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 6 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 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +13 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 4.76% | 7.38% | 4.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.92% | 7.89% | 5.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £478 | £310 | £481 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £326 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £352 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.25% | -40.09% | +56.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £378 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £394 | £744 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £531 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.41% | - | +2.33% |
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 | 61 | 114 | 177 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.83% | 93.44% | 92.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 74 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £125 | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £250 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £375 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.54% | -25.10% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £495 | £485 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £598 | £745 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £20.93 | £21.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.39 | £33.93 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £37.50 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +36.36% | +41.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.88 | £43.75 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.05 | £58.00 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £24.34 | £19.59 | £20.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.25% | -4.44% | +13.89% |
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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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Daily Rate Histogram in Staffordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 6 August 2025.
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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 6 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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| Stoke-on-Trent | +5 | 1 | £625 | +108.33% | 4 |
| Lichfield | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 6 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 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: