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 12 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 14 9
Rank change year-on-year +12 -5 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 374 224 293
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 18.32% 13.44% 15.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 19.79% 15.62% 16.02%
Number of salaries quoted 236 105 195
10th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £36,115
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,494
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £69,160 £70,000
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 1,434 1,829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 86.02% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,286 813 1,146
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,391 £30,875
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 12 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 12 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 +12 297 £51,528 -6.31% 70
West Wales +7 40 £40,000 -22.71% 8
North Wales +10 23 £34,000 -43.33% 6
Mid Wales -3 12 £50,000 +5.82% 2
Dyfed 0 1 £38,000 -41.54%
Senior
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 (27.81%) Social Skills
2 83 (22.19%) Agile
3 81 (21.66%) Security Cleared
3 81 (21.66%) Actionable Insight
4 80 (21.39%) SC Cleared
5 78 (20.86%) Problem-Solving
6 68 (18.18%) Azure
7 65 (17.38%) Microsoft
8 61 (16.31%) Software Engineering
9 58 (15.51%) AWS
9 58 (15.51%) Data Centre
10 57 (15.24%) Finance
11 49 (13.10%) Degree
12 46 (12.30%) SQL
13 45 (12.03%) Analytical Skills
14 41 (10.96%) JavaScript
14 41 (10.96%) C#
14 41 (10.96%) Oracle
15 37 (9.89%) Mentoring
16 36 (9.63%) SDLC
17 35 (9.36%) Firewall
18 34 (9.09%) Linux
18 34 (9.09%) DNS
18 34 (9.09%) DevOps
19 33 (8.82%) ITIL
19 33 (8.82%) Customer Service
20 32 (8.56%) Cisco
21 30 (8.02%) Windows
21 30 (8.02%) PostgreSQL
21 30 (8.02%) 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 (4.81%) ArcGIS
2 17 (4.55%) GeoServer
3 14 (3.74%) Skype for Business
4 10 (2.67%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.87%) OpenStack
6 6 (1.60%) SAS
7 5 (1.34%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.34%) SharePoint
8 4 (1.07%) Apache
8 4 (1.07%) CMS
8 4 (1.07%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.80%) Confluence
9 3 (0.80%) IIS
9 3 (0.80%) WordPress
10 1 (0.27%) Drupal
10 1 (0.27%) JBoss
10 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 17 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.07%) Sketch
5 2 (0.53%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.27%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 3 (0.80%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 68 (18.18%) Azure
2 58 (15.51%) AWS
3 12 (3.21%) Cloud Computing
3 12 (3.21%) GCP
4 11 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (2.67%) Power Platform
5 10 (2.67%) PowerApps
6 8 (2.14%) WhatsApp
7 7 (1.87%) Nutanix
7 7 (1.87%) SaaS
7 7 (1.87%) Slack
8 6 (1.60%) Miro
8 6 (1.60%) npm
9 5 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.34%) Azure Monitor
9 5 (1.34%) Heroku
10 4 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.07%) iPaaS
10 4 (1.07%) PaaS
10 4 (1.07%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 35 (9.36%) Firewall
2 34 (9.09%) DNS
3 18 (4.81%) LAN
3 18 (4.81%) WAN
4 16 (4.28%) Wireless
5 15 (4.01%) SAN
6 14 (3.74%) IP Telephony
7 11 (2.94%) Cisco ASA
7 11 (2.94%) Cisco IOS
7 11 (2.94%) TCP/IP
8 10 (2.67%) VPN
9 8 (2.14%) Ethernet
9 8 (2.14%) MPLS
9 8 (2.14%) Profibus
10 7 (1.87%) DHCP
10 7 (1.87%) Network Security
11 6 (1.60%) Internet
12 5 (1.34%) Extranet
12 5 (1.34%) VLAN
12 5 (1.34%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.02%) PostgreSQL
2 24 (6.42%) GIS
3 17 (4.55%) QGIS
4 13 (3.48%) Oracle Database
5 9 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.87%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (1.87%) MySQL
6 7 (1.87%) Oracle Database 12c
6 7 (1.87%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.60%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.60%) Oracle Database 11g
8 4 (1.07%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.07%) RDBMS
8 4 (1.07%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.80%) Big Data
10 2 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.53%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.53%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.53%) Looker
10 2 (0.53%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 25 (6.68%) Git
2 7 (1.87%) Oracle APEX
3 5 (1.34%) JIRA
4 4 (1.07%) Cypress.io
4 4 (1.07%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.07%) Selenium
5 3 (0.80%) IBM UrbanCode
5 3 (0.80%) JMeter
5 3 (0.80%) webpack
6 2 (0.53%) 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 (27.81%) Social Skills
2 57 (15.24%) Finance
3 45 (12.03%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (6.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 24 (6.42%) Manufacturing
5 20 (5.35%) Police
6 18 (4.81%) Local Government
7 14 (3.74%) Electronics
7 14 (3.74%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (2.94%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.67%) Marketing
9 10 (2.67%) Public Sector
9 10 (2.67%) Welsh Language
10 9 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (2.14%) Games
12 7 (1.87%) Banking
13 6 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.60%) Retail
14 5 (1.34%) Digital Health
14 5 (1.34%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (8.02%) React
2 24 (6.42%) .NET
3 18 (4.81%) PostGIS
4 17 (4.55%) .NET Core
4 17 (4.55%) Leaflet
4 17 (4.55%) OpenLayers
5 16 (4.28%) CSS
6 13 (3.48%) Laravel
7 12 (3.21%) HTML
7 12 (3.21%) WinForms
8 11 (2.94%) Symfony
8 11 (2.94%) Vue
9 10 (2.67%) RESTful
9 10 (2.67%) Spring
10 9 (2.41%) AngularJS
10 9 (2.41%) Web Services
11 8 (2.14%) JSON
11 8 (2.14%) Node.js
11 8 (2.14%) SOAP
11 8 (2.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (15.51%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.28%) Enterprise Software
2 16 (4.28%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (2.67%) Product Ownership
4 8 (2.14%) Housing Association
4 8 (2.14%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.87%) CMDB
5 7 (1.87%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.60%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.34%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.34%) NHS
7 5 (1.34%) Smartphone
8 4 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.07%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.07%) Credit Risk
9 3 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.80%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.53%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.53%) Cyberattack
10 2 (0.53%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 34 (9.09%) Linux
2 30 (8.02%) Windows
3 17 (4.55%) Android
4 14 (3.74%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.14%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.60%) Unix
7 5 (1.34%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.34%) Windows 10
8 4 (1.07%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (1.07%) VxWorks
9 3 (0.80%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (22.19%) Agile
2 81 (21.66%) Actionable Insight
3 78 (20.86%) Problem-Solving
4 61 (16.31%) Software Engineering
5 37 (9.89%) Mentoring
6 36 (9.63%) SDLC
7 34 (9.09%) DevOps
8 33 (8.82%) Customer Service
8 33 (8.82%) ITIL
9 29 (7.75%) Roadmaps
10 28 (7.49%) Web Development
11 27 (7.22%) Full Stack Development
11 27 (7.22%) Migration
11 27 (7.22%) Project Management
12 26 (6.95%) Change Management
13 23 (6.15%) Business Continuity
13 23 (6.15%) CI/CD
13 23 (6.15%) Coaching
14 22 (5.88%) Line Management
15 21 (5.61%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 46 (12.30%) SQL
2 41 (10.96%) C#
2 41 (10.96%) JavaScript
3 28 (7.49%) Python
4 27 (7.22%) Java
5 19 (5.08%) C
5 19 (5.08%) PL/SQL
6 17 (4.55%) PHP
7 16 (4.28%) C++
8 10 (2.67%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.34%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.34%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.34%) Swift
10 4 (1.07%) Embedded C++
10 4 (1.07%) Groovy
10 4 (1.07%) R
10 4 (1.07%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.53%) VBA
12 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.27%) Go
Qualifications
1 81 (21.66%) Security Cleared
2 80 (21.39%) SC Cleared
3 49 (13.10%) Degree
4 16 (4.28%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (2.94%) CCNA
6 9 (2.41%) ACCA
6 9 (2.41%) CIMA
7 7 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.07%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.07%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.07%) HND
9 4 (1.07%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.80%) CSPO
11 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.27%) APMP
12 1 (0.27%) IIBA
12 1 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.27%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.27%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.48%) IFRS
2 8 (2.14%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 8 (2.14%) ISO 13485
3 7 (1.87%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.34%) PMO
5 4 (1.07%) CRD IV
5 4 (1.07%) IFRS 9
5 4 (1.07%) SLA
5 4 (1.07%) WCAG
6 2 (0.53%) GDPR
6 2 (0.53%) QA
7 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 19 (5.08%) Docker
2 18 (4.81%) Active Directory
3 16 (4.28%) Firmware
4 11 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
4 11 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.60%) Hyper-V
6 4 (1.07%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.80%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.53%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 22 (5.88%) Ansible
2 13 (3.48%) Terraform
3 12 (3.21%) SCCM
4 9 (2.41%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.87%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.34%) Progress Chef
6 5 (1.34%) SCOM
7 4 (1.07%) OpenSSO
7 4 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.53%) Cisco Prime
8 2 (0.53%) WhatsUp Gold
9 1 (0.27%) Grafana
9 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 65 (17.38%) Microsoft
2 41 (10.96%) Oracle
3 32 (8.56%) Cisco
4 18 (4.81%) ESRI
5 17 (4.55%) VMware
6 14 (3.74%) Avaya
6 14 (3.74%) Mitel
7 11 (2.94%) CheckPoint
7 11 (2.94%) Fortinet
7 11 (2.94%) McAfee
7 11 (2.94%) Palo Alto
8 9 (2.41%) Hyperion
8 9 (2.41%) PeopleSoft
9 5 (1.34%) Citrix
9 5 (1.34%) HP
9 5 (1.34%) NetApp
10 4 (1.07%) Google
10 4 (1.07%) QNX
10 4 (1.07%) Remedy
11 3 (0.80%) IBM