Senior Jobs in the South West

Senior
England > South West

The median Senior salary in the South West is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 14 15
Rank change year-on-year +9 +1 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,575 845 1,142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 17.03% 12.46% 14.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.70% 13.98% 14.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,129 585 692
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,098 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -1.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £62,783 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.31% - +9.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 8,899 6,043 7,816
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.21% 89.13% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 6,521 3,788 5,135
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £29,375
25th Percentile £36,365 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in the South West

Senior
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Senior in the South West

Senior
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in the South West over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in the South West

Senior
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 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
Bristol +10 589 £65,000 -5.80% 133
Gloucestershire +14 287 £54,500 -2.68% 40
Dorset +20 250 £57,500 - 35
Wiltshire +20 173 £54,043 -1.74% 33
Devon +5 153 £49,000 -10.91% 50
Somerset +1 71 £55,000 -3.84% 39
Cornwall +1 37 £40,000 -8.57% 7
Senior
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 South West region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 371 (23.56%) Software Engineering
2 338 (21.46%) Security Cleared
3 331 (21.02%) Agile
4 266 (16.89%) Social Skills
5 260 (16.51%) Azure
6 250 (15.87%) DevOps
6 250 (15.87%) Degree
7 228 (14.48%) Microsoft
8 227 (14.41%) JavaScript
9 214 (13.59%) Problem-Solving
10 207 (13.14%) Python
11 196 (12.44%) AWS
12 192 (12.19%) Finance
13 177 (11.24%) C#
14 174 (11.05%) Windows
15 160 (10.16%) SC Cleared
16 158 (10.03%) Mentoring
17 156 (9.90%) Linux
18 153 (9.71%) .NET
19 150 (9.52%) Git
20 148 (9.40%) Scrum
21 147 (9.33%) React
22 136 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
22 136 (8.63%) DV Cleared
23 129 (8.19%) Java
24 126 (8.00%) Project Management
25 119 (7.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
26 117 (7.43%) CSS
27 114 (7.24%) HTML
28 107 (6.79%) CI/CD

