Business Case Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Business Cases
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs citing Business Case 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 0.58% - 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.93% - 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 - £575
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.17%
75th Percentile £288 - £588
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £410 £530 £540
% change year-on-year -22.64% -1.85% -10.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Business Case 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 107 94 146
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 62.57% 92.16% 86.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 67 93
10th Percentile £350 £217 £172
25th Percentile £380 £363 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -2.56% -1.27%
75th Percentile £556 £569 £630
90th Percentile £681 £680 £825
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 38
10th Percentile £21.00 £14.47 £11.87
25th Percentile £22.00 £14.99 £13.69
Median hourly rate £71.00 £21.63 £15.47
Median % change year-on-year +228.32% +39.83% -72.53%
75th Percentile £72.54 £67.50 £54.33
90th Percentile £74.68 - £59.37
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £64.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -6.25% +34.74% -22.76%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Business Case job vacancy trend in Dorset

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Business Case

Business Case
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Case within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. 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
Poole - 1 £275 -
Business Case
South West

Business Case
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft