Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
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 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 21 | 17 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +3 | +3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 3,570 | 6,729 | 7,290 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 7.95% | 8.76% | 8.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.52% | 9.21% | 8.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,467 | 4,815 | 5,283 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £407 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £588 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.13% | +6.82% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +5.88% | +13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 95 | 100 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.72 | £17.72 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.50 | £22.38 | £16.28 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.90 | £43.50 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.10% | +20.83% | +18.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £47.50 | £50.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.85 | £65.00 | £69.06 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £45.00 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +36.36% | +20.00% |
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 | 41,924 | 73,055 | 85,608 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.41% | 95.16% | 95.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,255 | 50,934 | 59,949 |
| 10th Percentile | £294 | £313 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.84% | +7.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £742 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,489 | 1,726 | 2,212 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.06 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.00 | £30.87 | £20.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.53% | +53.22% | -13.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £45.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £73.54 | £62.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £25.00 | £17.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.00% | +40.85% | -11.25% |
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 7 December 2023.
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 7 December 2023.
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 7 December 2023. 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 | -4 | 3,016 | £577 | -3.83% | 4,557 |
| London | -4 | 1,772 | £600 | -3.27% | 2,119 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,400 | £575 | - | 2,522 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 1,391 | £550 | +1.85% | 2,718 |
| South East | -1 | 364 | £550 | +4.76% | 833 |
| North of England | 0 | 295 | £541 | -1.59% | 670 |
| Scotland | +3 | 260 | £575 | +18.25% | 185 |
| Midlands | +17 | 183 | £550 | +1.85% | 377 |
| North West | +4 | 181 | £544 | +0.69% | 379 |
| South West | +2 | 170 | £600 | +4.35% | 300 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 146 | £575 | +6.48% | 256 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 114 | £550 | - | 215 |
| East of England | -3 | 110 | £550 | - | 310 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 38 | £513 | -10.87% | 120 |
| Wales | 0 | 34 | £525 | -4.55% | 67 |
| North East | +7 | 22 | £715 | +24.35% | 88 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 8 | £625 | +15.74% | 35 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, 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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