Business-to-Business (B2B)
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring B2B skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 42 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | +2 | +34 |
| Permanent jobs citing B2B | 57 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset | 11.85% | 2.22% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.20% | 2.45% | 0.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,707 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,707 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.46% | -10.77% | -45.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £29,250 | £39,750 | £44,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £36,250 | £56,400 | £50,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £35,000 | £65,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.15% | +36.84% | +14.30% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset
B2B 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 Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 375 | 367 | 303 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 77.96% | 90.62% | 92.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 280 | 202 | 262 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,707 | £31,300 | £32,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,519 | £58,438 | £69,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £63,750 | £77,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £53,351 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +3.09% | +6.70% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing B2B relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Salary Trend in Dorset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing B2B.
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Salary Histogram in Dorset
Salary distribution for jobs citing B2B in Dorset over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.
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Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing B2B within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 30 December 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | -1 | 13 | £27,707 | -4.46% | |
| Bournemouth | +16 | 12 | £28,854 | -55.61% | 17 |
| Dorchester | - | 10 | £27,707 | - | |
| Swanage | - | 10 | £27,707 | - | |
| Wareham | - | 8 | £27,707 | - | |
| Ferndown | -1 | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
| B2B South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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: