Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £567 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 3,507 | 4,955 | 7,177 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.10% | 8.28% | 8.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.73% | 8.76% | 8.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,306 | 3,542 | 5,212 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £482 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £567 | £589 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.74% | +2.43% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £788 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £520 | £540 | £522 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +3.55% | +6.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 178 | 122 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.94 | £17.72 | £20.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.79 | £35.00 | £25.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £49.50 | £37.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.04% | +33.78% | +12.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £66.00 | £50.78 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £45.00 | £40.62 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | +10.80% | +31.65% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior.
Senior
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior.
Senior
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Senior
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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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| England | +1 | 3,032 | £567 | -5.50% | 3,621 |
| London | -1 | 1,774 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,580 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 1,390 | £520 | -3.70% | 2,243 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,318 | £575 | - | 1,873 |
| South East | +9 | 427 | £525 | +5.00% | 547 |
| North of England | +2 | 354 | £513 | -6.82% | 514 |
| North West | +6 | 252 | £518 | -1.43% | 313 |
| Scotland | +2 | 207 | £500 | -0.60% | 203 |
| South West | -2 | 151 | £517 | -13.88% | 295 |
| Midlands | +6 | 139 | £511 | -4.97% | 334 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 114 | £511 | -5.32% | 207 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 95 | £508 | -11.74% | 149 |
| East of England | -18 | 86 | £542 | -9.67% | 266 |
| Wales | +3 | 30 | £600 | +9.09% | 92 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 23 | £525 | -2.33% | 127 |
| North East | +1 | 20 | £600 | - | 62 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 4 | £435 | -28.95% | 43 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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 featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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