Back Office Job Trends in Dorset

Back Office
South West > Dorset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in permanent job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 67
Rank change year-on-year - - +14
Permanent jobs citing Back Office 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset - - 0.32%
As % of the General category - - 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary £42,500 £79,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -46.54% +13.57% +51.35%

All General Skills
Dorset

Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 269 171 317
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 49.63% 57.38% 50.96%
Number of salaries quoted 185 92 241
10th Percentile £27,683 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £27,707 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £45,000 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £66,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -

Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Back Office relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Back Office job vacancy trend in Dorset

Back Office
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Back Office.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Back Office