SDLC Job Trends in Dorchester

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Dorset > Dorchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorchester requiring SDLC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - 11
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Permanent jobs citing SDLC 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorchester 5.00% - 9.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.70% - 11.54%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Dorset median annual salary £65,000 £33,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +95.49% -44.58% +26.32%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorchester

SDLC falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 23 27 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorchester 57.50% 79.41% 83.87%
Number of salaries quoted 20 14 11
10th Percentile - £45,000 £28,350
25th Percentile £27,707 £45,625 £30,425
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £46,250 £53,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £55,440
Dorset median annual salary £37,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% - +5.26%

SDLC
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorchester.

SDLC job vacancy trend in Dorchester

SDLC
Salary Trend in Dorchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorchester citing SDLC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorchester citing SDLC

SDLC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared