Senior
South East > Oxfordshire
The median Senior daily rate in Oxfordshire is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 August 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 12 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 13 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +10 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire | 6.33% | 4.81% | 4.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.85% | 5.45% | 5.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £386 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £222 | £478 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | £538 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.14% | +7.50% | -23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £366 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £563 | £658 | £660 |
| South East median daily rate | £514 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.55% | - | +0.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.15 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £25.30 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.45 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £87.04 | £56.69 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.53% | -5.51% | +33.33% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title | 146 | 165 | 223 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.41% | 88.24% | 91.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 75 | 105 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £177 | £171 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £235 | £255 | £278 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £500 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £655 | £600 | £671 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 19 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.43 | £12.18 | £18.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.15 | £17.63 | £25.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.76 | £22.00 | £28.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.18% | -21.88% | +61.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £60.00 | £40.91 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.63 | £65.00 | £50.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +17.05% | +122.72% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Oxfordshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 12 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Oxfordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 12 August 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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| Oxford | -4 | 5 | £225 | -56.10% | 28 |
| Henley-on-Thames | - | 1 | £325 | - | |
| Kidlington | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire
For the 6 months to 12 August 2025, Senior 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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: