Senior Jobs in the Thames Valley

Senior
South East > Thames Valley

The median Senior salary in the Thames Valley is £61,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 7 10
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,109 821 1,089
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.60% 14.41% 14.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.48% 16.07% 15.55%
Number of salaries quoted 684 497 688
10th Percentile £41,250 £47,025 £47,025
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £56,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.14% +3.70% +12.50%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £92,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,730 5,108 7,002
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 89.63% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4,598 3,061 4,133
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £38,750 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,938 £72,500 £70,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the Thames Valley

Senior
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Senior in the Thames Valley

Senior
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in the Thames Valley

Senior
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 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
Berkshire +3 547 £67,500 -3.57% 104
Oxfordshire +1 305 £60,000 -14.29% 55
Buckinghamshire 0 258 £55,000 -9.69% 47
Senior
South East

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 Thames Valley region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 264 (23.81%) Degree
2 211 (19.03%) Social Skills
3 191 (17.22%) Software Engineering
4 181 (16.32%) Agile
5 179 (16.14%) Microsoft
5 179 (16.14%) Problem-Solving
6 172 (15.51%) Security Cleared
7 151 (13.62%) C#
8 147 (13.26%) JavaScript
9 138 (12.44%) Azure
10 132 (11.90%) .NET
11 126 (11.36%) React
12 122 (11.00%) Analytical Skills
13 118 (10.64%) Python
14 114 (10.28%) Finance
15 113 (10.19%) Computer Science
16 102 (9.20%) Actionable Insight
17 95 (8.57%) SQL
18 93 (8.39%) SC Cleared
19 91 (8.21%) Decision-Making
20 84 (7.57%) AWS
21 83 (7.48%) Linux
22 82 (7.39%) TypeScript
23 80 (7.21%) Mentoring
24 75 (6.76%) DevOps
25 73 (6.58%) C
26 72 (6.49%) CSS
27 70 (6.31%) HTML
28 69 (6.22%) Java
28 69 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 31 (2.80%) CMS
2 23 (2.07%) Headless CMS
2 23 (2.07%) Kentico
3 22 (1.98%) WebLogic
4 19 (1.71%) ArcGIS
4 19 (1.71%) GeoServer
4 19 (1.71%) Sitecore CMS
5 18 (1.62%) IIS
5 18 (1.62%) Umbraco
6 8 (0.72%) OpenStack
7 7 (0.63%) SAS
7 7 (0.63%) SharePoint
8 6 (0.54%) Confluence
8 6 (0.54%) JBoss
8 6 (0.54%) Oracle Workflow
8 6 (0.54%) Red Hat Fuse
9 5 (0.45%) nginx
10 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
11 1 (0.090%) Apache
11 1 (0.090%) Kinematics
Applications
1 69 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.53%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (0.72%) OrCAD
5 6 (0.54%) AutoCAD
5 6 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.45%) Windchill
7 4 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (0.36%) Sketch
7 4 (0.36%) Solid Edge
7 4 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
8 3 (0.27%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.54%) Oracle Applications
2 3 (0.27%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.27%) Teamcenter
2 3 (0.27%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.090%) Primavera
3 1 (0.090%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 138 (12.44%) Azure
2 84 (7.57%) AWS
3 33 (2.98%) SaaS
4 28 (2.52%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (1.71%) Power Platform
7 18 (1.62%) Kontent
8 12 (1.08%) OneDrive
9 11 (0.99%) Entra ID
10 10 (0.90%) Dropbox
10 10 (0.90%) Google Drive
10 10 (0.90%) Serverless
11 8 (0.72%) Amazon ECS
11 8 (0.72%) Amazon EKS
11 8 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.54%) GCP
12 6 (0.54%) Miro
