Senior Jobs in Wales

Senior
UK > Wales

The median Senior salary in Wales is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 12 11
Rank change year-on-year +10 -1 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 372 222 283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 18.22% 13.43% 14.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 19.68% 15.63% 15.69%
Number of salaries quoted 234 106 188
10th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £36,115
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,864 £42,494
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £68,888 £70,375
UK median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% - +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,890 1,420 1,804
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 85.90% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,283 810 1,138
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,391 £30,350
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Wales

Senior
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Senior in Wales

Senior
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Wales over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in Wales

Senior
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Wales region over the 6 months to 9 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
South Wales +10 295 £51,528 -6.31% 61
West Wales +9 40 £40,000 -17.53% 8
North Wales +8 23 £34,000 -43.33% 9
Mid Wales -3 12 £50,000 +5.82% 2
Dyfed +1 1 £38,000 -41.54%
Senior
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 across the Wales region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 104 (27.96%) Social Skills
2 84 (22.58%) Agile
3 83 (22.31%) Actionable Insight
4 82 (22.04%) Security Cleared
5 81 (21.77%) SC Cleared
6 79 (21.24%) Problem-Solving
7 66 (17.74%) Azure
8 64 (17.20%) Microsoft
9 61 (16.40%) Software Engineering
10 58 (15.59%) AWS
10 58 (15.59%) Data Centre
11 55 (14.78%) Finance
12 48 (12.90%) Degree
13 46 (12.37%) SQL
13 46 (12.37%) Analytical Skills
14 41 (11.02%) JavaScript
14 41 (11.02%) C#
14 41 (11.02%) Oracle
15 37 (9.95%) Mentoring
16 36 (9.68%) SDLC
17 35 (9.41%) Firewall
18 34 (9.14%) ITIL
18 34 (9.14%) Linux
18 34 (9.14%) DNS
18 34 (9.14%) DevOps
19 33 (8.87%) Customer Service
20 32 (8.60%) Cisco
21 30 (8.06%) Windows
21 30 (8.06%) PostgreSQL
21 30 (8.06%) React

