Smartcard Contract Job Trends in Dorset
Smart Card
South West > Dorset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smartcard in contract job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smartcard over the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Smartcard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | 0.33% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.59% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £430 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Dorset
Smartcard falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing generic IT skills in Dorset.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 63 | 27 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 20.59% | 29.67% | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £146 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £359 | £165 | £343 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £266 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +80.75% | -50.47% | -0.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £540 | £703 |
| 90th Percentile | £731 | £556 | £731 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.70 | £17.45 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.98 | £22.01 | £14.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £29.81 | £15.22 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.10% | +95.93% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £37.41 | £15.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £41.85 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £26.14 | £28.25 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.47% | -59.64% | - |
Smartcard Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Smartcard relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Smartcard Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Smartcard.
Smartcard Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Smartcard.
Smartcard 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 Smartcard within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | - | 1 | £300 | - | 3 |
| Smartcard South West |
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Smartcard 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.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contactless | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Legacy Code | 100.0% | 1 |