Senior Contracts in Staffordshire

Senior
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Senior daily rate in Staffordshire is £352 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 18 23
Rank change year-on-year +10 +5 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 10 8 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire 9.52% 5.48% 1.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.64% 5.84% 1.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 3
10th Percentile £310 £420 -
25th Percentile £326 £438 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £352 £525 £375
Median % change year-on-year -32.95% +40.00% -21.05%
75th Percentile £378 £675 £419
90th Percentile £394 £740 £438
West Midlands median daily rate £511 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -5.32% +2.86% +13.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43.75 - -
Median hourly rate £47.50 - -
75th Percentile £51.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £42.00 £17.72 £16.00
% change year-on-year +137.02% +10.75% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Staffordshire with a recognized job title 94 137 170
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.52% 93.84% 93.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 100 126
10th Percentile £248 £162 £150
25th Percentile £325 £263 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £450 £375
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -3.23%
75th Percentile £472 £566 £506
90th Percentile £529 £677 £588
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +17.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 10
10th Percentile - £19.50 £13.43
25th Percentile £14.71 £21.58 £16.65
Median hourly rate £26.60 £22.41 £19.05
Median % change year-on-year +18.71% +17.64% +31.38%
75th Percentile £42.50 £51.63 £19.77
90th Percentile £51.25 £52.50 £20.37
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.25 £19.50 £17.28
% change year-on-year +14.10% +12.85% +8.00%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Staffordshire

Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Staffordshire.

Daily rate trend for Senior in Staffordshire

Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Staffordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Senior in Staffordshire

Senior
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stafford +1 3 - - 4
Stoke-on-Trent +2 1 £300 - 12
Tamworth - 1 - - 1
Senior
West Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Senior contract 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 contract job ads across the Staffordshire region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (40.00%) PMI
3 4 (40.00%) PMP
3 4 (40.00%) PMI Certification
3 4 (40.00%) Project Management
3 4 (40.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (30.00%) Systems Engineering
5 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
6 1 (10.00%) Data Collection
6 1 (10.00%) Verification and Validation
6 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
6 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
6 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
6 1 (10.00%) Monte Carlo Method
6 1 (10.00%) Digital Forensics
6 1 (10.00%) 3D Modelling
6 1 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (10.00%) Digital Media
6 1 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (10.00%) Mentoring
6 1 (10.00%) Coaching
6 1 (10.00%) Driving Licence
6 1 (10.00%) Quality Management
6 1 (10.00%) Validation
6 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (10.00%) Internal Audit

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) PMI
2 1 (10.00%) Digital Media
2 1 (10.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (40.00%) Project Management
3 3 (30.00%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (10.00%) 3D Modelling
4 1 (10.00%) Coaching
4 1 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (10.00%) Data Collection
4 1 (10.00%) Digital Forensics
4 1 (10.00%) Knowledge Management
4 1 (10.00%) Logistics
4 1 (10.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (10.00%) Monte Carlo Method
4 1 (10.00%) Quality Management
4 1 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (10.00%) Validation
4 1 (10.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) PMI Certification
1 4 (40.00%) PMP
2 1 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) HAZOP
1 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 17025
1 1 (10.00%) ISO17020
1 1 (10.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory