Data Structures
South West > Dorset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Structures in contract job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Structures over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Data Structures |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset |
1.06% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
3.85% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£775 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£800 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£825 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South West median daily rate |
£525 |
£588 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.64% |
+11.90% |
-2.78% |
Data Structures 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 |
52 |
26 |
62 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset |
27.66% |
28.89% |
38.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
32 |
16 |
34 |
| 10th Percentile |
£326 |
£225 |
£172 |
| 25th Percentile |
£407 |
£384 |
£175 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£675 |
£544 |
£185 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+24.14% |
+194.72% |
-64.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£688 |
£578 |
£211 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£663 |
£716 |
| South West median daily rate |
£508 |
£525 |
£545 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.33% |
-3.67% |
-0.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
1 |
21 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.58 |
- |
£11.87 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£14.41 |
£13.69 |
| Median hourly rate |
£21.00 |
£14.81 |
£14.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+41.80% |
+2.42% |
-24.75% |
| 75th Percentile |
£59.66 |
£15.22 |
£46.39 |
| 90th Percentile |
£73.61 |
- |
£57.33 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£60.00 |
£33.00 |
£50.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+81.82% |
-34.00% |
+410.20% |
Data Structures
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Structures relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Data Structures
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Structures.
Data Structures
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:
