The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset requiring API Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited API Development over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
API Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
83
148
177
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset
94.32%
83.62%
84.69%
Number of daily rates quoted
57
92
104
10th Percentile
£194
£175
£200
25th Percentile
£313
£175
£361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£413
£506
Median % change year-on-year
+12.12%
-18.52%
+6.58%
75th Percentile
£550
£630
£612
90th Percentile
£607
£748
£684
South West median daily rate
£508
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.33%
-4.55%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
35
35
10th Percentile
£14.50
£11.87
£17.50
25th Percentile
£15.20
£13.69
£37.37
Median hourly rate
£15.50
£15.62
£56.29
Median % change year-on-year
-0.77%
-72.25%
+5.28%
75th Percentile
£46.25
£56.91
£62.89
90th Percentile
£67.50
£63.25
£71.21
South West median hourly rate
£35.00
£55.00
£60.00
% change year-on-year
-36.36%
-8.33%
+23.76%
API Development Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing API Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
API Development Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing API Development in Dorset.
API Development Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing API Development also mentioned 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 Dorset region with a requirement for API Development.
API Development Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