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 53 (3.37%) Confluence
2 28 (1.78%) IIS
3 26 (1.65%) CMS
4 20 (1.27%) Umbraco
5 19 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
6 18 (1.14%) Headless CMS
7 17 (1.08%) ArcGIS
7 17 (1.08%) GeoServer
7 17 (1.08%) Sitecore CMS
8 16 (1.02%) Kentico
9 15 (0.95%) SharePoint
10 9 (0.57%) SAS
11 6 (0.38%) Apache Spark
12 5 (0.32%) WordPress
13 4 (0.25%) NServiceBus
13 4 (0.25%) Site Server
14 2 (0.13%) Apache
14 2 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
14 2 (0.13%) Luigi
15 1 (0.063%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 34 (2.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 23 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.57%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.44%) SOLIDWORKS
6 4 (0.25%) Simulink
6 4 (0.25%) Sketch
7 3 (0.19%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.13%) Trello
9 1 (0.063%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.063%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 4 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.19%) Primavera
3 2 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.063%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.063%) Shopify
4 1 (0.063%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 260 (16.51%) Azure
2 196 (12.44%) AWS
3 101 (6.41%) Azure DevOps
4 72 (4.57%) SaaS
5 68 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
6 43 (2.73%) GCP
7 37 (2.35%) OpenShift
8 34 (2.16%) Power Platform
9 17 (1.08%) Power Automate
9 17 (1.08%) PowerApps
10 16 (1.02%) AWS CloudFormation
10 16 (1.02%) Kontent
10 16 (1.02%) Serverless
11 14 (0.89%) GitHub
11 14 (0.89%) npm
12 13 (0.83%) PaaS
13 12 (0.76%) Datadog
14 11 (0.70%) Dynamics 365
14 11 (0.70%) Entra ID
14 11 (0.70%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 76 (4.83%) Firewall
2 64 (4.06%) DNS
3 60 (3.81%) TCP/IP
4 55 (3.49%) WAN
5 51 (3.24%) DHCP
6 47 (2.98%) HTTP
7 40 (2.54%) LAN
8 23 (1.46%) Cisco ASA
9 18 (1.14%) Wireless
10 17 (1.08%) SD-WAN
11 16 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
12 15 (0.95%) Software-Defined Networking
13 10 (0.63%) Bluetooth
13 10 (0.63%) Network Security
14 9 (0.57%) Internet
15 8 (0.51%) Cisco ISE
15 8 (0.51%) Cisco Wireless
16 7 (0.44%) BGP
16 7 (0.44%) OSPF
17 6 (0.38%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (4.44%) SQL Server
2 44 (2.79%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (1.65%) MySQL
4 24 (1.52%) Power BI
5 19 (1.21%) NoSQL
6 17 (1.08%) GIS
6 17 (1.08%) MongoDB
6 17 (1.08%) QGIS
7 14 (0.89%) Relational Database
8 11 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (0.63%) Oracle Database
10 9 (0.57%) Big Data
11 8 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
11 8 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
11 8 (0.51%) Oracle Database 11g
12 6 (0.38%) Data Lake
13 5 (0.32%) Hadoop
13 5 (0.32%) RDBMS
13 5 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.25%) Redis
Development Applications
1 150 (9.52%) Git
2 78 (4.95%) JIRA
3 52 (3.30%) Visual Studio
4 45 (2.86%) Bitbucket
5 30 (1.90%) Sourcetree
6 21 (1.33%) Jenkins
7 18 (1.14%) Selenium
8 15 (0.95%) Storybook
9 13 (0.83%) Cucumber
10 12 (0.76%) Android Studio
10 12 (0.76%) Subversion
11 11 (0.70%) Cypress.io
12 8 (0.51%) GitLab
12 8 (0.51%) TeamCity
13 5 (0.32%) Eclipse
13 5 (0.32%) IntelliJ
13 5 (0.32%) Postman
14 4 (0.25%) ERwin
14 4 (0.25%) LabVIEW
14 4 (0.25%) SonarQube
General
1 266 (16.89%) Social Skills
2 192 (12.19%) Finance
3 119 (7.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 94 (5.97%) Analytical Skills
5 78 (4.95%) Aerospace
6 58 (3.68%) Retail
7 57 (3.62%) Law
8 56 (3.56%) Banking
9 55 (3.49%) Games
9 55 (3.49%) Manufacturing
9 55 (3.49%) Public Sector
10 52 (3.30%) Marketing
11 48 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
12 35 (2.22%) Aviation
12 35 (2.22%) Legal
13 33 (2.10%) Fire and Rescue
14 23 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
15 21 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
15 21 (1.33%) Investment Banking
15 21 (1.33%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 153 (9.71%) .NET
2 147 (9.33%) React
3 117 (7.43%) CSS
4 114 (7.24%) HTML
5 77 (4.89%) AngularJS
6 75 (4.76%) .NET Core
7 74 (4.70%) .NET Framework
8 70 (4.44%) ASP.NET
9 54 (3.43%) Node.js
10 53 (3.37%) RESTful
11 51 (3.24%) Laravel
12 45 (2.86%) Vue
13 42 (2.67%) Entity Framework
14 30 (1.90%) Unity (Game Engine)
15 28 (1.78%) REST
16 24 (1.52%) Spring
17 23 (1.46%) ASP.NET MVC
17 23 (1.46%) Next.js
18 22 (1.40%) LESS
19 21 (1.33%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 65 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (2.54%) Product Ownership
3 38 (2.41%) Cloud Native
4 30 (1.90%) Virtual Reality
5 29 (1.84%) Mobile App
6 25 (1.59%) Management Information System
7 24 (1.52%) Cyberattack
8 21 (1.33%) Onboarding
9 19 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
10 17 (1.08%) Driving Licence
10 17 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
11 16 (1.02%) Algorithms
12 15 (0.95%) GNSS
12 15 (0.95%) Operational Technology
13 14 (0.89%) CESG
13 14 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
13 14 (0.89%) Derivative
13 14 (0.89%) Public Cloud
14 13 (0.83%) Virtual Team
15 12 (0.76%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 174 (11.05%) Windows
2 156 (9.90%) Linux
3 49 (3.11%) Windows Server
4 35 (2.22%) Embedded Linux
5 32 (2.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 22 (1.40%) Android
7 15 (0.95%) Apple iOS
8 9 (0.57%) Windows 10
9 5 (0.32%) AIX
9 5 (0.32%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.19%) Unix
11 1 (0.063%) CentOS
11 1 (0.063%) Debian
11 1 (0.063%) Rocky
11 1 (0.063%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 371 (23.56%) Software Engineering
2 331 (21.02%) Agile
3 250 (15.87%) DevOps
4 214 (13.59%) Problem-Solving
5 158 (10.03%) Mentoring
6 148 (9.40%) Scrum
7 136 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
8 126 (8.00%) Project Management
9 107 (6.79%) CI/CD
10 95 (6.03%) Actionable Insight
11 90 (5.71%) MVC
12 84 (5.33%) Computer Science
13 83 (5.27%) Roadmaps
14 74 (4.70%) Full Stack Development
14 74 (4.70%) Line Management
15 73 (4.63%) Technical Leadership
16 71 (4.51%) Continuous Improvement
16 71 (4.51%) Design Patterns
16 71 (4.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 67 (4.25%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 227 (14.41%) JavaScript
2 207 (13.14%) Python
3 177 (11.24%) C#
4 129 (8.19%) Java
5 101 (6.41%) SQL
6 85 (5.40%) Bash
7 84 (5.33%) C++
8 82 (5.21%) PowerShell
9 73 (4.63%) C
9 73 (4.63%) TypeScript
10 56 (3.56%) PHP
11 31 (1.97%) Embedded C
12 30 (1.90%) Rust
13 15 (0.95%) Perl
13 15 (0.95%) VB
14 14 (0.89%) T-SQL
15 13 (0.83%) Kotlin
16 12 (0.76%) R
17 11 (0.70%) Bicep
17 11 (0.70%) Scala
Qualifications
1 338 (21.46%) Security Cleared
2 250 (15.87%) Degree
3 160 (10.16%) SC Cleared
4 136 (8.63%) DV Cleared
5 43 (2.73%) BPSS Clearance
6 28 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (1.40%) Master's Degree
8 20 (1.27%) AWS Certification
9 15 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 15 (0.95%) CISSP
10 14 (0.89%) CISMP
10 14 (0.89%) PMI Certification
11 12 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (0.76%) IISP
12 11 (0.70%) CCNP
12 11 (0.70%) GIAC
13 8 (0.51%) CompTIA CySA+
13 8 (0.51%) HND
13 8 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 7 (0.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (3.11%) QA
2 29 (1.84%) NIST
3 25 (1.59%) GDPR
4 17 (1.08%) JSP 440
5 16 (1.02%) PMO
6 15 (0.95%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 14 (0.89%) GMP
7 14 (0.89%) RMADS
8 12 (0.76%) NIST 800
8 12 (0.76%) SLA
9 9 (0.57%) Accessibility
10 7 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 7 (0.44%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.25%) IEC 61508
11 4 (0.25%) IFRS
11 4 (0.25%) IFRS 9
11 4 (0.25%) WCAG
12 3 (0.19%) HMG Infosec
13 2 (0.13%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 103 (6.54%) Docker
2 78 (4.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 62 (3.94%) Active Directory
3 62 (3.94%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.02%) Firmware
5 10 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
5 10 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (0.63%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.25%) vSphere
7 2 (0.13%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 98 (6.22%) Kubernetes
2 65 (4.13%) Terraform
3 48 (3.05%) Ansible
4 38 (2.41%) Puppet
5 26 (1.65%) SCCM
6 16 (1.02%) Prometheus
7 14 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
8 12 (0.76%) Grafana
9 8 (0.51%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.44%) CASB
11 6 (0.38%) FortiGate
12 5 (0.32%) Cisco Prime
12 5 (0.32%) Opsview
12 5 (0.32%) Rancher
13 4 (0.25%) Istio
13 4 (0.25%) Progress Chef
13 4 (0.25%) vRealize
14 2 (0.13%) Functional Safety
14 2 (0.13%) Nagios
15 1 (0.063%) PingFederate
Vendors
1 228 (14.48%) Microsoft
2 96 (6.10%) VMware
3 62 (3.94%) Cisco
4 35 (2.22%) Google
5 32 (2.03%) Red Hat
6 21 (1.33%) Oracle
7 18 (1.14%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.08%) ESRI
8 17 (1.08%) Sitecore
9 16 (1.02%) Optimizely
10 13 (0.83%) Twitter
11 9 (0.57%) Citrix
11 9 (0.57%) IBM
11 9 (0.57%) Salesforce
11 9 (0.57%) SolarWinds
12 8 (0.51%) Dell
12 8 (0.51%) SAP
13 7 (0.44%) HP
14 6 (0.38%) Databricks
15 5 (0.32%) Juniper