12 6 (0.54%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 5 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (0.45%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.52%) Broadband
2 26 (2.34%) Firewall
3 25 (2.25%) WAN
4 20 (1.80%) SD-WAN
5 18 (1.62%) Wireless
6 12 (1.08%) VPN
7 10 (0.90%) MPLS
8 9 (0.81%) Cisco Firepower
8 9 (0.81%) Ethernet
8 9 (0.81%) LAN
8 9 (0.81%) TCP/IP
9 7 (0.63%) DHCP
9 7 (0.63%) DNS
9 7 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.54%) Modbus
10 6 (0.54%) Network Security
11 5 (0.45%) Microwave Backhaul
11 5 (0.45%) Mobile Backhaul
11 5 (0.45%) MQTT
11 5 (0.45%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (3.43%) SQL Server
2 37 (3.34%) PostgreSQL
3 31 (2.80%) Elasticsearch
4 26 (2.34%) NoSQL
5 25 (2.25%) MySQL
6 20 (1.80%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.71%) GIS
7 19 (1.71%) QGIS
8 13 (1.17%) OLTP
8 13 (1.17%) Power BI
9 11 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (0.81%) Oracle Database
10 9 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.63%) Data Lake
11 7 (0.63%) Oracle Database 11g
12 6 (0.54%) MS Access
12 6 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
13 4 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.36%) Redis
Development Applications
1 68 (6.13%) Git
2 21 (1.89%) Visual Studio
3 16 (1.44%) JIRA
3 16 (1.44%) Selenium
4 15 (1.35%) Cypress.io
5 14 (1.26%) Jenkins
6 10 (0.90%) Team Foundation Server
7 7 (0.63%) JUnit
7 7 (0.63%) NUnit
8 6 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.36%) Vite
10 3 (0.27%) Gradle
10 3 (0.27%) gulp
10 3 (0.27%) IntelliJ
10 3 (0.27%) PostCSS
10 3 (0.27%) rollup.js
11 2 (0.18%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.18%) Octopus Deploy
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 211 (19.03%) Social Skills
2 122 (11.00%) Analytical Skills
3 114 (10.28%) Finance
4 40 (3.61%) Manufacturing
5 34 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
6 33 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (2.98%) Marketing
7 30 (2.71%) Public Sector
8 27 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
9 26 (2.34%) Legal
10 25 (2.25%) Retail
11 24 (2.16%) Electronics
12 22 (1.98%) Automotive
12 22 (1.98%) Police
13 21 (1.89%) Aerospace
14 17 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
15 15 (1.35%) Telecoms
16 12 (1.08%) Games
17 11 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
18 9 (0.81%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 132 (11.90%) .NET
2 126 (11.36%) React
3 72 (6.49%) CSS
4 70 (6.31%) HTML
5 57 (5.14%) .NET Core
6 47 (4.24%) ASP.NET
7 36 (3.25%) RESTful
8 34 (3.07%) Spring
9 31 (2.80%) AngularJS
10 29 (2.61%) Node.js
11 28 (2.52%) J2EE
12 26 (2.34%) .NET Framework
13 24 (2.16%) Next.js
13 24 (2.16%) XML
14 23 (2.07%) ASP.NET MVC
14 23 (2.07%) HTML5
15 22 (1.98%) Java EE
15 22 (1.98%) SOAP
16 21 (1.89%) CSS3
17 19 (1.71%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 45 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
2 42 (3.79%) Algorithms
3 38 (3.43%) Management Information System
4 31 (2.80%) Data Centre
5 25 (2.25%) Life Science
6 20 (1.80%) Biopharmaceutical
6 20 (1.80%) IoT
7 16 (1.44%) Data Structures
7 16 (1.44%) Embedded Systems
8 12 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
9 11 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (0.99%) FPGA
10 10 (0.90%) Driving Licence
10 10 (0.90%) e-Learning
10 10 (0.90%) iPad
10 10 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (0.90%) Social Media
11 8 (0.72%) Analogue Electronics
11 8 (0.72%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (0.72%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 83 (7.48%) Linux
2 51 (4.60%) Windows
3 41 (3.70%) Unix
4 22 (1.98%) Embedded Linux
4 22 (1.98%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (1.89%) Windows Server 2012
6 19 (1.71%) Windows 10
6 19 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
7 18 (1.62%) Windows 7
8 12 (1.08%) Windows Server
