Senior
South West > Dorset
The median Senior daily rate in Dorset is £494, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 June 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 5 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 24 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +11 | -14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 12.09% | 2.73% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.50% | 2.76% | 0.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £422 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £513 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £494 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.95% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £571 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -16.67% | +10.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £70.66 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +27.27% | +19.67% |
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 | 88 | 181 | 198 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.70% | 98.91% | 92.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 112 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £175 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £306 | £175 | £289 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £438 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | -7.89% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £630 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £733 | £681 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 41 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.57 | £11.87 | £13.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.23 | £13.69 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £18.00 | £54.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.89% | -67.17% | +2.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.63 | £56.49 | £61.35 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £62.50 | £68.56 |
| South West median hourly rate | £55.00 | £55.00 | £64.15 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -14.26% | +40.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Dorset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Dorset over the 6 months to 5 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Dorset.
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Contract 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 Senior within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 5 June 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | +11 | 5 | - | - | 200 |
| Blandford Forum | - | 4 | £575 | - | |
| Poole | - | 1 | £413 | - | 6 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 5 June 2025, Senior 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 Senior in the job title.
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Senior 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: