Senior
UK
The median Senior salary in the UK is £62,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -2 | +1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 14,910 | 16,196 | 27,989 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.12% | 15.61% | 17.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.98% | 17.05% | 18.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,218 | 9,789 | 13,349 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £47,000 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £87,500 | £85,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £102,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,800 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +1.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior.
Senior
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Senior
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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 |
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| England | +2 | 12,748 | £62,783 | -10.31% | 3,892 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 9,650 | £60,000 | -1.32% | 2,464 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 6,085 | £64,080 | -8.46% | 1,878 |
| London | +2 | 4,458 | £77,500 | -6.06% | 1,631 |
| North of England | +5 | 2,575 | £60,000 | - | 538 |
| South East | -2 | 2,062 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 601 |
| South West | +10 | 1,580 | £57,500 | -2.70% | 344 |
| North West | +9 | 1,451 | £60,000 | - | 321 |
| Midlands | +5 | 1,374 | £57,500 | - | 400 |
| Scotland | -8 | 1,005 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 211 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 883 | £57,965 | -3.39% | 247 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 846 | £57,965 | -3.39% | 160 |
| East of England | 0 | 566 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 294 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 485 | £54,700 | -0.55% | 154 |
| Wales | +11 | 372 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 89 |
| North East | +14 | 285 | £58,232 | +3.52% | 67 |
| Northern Ireland | +17 | 124 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 45 |
| Isle of Man | - | 6 | £52,500 | - | |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 1 | £85,000 | +136.11% | 2 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 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 featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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