Postgraduate Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Postgraduate
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Postgraduate 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 0.55% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £331 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 - -
75th Percentile £344 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £338 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

Postgraduate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Dorset.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27 30 65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 14.92% 30.61% 39.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 23 39
10th Percentile £328 £456 £342
25th Percentile £369 £471 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £620
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% -11.29% +18.10%
75th Percentile £588 £581 £825
90th Percentile - £678 -
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 19
10th Percentile £56.90 - -
25th Percentile £70.50 £62.50 £13.69
Median hourly rate £73.61 £65.00 £47.83
Median % change year-on-year +13.25% +35.90% -22.85%
75th Percentile £74.68 £67.50 £57.33
90th Percentile - - £60.13
South West median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £61.00
% change year-on-year -4.42% -1.64% -6.15%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Dorset

Postgraduate
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information Act
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Records Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Postgraduate jobs