Technical Consultant
South West > Dorset
The median Technical Consultant daily rate in Dorset is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 1.14% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.18% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £520 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.96% | -11.86% | +24.21% |
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 | 85 | 175 | 193 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.59% | 98.87% | 92.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 107 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £175 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £306 | £175 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £438 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | -7.89% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £630 | £597 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | £730 | £684 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 41 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £11.87 | £13.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.20 | £13.69 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £18.00 | £55.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.89% | -67.32% | +0.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.25 | £56.49 | £61.68 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £62.50 | £68.56 |
| South West median hourly rate | £56.12 | £55.00 | £64.15 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -14.26% | +41.91% |
Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Technical Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant in Dorset.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant in Dorset.
Technical Consultant
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 Technical Consultant within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
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| Poole | - | 1 | £550 | - | |
| Technical Consultant South West |
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Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Technical Consultant 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.
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Technical Consultant 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:
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