9 6 (0.54%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.36%) Android
10 4 (0.36%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.27%) CentOS
11 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
11 3 (0.27%) Rocky
12 2 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
13 1 (0.090%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (17.22%) Software Engineering
2 181 (16.32%) Agile
3 179 (16.14%) Problem-Solving
4 113 (10.19%) Computer Science
5 102 (9.20%) Actionable Insight
6 91 (8.21%) Decision-Making
7 80 (7.21%) Mentoring
8 75 (6.76%) DevOps
9 68 (6.13%) Mathematics
10 66 (5.95%) Project Management
11 60 (5.41%) Cybersecurity
12 59 (5.32%) Project Delivery
13 58 (5.23%) Artificial Intelligence
14 55 (4.96%) ITIL
15 45 (4.06%) Front End Development
16 44 (3.97%) Web Development
17 43 (3.88%) MVC
17 43 (3.88%) Propensity Modelling
18 42 (3.79%) Analytics
19 41 (3.70%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 151 (13.62%) C#
2 147 (13.26%) JavaScript
3 118 (10.64%) Python
4 95 (8.57%) SQL
5 82 (7.39%) TypeScript
6 73 (6.58%) C
7 69 (6.22%) Java
8 58 (5.23%) C++
9 33 (2.98%) PHP
10 30 (2.71%) Fortran
11 23 (2.07%) PowerShell
11 23 (2.07%) Shell Script
12 22 (1.98%) PL/SQL
13 21 (1.89%) Bash
14 10 (0.90%) T-SQL
15 9 (0.81%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.81%) R
16 8 (0.72%) XAML
17 6 (0.54%) Embedded C++
17 6 (0.54%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 264 (23.81%) Degree
2 172 (15.51%) Security Cleared
3 93 (8.39%) SC Cleared
4 49 (4.42%) Master's Degree
5 44 (3.97%) PhD
6 33 (2.98%) HNC
7 31 (2.80%) Computer Science Degree
8 24 (2.16%) ACCA
8 24 (2.16%) CIMA
9 20 (1.80%) CCNP
9 20 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (1.62%) HND
11 16 (1.44%) CCNA
12 8 (0.72%) DBS Check
12 8 (0.72%) Numerate Degree
13 7 (0.63%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.63%) CISSP
13 7 (0.63%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (0.63%) PMI Certification
14 6 (0.54%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (2.34%) SLA
2 19 (1.71%) WCAG
3 18 (1.62%) QA
4 15 (1.35%) Good Clinical Practice
5 13 (1.17%) Accessibility
6 9 (0.81%) GDPR
7 8 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (0.63%) CDISC
9 5 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.27%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.27%) GMP
10 3 (0.27%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.27%) NIST
11 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 2 (0.18%) PMO
11 2 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.090%) COBIT
12 1 (0.090%) GxP
12 1 (0.090%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 63 (5.68%) Docker
2 35 (3.16%) Active Directory
3 24 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.35%) Firmware
5 4 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.27%) vSphere
6 3 (0.27%) XenApp
6 3 (0.27%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.090%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 57 (5.14%) Kubernetes
2 22 (1.98%) OpenSSO
2 22 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
3 20 (1.80%) SCCM
4 18 (1.62%) Ansible
5 9 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.81%) Stealthwatch
6 6 (0.54%) Terraform
6 6 (0.54%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.45%) CASB
8 3 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.27%) EMC NetWorker
9 2 (0.18%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.18%) Nagios
10 1 (0.090%) Grafana
10 1 (0.090%) Istio
10 1 (0.090%) Wonderware InTouch
10 1 (0.090%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 179 (16.14%) Microsoft
2 65 (5.86%) Oracle
3 30 (2.71%) VMware
4 22 (1.98%) Cisco
4 22 (1.98%) Remedy
4 22 (1.98%) SAP
5 19 (1.71%) ESRI
5 19 (1.71%) Meraki
5 19 (1.71%) Sitecore
6 18 (1.62%) Adobe
6 18 (1.62%) Apple
6 18 (1.62%) Optimizely
7 14 (1.26%) EMC
7 14 (1.26%) Google
8 10 (0.90%) Juniper
8 10 (0.90%) Nokia
9 8 (0.72%) Virgin Media
9 8 (0.72%) WSO2
10 6 (0.54%) Allen-Bradley
10 6 (0.54%) iManage