Data Entry Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Data Entry
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Data Entry skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs citing Data Entry 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 2.25% - 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% - 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate £190 £450 £213
% change year-on-year -57.78% +111.76% -42.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £18.36
25th Percentile - - £18.49
Median hourly rate - - £18.84
75th Percentile - - £19.05
90th Percentile - - £19.09
South West median hourly rate £12.82 - £18.56
% change year-on-year - - +63.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset

Data Entry 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 66 92 204
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 74.16% 91.09% 90.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 51 112
10th Percentile £180 £250 £172
25th Percentile £270 £409 £291
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +6.06%
75th Percentile £550 £528 £675
90th Percentile £675 £675 £825
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 6 51
10th Percentile - - £15.61
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £20.50
Median hourly rate £18.19 £15.22 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +19.55% -73.07% +172.70%
75th Percentile £23.58 £15.62 £65.98
90th Percentile £25.15 £20.40 £69.62
South West median hourly rate £32.50 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -50.00% +8.33% -7.69%

Data Entry
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Data Entry job vacancy trend in Dorset

Data Entry
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Entry.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Entry

Data Entry
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Entry.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Entry

Data Entry
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 Data Entry within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 18 December 2025. 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
Bournemouth - 2 - -
Data Entry
South West

Data Entry
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management