Senior Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Senior
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Senior daily rate in Milton Keynes is £527, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 11 27
Rank change year-on-year -7 +16 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 23 48 29
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 7.99% 15.84% 5.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.36% 16.38% 5.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 34 20
10th Percentile £368 £350 £387
25th Percentile £457 £401 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £430 £488
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -11.85% -5.29%
75th Percentile £565 £609 £538
90th Percentile £568 £648 £605
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £527 £463 £496
% change year-on-year +13.89% -6.80% -5.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £32.00 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate - £32.00 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 275 293 535
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.49% 96.70% 94.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 211 417
10th Percentile £214 £250 £246
25th Percentile £361 £367 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -7.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £545 £550 £600
90th Percentile £640 £628 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 9 14
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.58 £13.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £18.50 £13.27
Median hourly rate £29.61 £22.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.60% +25.00% +22.03%
75th Percentile - £36.00 £23.44
90th Percentile - £37.00 £28.20
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £16.89 £18.70 £19.75
% change year-on-year -9.68% -5.32% +27.42%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Senior job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Senior
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Senior
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior in Milton Keynes

Senior
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 12 (52.17%) Python
2 9 (39.13%) Azure
2 9 (39.13%) Security Cleared
3 8 (34.78%) ITIL
3 8 (34.78%) SQL
4 7 (30.43%) Agile
4 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (26.09%) Microsoft
5 6 (26.09%) Windows
6 5 (21.74%) Data Modelling
6 5 (21.74%) Databricks
6 5 (21.74%) Linux
6 5 (21.74%) PySpark
6 5 (21.74%) SC Cleared
7 4 (17.39%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (17.39%) Debian
7 4 (17.39%) Red Hat
7 4 (17.39%) SAN
7 4 (17.39%) Service Management
7 4 (17.39%) SLA
7 4 (17.39%) Ubuntu
7 4 (17.39%) VMware
7 4 (17.39%) Windows Server
7 4 (17.39%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (13.04%) Acceptance Criteria
8 3 (13.04%) Data Engineering
8 3 (13.04%) dbt
8 3 (13.04%) Degree
8 3 (13.04%) DevOps

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.35%) CMS
1 1 (4.35%) Confluence
1 1 (4.35%) Headless CMS
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (4.35%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 9 (39.13%) Azure
2 3 (13.04%) dbt
3 2 (8.70%) GitHub
3 2 (8.70%) Serverless
4 1 (4.35%) Amazon S3
4 1 (4.35%) AWS
4 1 (4.35%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (4.35%) AWS Step Functions
4 1 (4.35%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (4.35%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.35%) Kontent
4 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.35%) PowerApps
4 1 (4.35%) prismic.io
4 1 (4.35%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (17.39%) SAN
2 3 (13.04%) TCP/IP
3 1 (4.35%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.35%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (4.35%) Metadata
2 1 (4.35%) MS Access
2 1 (4.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Git
1 1 (4.35%) SoapUI
General
1 6 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Finance
2 3 (13.04%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.35%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (21.74%) PySpark
2 2 (8.70%) .NET
2 2 (8.70%) JSON
3 1 (4.35%) .NET Framework
3 1 (4.35%) AngularJS
3 1 (4.35%) ASP.NET
3 1 (4.35%) ASP.NET MVC
3 1 (4.35%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (4.35%) CSS
3 1 (4.35%) CSS3
3 1 (4.35%) Entity Framework
3 1 (4.35%) HTML
3 1 (4.35%) HTML5
3 1 (4.35%) Middleware
3 1 (4.35%) React
3 1 (4.35%) RESTful
3 1 (4.35%) SOAP
3 1 (4.35%) Web Services
3 1 (4.35%) XML
3 1 (4.35%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.35%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (4.35%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (4.35%) PKI
2 1 (4.35%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (26.09%) Windows
2 5 (21.74%) Linux
3 4 (17.39%) Debian
3 4 (17.39%) Ubuntu
3 4 (17.39%) Windows Server
3 4 (17.39%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (13.04%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) ITIL
2 7 (30.43%) Agile
2 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (21.74%) Data Modelling
4 4 (17.39%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (17.39%) Service Management
5 3 (13.04%) Acceptance Criteria
5 3 (13.04%) Data Engineering
5 3 (13.04%) DevOps
5 3 (13.04%) Migration
5 3 (13.04%) Performance Monitoring
5 3 (13.04%) PRINCE2
5 3 (13.04%) Programme Management
5 3 (13.04%) Service Catalogue
5 3 (13.04%) Service Design
5 3 (13.04%) User Experience
5 3 (13.04%) UX Design
6 2 (8.70%) AI
6 2 (8.70%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 12 (52.17%) Python
2 8 (34.78%) SQL
3 3 (13.04%) PowerShell
4 2 (8.70%) C#
5 1 (4.35%) JavaScript
5 1 (4.35%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 9 (39.13%) Security Cleared
2 5 (21.74%) SC Cleared
3 3 (13.04%) Degree
3 3 (13.04%) DV Cleared
4 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.35%) CEH
4 1 (4.35%) CISSP
4 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.35%) GCIH
4 1 (4.35%) ISEB
4 1 (4.35%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (4.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) SLA
2 1 (4.35%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (4.35%) Ansible
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (4.35%) PaperCut
1 1 (4.35%) Podman
1 1 (4.35%) Proxmox
1 1 (4.35%) SCCM
1 1 (4.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft
2 5 (21.74%) Databricks
3 4 (17.39%) Red Hat
3 4 (17.39%) VMware
4 2 (8.70%) Citrix
4 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow
5 1 (4.35%) Autodesk
5 1 (4.35%) Compaq
5 1 (4.35%) HP
5 1 (4.35%) Informatica
5 1 (4.35%) Oracle
5 1 (4.35%) Remedy
5 1 (4.35%) Terracotta
5 1 (4.35%) UiPath
5 1 (4.35%) webMethods
5 1 (4.35%) Zscaler