Developer
South West > Dorset
The median Developer daily rate in Dorset is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 19 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | -9 | -6 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 23 | 9 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 27.06% | 5.14% | 11.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 27.71% | 5.20% | 12.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £298 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £378 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £419 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.43% | -23.86% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £456 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | - | £650 |
| South West median daily rate | £439 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.39% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £48.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | - | £52.21 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £55.95 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £90.00 | £56.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.78% | +60.00% | +2.27% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title | 83 | 173 | 196 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.65% | 98.86% | 92.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 108 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £175 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £306 | £175 | £289 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £438 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | -7.89% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £630 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | £603 | £736 | £681 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | -1.90% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 41 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £11.87 | £13.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.20 | £13.69 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £18.00 | £54.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.89% | -67.17% | +0.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.25 | £56.49 | £61.35 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £62.50 | £68.56 |
| South West median hourly rate | £56.12 | £55.00 | £64.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -14.06% | +40.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Dorset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Dorset over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in Dorset.
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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 Developer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 29 May 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 |
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| Bournemouth | +9 | 10 | £433 | -1.03% | 150 |
| Poole | - | 4 | £550 | - | 3 |
| Dorchester | 0 | 2 | £625 | +92.31% | |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Developer contract job roles required 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 featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer Skill Set
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: