Software Engineer
South West > Dorset
The median Software Engineer daily rate in Dorset is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 30 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -11 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 10.19% | 3.66% | 5.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.89% | 3.73% | 6.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £499 | £471 |
| 25th Percentile | £663 | £517 | £521 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £538 | £644 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.58% | -16.50% | +3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £544 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £549 | £669 |
| South West median daily rate | £538 | £538 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.90% | +19.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -0.76% | +31.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title | 101 | 268 | 200 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.52% | 98.17% | 94.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 151 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £172 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £357 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £525 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +6.06% | +13.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £634 | £638 | £552 |
| 90th Percentile | £721 | £675 | £688 |
| South West median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | +2.38% | +14.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 63 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.41 | £14.52 | £12.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.71 | £17.57 | £15.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.62 | £56.49 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -72.35% | +169.00% | -57.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.79 | £59.66 | £55.08 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.84 | £68.89 | £59.53 |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.49 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.06% | -8.15% | +29.47% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Dorset.
Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Dorset.
Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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 |
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| Bournemouth | +7 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Dorchester | - | 1 | £675 | - | 10 |
| Wareham | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Software Engineer South West |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, Software Engineer contract 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 contract job ads across the Dorset region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer 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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