Senior Contracts in Staffordshire

Senior
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Senior daily rate in Staffordshire is £352, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 20 20
Rank change year-on-year +10 0 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 10 7 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire 8.55% 4.46% 3.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.26% 4.90% 4.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 7
10th Percentile £310 £469 -
25th Percentile £326 £497 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £352 £588 £375
Median % change year-on-year -40.09% +56.67% -36.17%
75th Percentile £378 £663 £388
90th Percentile £394 £685 £413
West Midlands median daily rate £525 £550 £526
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.51% +10.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43.75 - -
Median hourly rate £47.50 - -
75th Percentile £51.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £44.75 £20.86 £16.00
% change year-on-year +114.53% +30.38% -44.35%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 108 143 174
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 91.08% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 104 131
10th Percentile £200 £180 £153
25th Percentile £299 £350 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £356 £500 £350
Median % change year-on-year -28.75% +42.86% -13.04%
75th Percentile £456 £606 £488
90th Percentile £575 £739 £550
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -2.50% +2.56% +14.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 6 9
10th Percentile - £21.58 £13.36
25th Percentile £14.71 £22.43 £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.25 £26.25 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% +34.62% +44.66%
75th Percentile £41.25 £28.75 £19.86
90th Percentile £51.25 - £20.89
West Midlands median hourly rate £19.59 £20.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -2.05% +14.29% +16.67%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Staffordshire

Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Staffordshire.

Daily rate trend for Senior in Staffordshire

Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Staffordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Senior in Staffordshire

Senior
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Stafford +4 4 - - 5
Stoke-on-Trent +5 1 £300 - 9
Senior
West Midlands

Senior Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Senior 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 Staffordshire region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) PMI
3 4 (40.00%) PMP
3 4 (40.00%) PMI Certification
3 4 (40.00%) Project Management
3 4 (40.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 4 (40.00%) Systems Engineering
3 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (20.00%) Coaching
4 2 (20.00%) FMEA
4 2 (20.00%) HAZOP
4 2 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 2 (20.00%) Logistics
4 2 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
4 2 (20.00%) Degree
4 2 (20.00%) Monte Carlo Method
4 2 (20.00%) 3D Modelling
5 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
5 1 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (10.00%) Public Sector

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

General
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) PMI
2 2 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (40.00%) Project Management
2 4 (40.00%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (20.00%) 3D Modelling
3 2 (20.00%) Coaching
3 2 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
3 2 (20.00%) FMEA
3 2 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
3 2 (20.00%) Logistics
3 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (20.00%) Monte Carlo Method
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) PMI Certification
1 4 (40.00%) PMP
2 2 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) HAZOP
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory