Fault Analysis Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Fault Analysis
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Fault Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Fault Analysis 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 0.53% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate £475 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58.43 - -
Median hourly rate £63.14 - -
75th Percentile £67.84 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £63.14 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Fault Analysis 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 120 83 137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 63.49% 94.32% 84.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 57 88
10th Percentile £350 £194 £175
25th Percentile £381 £313 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +18.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £630
90th Percentile £688 £688 £769
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 10 34
10th Percentile £21.00 £14.49 £11.87
25th Percentile £22.00 £15.18 £13.69
Median hourly rate £63.14 £16.88 £15.22
Median % change year-on-year +274.13% +10.91% -72.97%
75th Percentile £72.54 £56.88 £56.49
90th Percentile £74.25 £67.50 £61.87
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £57.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -8.33%

Fault Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Fault Analysis job vacancy trend in Dorset

Fault Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Fault Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Fault Analysis

Fault Analysis
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory