Senior Contract Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Senior
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The median Senior daily rate in Barrow-in-Furness is £613, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 22 24
Rank change year-on-year +6 +2 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 10 8 5
As % of all contract jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 8.77% 6.15% 3.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% 6.30% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £571 - -
25th Percentile £584 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £709 £575
Median % change year-on-year -13.58% +23.26% -
75th Percentile £634 - £607
90th Percentile £644 - £619
Cumbria median daily rate £613 £505 £463
% change year-on-year +21.29% +9.19% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38.59 - £38.39
Median hourly rate £41.69 - £41.23
75th Percentile £44.78 - £44.07
90th Percentile - - -
Cumbria median hourly rate £41.69 - £41.23
% change year-on-year - - -3.83%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Barrow-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 Barrow-in-Furness with a recognized job title 110 127 128
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.49% 97.69% 99.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 56 119
10th Percentile £412 £395 £492
25th Percentile £460 £430 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £627
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -20.26% +46.84%
75th Percentile £583 £588 £673
90th Percentile £679 £672 £725
Cumbria median daily rate £515 £500 £625
% change year-on-year +3.00% -20.00% +46.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 13 2
10th Percentile £38.59 £29.25 £33.97
25th Percentile £38.63 £45.22 £34.70
Median hourly rate £56.44 £52.19 £38.59
Median % change year-on-year +8.14% +35.24% -31.23%
75th Percentile £64.33 £73.56 £42.66
90th Percentile £67.84 £79.42 £43.51
Cumbria median hourly rate £56.44 £51.10 £35.95
% change year-on-year +10.46% +42.13% -35.63%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.

Senior job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Senior
Daily Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness

Senior
Hourly Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness

Senior Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Barrow-in-Furness region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Business Strategy
1 6 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (60.00%) Security Cleared
1 6 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (40.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (20.00%) DBS Check
3 2 (20.00%) Systems Engineering

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness 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:

General
1 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Business Strategy
1 6 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (40.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) DBS Check