The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Contactless in contract job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Contactless over the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Contactless falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Dorset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
28
22
55
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset
27.18%
18.49%
20.15%
Number of daily rates quoted
15
6
46
10th Percentile
£146
£172
£170
25th Percentile
£165
£172
£288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£270
£255
£541
Median % change year-on-year
+5.92%
-52.90%
+6.13%
75th Percentile
£540
£384
£638
90th Percentile
£554
£575
£738
South West median daily rate
£525
£538
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.33%
-2.27%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
4
4
10th Percentile
£17.45
-
-
25th Percentile
£22.01
£14.41
£15.16
Median hourly rate
£29.81
£15.22
£15.46
Median % change year-on-year
+95.93%
-1.60%
-21.55%
75th Percentile
£37.41
£15.62
£15.62
90th Percentile
£41.85
-
£15.62
South West median hourly rate
£19.62
£70.00
£78.00
% change year-on-year
-71.98%
-10.26%
+37.18%
Contactless Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Contactless relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Contactless Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Contactless.
Contactless Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Contactless.
Contactless Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 3 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Contactless 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 contract job ads across the Dorset region with a requirement for Contactless.
Contactless 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:
