Fibre Optics
South West > Dorset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in contract job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | - | - | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Fibre Optics | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | - | - | 0.63% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 1.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | - | £250 | £190 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +31.58% | - |
All Generic Skills
Dorset
Fibre Optics 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 | 51 | 26 | 62 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 27.27% | 29.21% | 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% |
Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Fibre Optics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Fibre Optics
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Fibre Optics.
