MySQL
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring MySQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | - | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing MySQL | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | 8.05% | - | 2.86% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 30.00% | - | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £365 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £409 | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £410 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £409 | £763 | £456 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.36% | +67.12% | -10.98% |
All Database & BI Skills
Dorset
MySQL falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Dorset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 40 | 22 | 30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 26.85% | 23.16% | 17.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 19 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £404 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £456 | £468 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £402 | £525 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.38% | -34.38% | +52.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £409 | £681 | £825 |
| 90th Percentile | £425 | £700 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £74.68 | £25.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +198.72% | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £56.75 | £67.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.93% | +68.75% | -38.46% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MySQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing MySQL.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing MySQL.
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Contract Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MySQL within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 April 2026. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | - | 12 | £409 | - | 3 |
| MySQL 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: