Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 2,553 | 3,534 | 4,942 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.73% | 8.11% | 8.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.44% | 8.74% | 8.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,708 | 2,324 | 3,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £391 | £400 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £457 | £463 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £566 | £590 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.83% | -3.99% | +2.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £666 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £775 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £517 | £520 | £541 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.58% | -3.93% | +3.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 178 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.24 | £20.94 | £17.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.43 | £32.79 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.00 | £47.50 | £49.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.47% | -3.05% | +30.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.38 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £53.50 | £47.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.63% | +5.56% | +7.14% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 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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| England | 0 | 2,185 | £550 | -3.00% | 5,342 |
| London | -1 | 1,304 | £575 | -4.17% | 2,922 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 936 | £517 | -0.58% | 2,723 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 867 | £550 | -4.35% | 3,068 |
| North of England | -2 | 261 | £500 | -2.38% | 826 |
| South East | -9 | 221 | £570 | +8.57% | 577 |
| North West | -5 | 157 | £500 | -2.91% | 530 |
| Scotland | -4 | 135 | £433 | -13.45% | 245 |
| Midlands | -2 | 110 | £525 | +2.69% | 401 |
| South West | +9 | 109 | £525 | +1.60% | 310 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 87 | £513 | +0.99% | 223 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 86 | £550 | +7.58% | 256 |
| East of England | +15 | 74 | £575 | +6.09% | 276 |
| Wales | +5 | 31 | £450 | -25.00% | 71 |
| North East | +3 | 23 | £550 | -8.33% | 78 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 21 | £495 | -5.71% | 140 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 11 | £500 | +14.94% | 76 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 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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