Server Management Contract Job Trends in Dorset
Server Management
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset citing Server Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Server Management | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | 1.32% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.92% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £520 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £567 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £579 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.05% | -21.43% | +33.33% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset
Server Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Dorset.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 208 | 81 | 103 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 68.87% | 87.10% | 88.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 40 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £203 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £363 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £430 | £525 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.10% | +7.69% | -9.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £552 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £766 | £595 | £718 |
| South West median daily rate | £549 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.58% | -0.95% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 16 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.70 | - | £14.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.96 | £15.25 | £14.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.97% | -0.77% | -72.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.62 | £16.36 | £22.79 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.68 | £22.58 | £43.84 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.35 | £25.15 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +128.03% | -61.31% | +8.33% |
Server Management Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Server Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Server Management Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Server Management.
Server Management 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 Server Management within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 8 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blandford Forum | - | 1 | £575 | - | |
| Server Management South West |
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Server Management Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Use Case | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Infrastructure Engineering | 25.0% | 1 |
| 6 | Virtual Environments | 25.0% | 1 |