Target Operating Model Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Target Operating Model (TOM)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Target Operating Model skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Target Operating Model 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 0.37% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £525 £475 £460
% change year-on-year +10.53% +3.26% -10.24%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Target Operating Model falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 189 89 105
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 69.74% 87.25% 88.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 49 61
10th Percentile £341 £189 £310
25th Percentile £400 £270 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +13.16% -2.56% -9.30%
75th Percentile £669 £550 £630
90th Percentile £788 £567 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 16 6
10th Percentile £15.86 £14.88 £14.41
25th Percentile £18.64 £15.25 £14.71
Median hourly rate £52.27 £15.50 £15.62
Median % change year-on-year +237.21% -0.77% -72.35%
75th Percentile £72.63 £15.75 £22.79
90th Percentile £74.68 £19.10 £43.84
South West median hourly rate £62.00 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +146.52% -62.74% +8.00%

Target Operating Model
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Target Operating Model job vacancy trend in Dorset

Target Operating Model
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Target Operating Model.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Target Operating Model

Target Operating Model
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Target Operating Model.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Target Operating Model

Target Operating Model
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 Target Operating Model within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 30 September 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 1 £575 - 1
Target Operating Model
South West

Target Operating Model
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Business Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation