The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Pair Programming skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Pair Programming falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
340
633
360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset
83.74%
85.31%
93.75%
Number of salaries quoted
198
312
303
10th Percentile
£26,250
£35,000
£35,000
25th Percentile
£27,707
£41,250
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£36,500
£50,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-27.00%
-9.09%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£58,438
£60,000
£71,250
90th Percentile
£80,000
£65,000
£82,500
South West median annual salary
£47,500
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-13.64%
-
+10.00%
Pair Programming Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Pair Programming relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Pair Programming Salary Trend in Dorset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Pair Programming.
Pair Programming Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, job vacancies citing Pair Programming also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region with a requirement for Pair Programming.
Pair Programming Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: