Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £560 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 3,534 | 4,744 | 7,031 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.22% | 8.19% | 8.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.86% | 8.66% | 8.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,318 | 3,395 | 5,116 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £488 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £560 | £590 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.08% | +2.61% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £787 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £541 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.85% | +3.10% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 177 | 119 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.05 | £17.72 | £20.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.50 | £35.00 | £25.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £52.50 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +23.53% | +29.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.50 | £59.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.72 | £75.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | - | +45.87% |
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 | 39,888 | 54,783 | 83,316 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,953 | 38,247 | 58,493 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,534 | 2,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.34 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.02% | +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% | +5.26% |
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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | +1 | 3,072 | £563 | -6.25% | 3,728 |
| London | +1 | 1,807 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,519 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,382 | £515 | -4.85% | 2,406 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,338 | £575 | - | 1,841 |
| South East | +12 | 441 | £525 | +5.00% | 574 |
| North of England | +2 | 344 | £504 | -10.00% | 554 |
| North West | +8 | 248 | £514 | -4.42% | 335 |
| Scotland | -1 | 188 | £500 | -0.20% | 199 |
| South West | -2 | 152 | £500 | -16.67% | 330 |
| Midlands | +11 | 135 | £500 | -7.41% | 384 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 110 | £500 | -9.09% | 246 |
| East of England | -9 | 95 | £542 | -9.67% | 286 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 90 | £500 | -13.04% | 162 |
| Wales | +5 | 31 | £600 | +9.09% | 85 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 23 | £525 | -2.33% | 139 |
| North East | +5 | 19 | £600 | -6.80% | 65 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 4 | £435 | -28.95% | 45 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 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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