Project Officer Contracts in Dorset

Project Officer
South West > Dorset

The median Project Officer daily rate in Dorset is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - 34
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 5.10% - 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.15% - 0.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £185 - £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - £225
75th Percentile £195 - £238
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £190 £318 £373
% change year-on-year -40.27% -14.61% +16.77%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title 97 163 198
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.98% 98.79% 91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 106 115
10th Percentile £200 £172 £160
25th Percentile £363 £175 £239
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £431 £463
Median % change year-on-year +7.25% -6.76% -2.63%
75th Percentile £563 £630 £575
90th Percentile £671 £797 £650
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 41 47
10th Percentile £14.47 £11.87 £13.55
25th Percentile £14.99 £13.69 £17.50
Median hourly rate £21.63 £15.62 £54.83
Median % change year-on-year +38.44% -71.51% +0.36%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.83 £61.35
90th Percentile - £57.50 £68.56
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Project Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Project Officer in Dorset

Project Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Officer in Dorset.

Daily rate trend for Project Officer in Dorset

Project Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Officer in Dorset.

Hourly rate trend for Project Officer in Dorset

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Dorset region featuring Project Officer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 5 (100.00%) Risk Register

Project Officer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 5 (100.00%) Risk Register