Observability
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Observability skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Observability | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | - | - | 2.22% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 2.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £775 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £800 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £825 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £1,050 | £800 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.62% | +31.25% | -3.03% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset
Observability 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 | 80 | 99 | 240 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 86.96% | 89.19% | 88.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 52 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £203 | £318 | £172 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £450 | £362 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £488 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -9.30% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £634 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | £727 | £738 |
| South West median daily rate | £519 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.24% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 6 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.41 | £17.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £14.71 | £23.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £15.62 | £56.49 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.77% | -72.35% | +175.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.36 | £22.79 | £65.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.58 | £43.84 | £69.26 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.31% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
Observability
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Observability relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Observability
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Observability.
