Perl
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset requiring Perl skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Perl over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 19 | 22 | - |
Rank change year-on-year | +3 | - | - |
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Perl | 1 | 1 | 0 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.92% | 0.68% | - |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.03% | 2.56% | - |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
South West median daily rate | - | £630 | £675 |
% change year-on-year | - | -6.67% | +28.57% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Median hourly rate | - | £60.00 | - |
South West median hourly rate | - | £60.00 | - |
All Programming Languages
Dorset
Perl falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Dorset.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33 | 39 | 65 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 30.28% | 26.53% | 24.25% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 27 | 37 |
10th Percentile | £273 | £228 | £342 |
25th Percentile | £363 | £398 | £450 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £438 | £525 |
Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -16.67% | +5.00% |
75th Percentile | £550 | £609 | £550 |
90th Percentile | - | £700 | £642 |
South West median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £513 |
% change year-on-year | -9.52% | +2.44% | -2.38% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £69.72 |
25th Percentile | - | £57.50 | £69.88 |
Median hourly rate | - | £60.00 | £70.14 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.45% | +38.14% |
75th Percentile | - | £62.50 | £70.39 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £70.55 |
South West median hourly rate | £68.00 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
% change year-on-year | -2.86% | +7.69% | - |
Perl
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Perl as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Perl
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Perl.

Perl
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Perl.

Perl
DemandTrendContract 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 Perl within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 28 August 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 DemandTrendContract 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 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Perl South West |
Perl
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:
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