quality
8 7 (0.45%) GMP
8 7 (0.45%) ISO 26262
8 7 (0.45%) MISRA
9 4 (0.26%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.19%) COBIT
10 3 (0.19%) GRC
System Software
1 80 (5.17%) Active Directory
2 64 (4.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 55 (3.55%) Docker
4 43 (2.78%) Hyper-V
5 27 (1.74%) Firmware
6 16 (1.03%) vSphere
7 11 (0.71%) Embedded Firmware
8 10 (0.65%) RACF
9 7 (0.45%) NFS
10 5 (0.32%) VMware NSX
11 4 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (0.26%) VMware Server
12 3 (0.19%) XenApp
12 3 (0.19%) XenDesktop
13 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
13 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 41 (2.65%) Kubernetes
2 33 (2.13%) Terraform
3 13 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.65%) SCCM
4 10 (0.65%) Stealthwatch
5 9 (0.58%) Ansible
6 8 (0.52%) SCOM
7 7 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.39%) Rancher
8 6 (0.39%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 5 (0.32%) CASB
9 5 (0.32%) VxRail
10 4 (0.26%) Data Guard
10 4 (0.26%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.26%) SCOrch
10 4 (0.26%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.26%) vMotion
11 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.13%) MIIS
11 2 (0.13%) Nagios
Vendors
1 231 (14.92%) Microsoft
2 94 (6.07%) VMware
3 64 (4.13%) Cisco
4 44 (2.84%) CheckPoint
5 37 (2.39%) Meraki
6 36 (2.33%) Databricks
7 35 (2.26%) Google
8 23 (1.49%) Adobe
9 22 (1.42%) Oracle
10 20 (1.29%) Apple
11 18 (1.16%) ESRI
11 18 (1.16%) Palo Alto
11 18 (1.16%) SAP
12 16 (1.03%) Xamarin
13 15 (0.97%) DevExpress
13 15 (0.97%) HP
14 14 (0.90%) Citrix
14 14 (0.90%) IBM
15 13 (0.84%) Dell
15 13 (0.84%) ServiceNow