Docker
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Docker skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +27 | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing Docker | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | 7.37% | 2.75% | 0.37% |
| As % of the System Software category | 58.33% | 13.64% | 1.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -31.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £563 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £625 | £563 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -4.26% | +2.17% |
All System Software Skills
Dorset
Docker falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Dorset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 12 | 22 | 56 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 12.63% | 20.18% | 20.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £203 | £295 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £274 | £369 | £170 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £463 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.92% | +23.33% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £488 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £564 | - | £530 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -2.27% | +7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £14.56 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £57.99 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +19.62% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £65.98 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £69.62 |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.75 | £37.00 | £62.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.70% | -41.04% | +27.44% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Docker relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Docker.
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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 Docker within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 21 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | - | 6 | £550 | - | |
| Blandford Forum | - | 1 | £550 | - | 1 |
| Docker South West |
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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: