Design Patterns
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset requiring Design Patterns skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Design Patterns over the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 72 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | -3 | -9 |
| Permanent jobs citing Design Patterns | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 2.91% | 1.39% | 0.72% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.32% | 1.67% | 0.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £51,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,700 | £57,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.04% | +21.05% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £87,500 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £89,000 | - |
| South West median annual salary | £82,500 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.00% | +13.64% | +4.76% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset
Design Patterns 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 | 452 | 899 | 530 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 87.77% | 83.32% | 95.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 216 | 471 | 352 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £40,000 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,038 | £60,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Design Patterns as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Design Patterns in Dorset.
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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 Design Patterns within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blandford Forum | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Dorchester | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Design Patterns South West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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: