Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 January 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 16 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 18 | 21 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -3 | +2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 2,846 | 3,439 | 5,986 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.93% | 8.07% | 8.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.63% | 8.66% | 9.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,802 | 2,337 | 4,285 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £388 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £575 | £585 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.71% | +3.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £535 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.65% | -1.02% | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 114 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.27 | £18.08 | £17.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.42 | £34.19 | £20.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £52.64 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.26% | +16.98% | +13.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.24 | £65.75 | £51.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.18 | £73.75 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £51.75 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.87% | +15.00% | +19.21% |
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 | 29,548 | 39,691 | 65,406 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 93.19% | 94.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,125 | 26,392 | 45,581 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +6.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 889 | 1,685 | 1,607 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.61 | £14.16 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.22 | £18.93 | £17.53 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £42.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.53% | +21.43% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.24 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.25 | £73.29 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.52 | £45.00 | £29.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.96% | +53.85% | +62.50% |
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 16 January 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 16 January 2025.
Senior
Top 19 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 16 January 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 | +3 | 2,465 | £575 | - | 3,282 |
| London | 0 | 1,408 | £600 | - | 1,889 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 1,112 | £538 | +0.65% | 1,480 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 991 | £582 | +1.26% | 2,263 |
| South East | +5 | 345 | £550 | +3.77% | 294 |
| North of England | +1 | 254 | £525 | - | 540 |
| Midlands | -1 | 153 | £575 | +4.55% | 167 |
| North West | +2 | 152 | £500 | -4.76% | 381 |
| South West | +12 | 143 | £575 | +4.07% | 211 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 118 | £600 | +9.09% | 109 |
| Scotland | -15 | 113 | £461 | -13.79% | 114 |
| East of England | +15 | 90 | £513 | -8.48% | 105 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 74 | £570 | +1.79% | 111 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 32 | £500 | -9.09% | 58 |
| North East | -1 | 32 | £590 | -3.45% | 50 |
| Wales | -6 | 24 | £500 | -4.76% | 61 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 7 | £325 | -45.83% | 20 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £525 | - |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 January 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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