Senior
Hampshire > Southampton
The median Senior daily rate in Southampton is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 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 25 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +8 | +24 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Senior | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton | 9.38% | 8.81% | 5.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.34% | 9.72% | 5.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £366 | £397 |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | £414 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £531 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | +14.25% | -14.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £731 | £617 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £865 | £631 | £575 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £500 | £617 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.93% | +12.14% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.89 | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | - | £28.45 | £58.20 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -51.13% | - |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Southampton with a recognized job title | 116 | 144 | 174 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.63% | 90.57% | 96.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 75 | 92 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £200 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £286 | £350 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £494 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.80% | -5.95% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £634 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £683 | £659 | £650 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £537 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.57% | +9.52% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 15 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £70.60 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £70.75 | £21.89 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £72.00 | £65.00 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.77% | +306.25% | -21.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £80.00 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.60 | - | £31.70 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £50.00 | £57.35 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.82% | +9.24% | +40.00% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Senior
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Southampton.
Senior
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Southampton over the 6 months to 25 August 2025.
Senior
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Southampton.
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 25 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 Southampton region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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: