The median Senior daily rate in Swindon is £575, 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 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+2 |
+5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior |
9 |
8 |
16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Swindon |
7.89% |
6.11% |
8.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.91% |
7.41% |
8.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7 |
4 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£510 |
£434 |
£598 |
| 25th Percentile |
£550 |
£477 |
£613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£525 |
£650 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.52% |
-19.23% |
+46.07% |
| 75th Percentile |
£619 |
£581 |
£675 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£638 |
£681 |
| Wiltshire median daily rate |
£613 |
£550 |
£600 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.36% |
-8.33% |
+4.35% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title |
101 |
108 |
187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
88.60% |
82.44% |
97.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
65 |
69 |
138 |
| 10th Percentile |
£238 |
£180 |
£200 |
| 25th Percentile |
£308 |
£304 |
£433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£450 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£538 |
£649 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£605 |
£694 |
| Wiltshire median daily rate |
£575 |
£538 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.98% |
-2.27% |
+3.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£28.50 |
- |
| Wiltshire median hourly rate |
£22.00 |
£12.79 |
£63.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+72.01% |
-79.70% |
+16.67% |
