Senior
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The median Senior daily rate in Staffordshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +12 | +3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 13.43% | 9.52% | 5.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 14.06% | 10.64% | 5.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £310 | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £326 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £352 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.25% | -32.95% | +40.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £378 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £394 | £740 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £550 | £510 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.84% | -5.99% | +3.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.56 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £43.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £47.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.11% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £20.24 | £51.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £20.24 | £42.00 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.81% | +137.02% | +10.75% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title | 64 | 94 | 137 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.52% | 89.52% | 93.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 58 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £248 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £325 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £313 | £375 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -16.67% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £472 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £549 | £529 | £675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £485 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.77% | -2.25% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 14 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.40 | - | £19.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.78 | £14.71 | £21.58 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.62 | £26.60 | £22.41 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.77% | +18.71% | +17.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.24 | £42.50 | £51.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.82 | £51.25 | £52.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.00 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +12.82% | +12.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Staffordshire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Staffordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 2 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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| Stafford | +1 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| Lichfield | - | 2 | £550 | - | 1 |
| Senior West Midlands |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 2 May 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 Staffordshire region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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: