Senior
South West > Dorset
The median Senior salary in Dorset is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +21 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 65 | 263 | 71 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 14.81% | 21.18% | 10.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.05% | 22.31% | 13.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 176 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £46,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,625 | £45,938 | £52,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,600 | £65,000 | £91,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -0.86% | -3.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 432 | 1,179 | 541 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.41% | 94.93% | 82.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 176 | 701 | 343 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,625 | £27,050 | £32,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,000 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £54,000 | £60,000 | £61,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £73,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title 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 Senior in Dorset.
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Salary Histogram in Dorset
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Dorset over the 6 months to 30 May 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 Senior within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
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| Bournemouth | +5 | 12 | £57,500 | - | 249 |
| Poole | -8 | 2 | £53,750 | -2.27% | 4 |
| Dorchester | +3 | 1 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 1 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Senior 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 permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
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:
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