Senior Contracts in Worcester

Senior
Worcestershire > Worcester

The median Senior daily rate in Worcester is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -8 0 -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 2 2 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcester 7.14% 6.90% 17.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.33% 6.90% 18.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile - - £335
25th Percentile - - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £525
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Worcestershire median daily rate £650 £600 £525
% change year-on-year +8.33% +14.29% +320.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year - +295.03% -
Worcestershire median hourly rate - £70.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year - +295.03% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Worcester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worcester. 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 Worcester with a recognized job title 24 29 50
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 100.00% 98.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 22 40
10th Percentile £133 £213 £302
25th Percentile £184 £306 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% -7.69% +39.29%
75th Percentile £750 £553 £591
90th Percentile £900 £665 £675
Worcestershire median daily rate £575 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +9.52% - +41.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 6
10th Percentile £15.22 £14.33 £15.82
25th Percentile £15.94 £18.78 £16.83
Median hourly rate £18.13 £46.25 £17.70
Median % change year-on-year -60.80% +161.30% +3.13%
75th Percentile - £72.50 £17.72
90th Percentile £20.74 - £17.72
Worcestershire median hourly rate £17.64 £22.00 £17.70
% change year-on-year -19.81% +24.29% +11.60%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcester.

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Worcester

Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Worcester.

Daily rate trend for Senior in Worcester

Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Worcester.

Hourly rate trend for Senior in Worcester

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 across the Worcester region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Git
1 2 (100.00%) RESTful
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 2 (100.00%) Node.js
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Go
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) GCP
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (100.00%) React
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) API Development
1 2 (100.00%) API Design
1 2 (100.00%) Terraform
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Git
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Node.js
1 2 (100.00%) React
1 2 (100.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) API Design
1 2 (100.00%) API Development
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Go
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (100.00%) Terraform