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 18 (4.84%) ArcGIS
2 17 (4.57%) GeoServer
3 14 (3.76%) Skype for Business
4 10 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.88%) OpenStack
6 6 (1.61%) SAS
7 5 (1.34%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.34%) SharePoint
7 5 (1.34%) WebLogic
8 4 (1.08%) Apache
8 4 (1.08%) CMS
9 3 (0.81%) Confluence
9 3 (0.81%) IIS
9 3 (0.81%) WordPress
10 1 (0.27%) Drupal
10 1 (0.27%) JBoss
10 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 16 (4.30%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.08%) Sketch
5 2 (0.54%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.27%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 66 (17.74%) Azure
2 58 (15.59%) AWS
3 12 (3.23%) Cloud Computing
3 12 (3.23%) GCP
4 11 (2.96%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (2.69%) Power Platform
5 10 (2.69%) PowerApps
6 8 (2.15%) WhatsApp
7 7 (1.88%) Nutanix
7 7 (1.88%) SaaS
7 7 (1.88%) Slack
8 6 (1.61%) Miro
8 6 (1.61%) npm
9 5 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.34%) Azure Monitor
9 5 (1.34%) Heroku
10 4 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.08%) Figma
10 4 (1.08%) iPaaS
10 4 (1.08%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (9.41%) Firewall
2 34 (9.14%) DNS
3 18 (4.84%) LAN
3 18 (4.84%) WAN
4 16 (4.30%) Wireless
5 15 (4.03%) SAN
6 14 (3.76%) IP Telephony
7 11 (2.96%) Cisco ASA
7 11 (2.96%) Cisco IOS
7 11 (2.96%) TCP/IP
8 10 (2.69%) VPN
9 8 (2.15%) Ethernet
9 8 (2.15%) MPLS
9 8 (2.15%) Profibus
10 7 (1.88%) DHCP
10 7 (1.88%) Network Security
11 6 (1.61%) Internet
12 5 (1.34%) Extranet
12 5 (1.34%) VLAN
12 5 (1.34%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.06%) PostgreSQL
2 24 (6.45%) GIS
3 17 (4.57%) QGIS
4 13 (3.49%) Oracle Database
5 9 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.15%) Elasticsearch
7 7 (1.88%) MySQL
7 7 (1.88%) Oracle Database 12c
7 7 (1.88%) SQL Server
8 6 (1.61%) Oracle Database 11g
9 5 (1.34%) Data Lake
10 4 (1.08%) RDBMS
10 4 (1.08%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.81%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.81%) Big Data
12 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.54%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.54%) Delta Lake
12 2 (0.54%) Looker
12 2 (0.54%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 25 (6.72%) Git
2 7 (1.88%) Oracle APEX
3 5 (1.34%) JIRA
4 4 (1.08%) Cypress.io
4 4 (1.08%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.08%) Selenium
5 3 (0.81%) IBM UrbanCode
5 3 (0.81%) JMeter
5 3 (0.81%) webpack
6 2 (0.54%) Grunt
7 1 (0.27%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.27%) MSTest
7 1 (0.27%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.27%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.27%) Zephyr
General
1 104 (27.96%) Social Skills
2 55 (14.78%) Finance
3 46 (12.37%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 24 (6.45%) Manufacturing
5 20 (5.38%) Police
6 18 (4.84%) Local Government
7 14 (3.76%) Electronics
8 13 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (2.96%) Telecoms
10 10 (2.69%) Marketing
10 10 (2.69%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.69%) Welsh Language
11 9 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.15%) Games
13 7 (1.88%) Banking
14 6 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.61%) Retail
15 5 (1.34%) Digital Health
15 5 (1.34%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (8.06%) React
2 24 (6.45%) .NET
3 18 (4.84%) PostGIS
4 17 (4.57%) .NET Core
4 17 (4.57%) Leaflet
4 17 (4.57%) OpenLayers
5 16 (4.30%) CSS
6 13 (3.49%) Laravel
7 12 (3.23%) HTML
7 12 (3.23%) WinForms
8 11 (2.96%) Spring
8 11 (2.96%) Symfony
8 11 (2.96%) Vue
9 10 (2.69%) RESTful
10 9 (2.42%) AngularJS
10 9 (2.42%) Web Services
11 8 (2.15%) JSON
11 8 (2.15%) Node.js
11 8 (2.15%) SOAP
11 8 (2.15%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (15.59%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.30%) Enterprise Software
2 16 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (2.69%) Product Ownership
4 8 (2.15%) Housing Association
4 8 (2.15%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.88%) CMDB
5 7 (1.88%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.61%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.34%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.34%) NHS
7 5 (1.34%) Smartphone
8 4 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.08%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.08%) Credit Risk
9 3 (0.81%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.81%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.54%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 1 (0.27%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 34 (9.14%) Linux
2 30 (8.06%) Windows
3 17 (4.57%) Android
4 14 (3.76%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.15%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.88%) Unix
7 5 (1.34%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.34%) Windows 10
8 4 (1.08%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (1.08%) VxWorks
9 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (22.58%) Agile
2 83 (22.31%) Actionable Insight
3 79 (21.24%) Problem-Solving
4 61 (16.40%) Software Engineering
5 37 (9.95%) Mentoring
6 36 (9.68%) SDLC
7 34 (9.14%) DevOps
7 34 (9.14%) ITIL
8 33 (8.87%) Customer Service
9 28 (7.53%) Roadmaps
9 28 (7.53%) Web Development
10 27 (7.26%) Full Stack Development
10 27 (7.26%) Migration
10 27 (7.26%) Project Management
11 26 (6.99%) Change Management
12 23 (6.18%) Business Continuity
12 23 (6.18%) CI/CD
12 23 (6.18%) Coaching
13 22 (5.91%) Line Management
14 21 (5.65%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (12.37%) SQL
2 41 (11.02%) C#
2 41 (11.02%) JavaScript
3 28 (7.53%) Java
3 28 (7.53%) Python
4 19 (5.11%) C
4 19 (5.11%) PL/SQL
5 17 (4.57%) PHP
6 16 (4.30%) C++
7 10 (2.69%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.34%) Kotlin
8 5 (1.34%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.34%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.34%) Swift
9 4 (1.08%) Embedded C++
9 4 (1.08%) Groovy
9 4 (1.08%) R
10 2 (0.54%) VBA
11 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.27%) Go
Qualifications
1 82 (22.04%) Security Cleared
2 81 (21.77%) SC Cleared
3 48 (12.90%) Degree
4 16 (4.30%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (2.96%) CCNA
6 8 (2.15%) ACCA
6 8 (2.15%) CIMA
7 7 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.08%) HND
9 4 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.81%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.81%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.81%) CSPO
11 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.27%) IIBA
12 1 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.27%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.27%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.23%) IFRS
2 8 (2.15%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 8 (2.15%) ISO 13485
3 7 (1.88%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.34%) PMO
4 5 (1.34%) SLA
5 4 (1.08%) CRD IV
5 4 (1.08%) IFRS 9
5 4 (1.08%) WCAG
6 2 (0.54%) GDPR
6 2 (0.54%) QA
7 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 19 (5.11%) Docker
2 18 (4.84%) Active Directory
3 16 (4.30%) Firmware
4 11 (2.96%) Virtual Machines
4 11 (2.96%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.61%) Hyper-V
6 4 (1.08%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.54%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 22 (5.91%) Ansible
2 13 (3.49%) Terraform
3 12 (3.23%) SCCM
4 9 (2.42%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.88%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.34%) OpenSSO
6 5 (1.34%) Progress Chef
6 5 (1.34%) SCOM
6 5 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.54%) Cisco Prime
7 2 (0.54%) WhatsUp Gold
8 1 (0.27%) Grafana
8 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 64 (17.20%) Microsoft
2 41 (11.02%) Oracle
3 32 (8.60%) Cisco
4 18 (4.84%) ESRI
5 17 (4.57%) VMware
6 14 (3.76%) Avaya
6 14 (3.76%) Mitel
7 11 (2.96%) CheckPoint
7 11 (2.96%) Fortinet
7 11 (2.96%) McAfee
7 11 (2.96%) Palo Alto
8 8 (2.15%) Hyperion
8 8 (2.15%) PeopleSoft
9 5 (1.34%) Citrix
9 5 (1.34%) HP
9 5 (1.34%) NetApp
9 5 (1.34%) Remedy
10 4 (1.08%) Google
10 4 (1.08%) QNX
11 3 (0.81%) IBM