Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £566 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +1 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 3,534 | 4,942 | 7,175 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.11% | 8.28% | 8.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.74% | 8.75% | 8.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,324 | 3,533 | 5,220 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £481 | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £566 | £590 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.99% | +2.52% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £788 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £520 | £541 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.93% | +3.10% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 178 | 121 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.94 | £17.72 | £20.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.79 | £35.00 | £25.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £49.00 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.05% | +30.65% | +14.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £66.00 | £51.12 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £45.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | +7.14% | +31.56% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 40,448 | 56,471 | 84,729 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,348 | 39,474 | 59,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £734 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,658 | 1,569 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £45.00 | £23.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +91.86% | +3.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.41% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior.
Senior
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Senior
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 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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| England | +1 | 3,055 | £567 | -5.50% | 3,775 |
| London | -1 | 1,789 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,661 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 1,397 | £520 | -3.93% | 2,314 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,328 | £575 | - | 1,958 |
| South East | +8 | 429 | £525 | +5.00% | 574 |
| North of England | +4 | 357 | £512 | -6.87% | 509 |
| North West | +9 | 255 | £515 | -1.90% | 308 |
| Scotland | +1 | 207 | £500 | -0.99% | 209 |
| South West | -1 | 151 | £517 | -13.88% | 310 |
| Midlands | +8 | 141 | £511 | -4.97% | 354 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 114 | £511 | -5.32% | 219 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 95 | £508 | -11.74% | 145 |
| East of England | -15 | 86 | £542 | -9.67% | 279 |
| Wales | +2 | 30 | £600 | +9.09% | 85 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 25 | £525 | -2.33% | 135 |
| North East | 0 | 20 | £600 | - | 65 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 4 | £435 | -28.95% | 45 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 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 featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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