Taxonomy
South West > Dorset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Taxonomies in contract job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Taxonomies over the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Taxonomies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | 1.10% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.70% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £244 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £263 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £281 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £506 | £500 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.25% | +17.65% | -5.56% |
All Generic Skills
Dorset
Taxonomies 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 requiring generic IT skills in Dorset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 27 | 20 | 58 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 29.67% | 16.67% | 21.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £146 | £240 | £172 |
| 25th Percentile | £165 | £343 | £176 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £266 | £538 | £541 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.47% | -0.69% | +7.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £703 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £556 | £731 | £650 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.45 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.01 | £14.41 | £15.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.81 | £15.22 | £15.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +95.93% | -2.56% | -8.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.41 | £15.62 | £17.46 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.85 | - | £23.93 |
| South West median hourly rate | £28.25 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.64% | - | +11.11% |
Taxonomies
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Taxonomies relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Taxonomies
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Taxonomies.
Taxonomies
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 Taxonomies within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 16 November 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 | - | 1 | £263 | - | 1 |
| Taxonomies South West |
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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:
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