Senior IT Specialists working in London earn normally around 55,000 GBP per year and most of the IT salaries are between 39,500 GBP and 103,000 GBP per year.
London ranks 3. when it comes to the average salary of a Senior IT Specialist in the UK. (Southampton is on the 1st place).
If you earn less than 39,500 GBP then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new Senior IT Specialist job in London.
If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):
| Market Percentile | salary |
|---|---|
| top 10% of market | 103,000 GBP |
| top 25% of market | 78,000 GBP |
| average salary | 63,800 GBP |
| median salary | 55,000 GBP |
| bottom 25% of market | 45,000 GBP |
| bottom 10% of market | 39,500 GBP |
The average salary for Senior IT Specialists in London is 63,800 GBP per year, while the median salary is 55,000 GBP per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?
The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical Senior IT Specialist earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 55,000 GBP and 50% earn less than this.
The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.
The top 25% best earning Senior IT Specialists earn more than 78,000 GBP per year and the top 10% reach over 103,000 GBP, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.
At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning Senior IT Specialists earn less than 45,000 GBP per year and 10% earn less than 39,500 GBP.
You have to be aware that the salaries for Senior IT Specialists can vary a lot in different cities. This page shows the salaries in London, but you can select a different city below:
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