Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £557 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +1 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 3,513 | 4,656 | 7,062 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.26% | 8.13% | 8.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.90% | 8.59% | 8.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,302 | 3,353 | 5,135 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £488 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £557 | £591 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.69% | +2.72% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £684 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £790 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.28% | +2.48% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 177 | 111 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.05 | £17.72 | £20.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.50 | £35.00 | £25.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £52.50 | £43.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +21.09% | +34.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.50 | £60.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.59 | £77.09 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £51.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | - | +57.89% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 | +2 | 3,064 | £560 | -6.67% | 4,589 |
| London | +1 | 1,815 | £600 | -4.00% | 2,095 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,351 | £515 | -4.28% | 3,035 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,339 | £575 | - | 2,208 |
| South East | +9 | 440 | £525 | +5.00% | 920 |
| North of England | +2 | 337 | £512 | -7.50% | 644 |
| North West | +7 | 244 | £515 | -1.90% | 377 |
| Scotland | +2 | 175 | £500 | - | 221 |
| South West | -3 | 149 | £500 | -16.67% | 352 |
| Midlands | +4 | 133 | £500 | -7.41% | 448 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 108 | £494 | -10.23% | 317 |
| East of England | -13 | 92 | £534 | -9.11% | 358 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 86 | £520 | -9.57% | 207 |
| Wales | +8 | 31 | £600 | +9.09% | 96 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 22 | £550 | +4.76% | 132 |
| North East | +4 | 20 | £600 | -7.69% | 67 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 4 | £435 | -28.95% | 53 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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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