Senior Job Trends in Dorchester

Senior
Dorset > Dorchester

The median Senior salary in Dorchester is £27,707 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 7 9
Rank change year-on-year +5 +2 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 13 16 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorchester 37.14% 24.62% 11.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 37.14% 24.62% 12.00%
Number of salaries quoted 10 8 1
10th Percentile - £47,850 -
25th Percentile - £51,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,707 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -49.62% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £29,250 - -
90th Percentile £29,825 - -
Dorset median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -36.36% -8.33% -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorchester. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Dorchester with a recognized job title 35 65 25
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 92.59%
Number of salaries quoted 26 41 14
10th Percentile £27,707 £40,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £45,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile - £53,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £56,882
Dorset median annual salary £40,250 £50,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year -19.50% -5.21% +5.50%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorchester.

Senior job vacancy trend in Dorchester

Senior
Salary Trend in Dorchester

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Dorchester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Dorchester

Senior Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorchester

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Senior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorchester region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 10 (76.92%) B2B
1 10 (76.92%) Customer Service
2 2 (15.38%) Atlassian
2 2 (15.38%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) GIS
2 2 (15.38%) Git
2 2 (15.38%) ISO 9001
2 2 (15.38%) Java
2 2 (15.38%) JavaFX
2 2 (15.38%) Maven
2 2 (15.38%) Project Management
2 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Software Delivery
2 2 (15.38%) Software Engineering
2 2 (15.38%) UML
3 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (7.69%) EMC

Senior Skill Set
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Git
1 2 (15.38%) Maven
General
1 10 (76.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 10 (76.92%) Retail
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Military
4 1 (7.69%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Onboarding
2 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) B2B
1 10 (76.92%) Customer Service
2 2 (15.38%) Project Management
2 2 (15.38%) Software Delivery
2 2 (15.38%) Software Engineering
2 2 (15.38%) UML
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
1 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Atlassian
2 1 (7.69%) EMC