Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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 25 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 | 3,501 | 4,571 | 6,962 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.21% | 8.10% | 7.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.85% | 8.56% | 8.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,292 | 3,301 | 5,068 |
| 10th Percentile | £391 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £488 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £590 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.78% | +2.61% | +9.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | +2.38% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 186 | 110 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.81 | £17.72 | £20.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.70 | £35.00 | £25.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £53.53 | £43.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.59% | +23.47% | +37.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £68.75 | £59.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.08 | £77.32 |
| 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 | 39,578 | 53,370 | 83,505 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.62% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,754 | 37,256 | 58,766 |
| 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% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +11.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,746 | 1,484 | 1,999 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.95 | £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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | 3,056 | £550 | -8.33% | 4,717 |
| London | +1 | 1,807 | £600 | -4.00% | 2,271 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,351 | £513 | -4.65% | 3,288 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,342 | £575 | - | 2,344 |
| South East | +12 | 449 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,168 |
| North of England | +1 | 322 | £500 | -10.31% | 677 |
| North West | +5 | 230 | £511 | -2.67% | 416 |
| Scotland | +2 | 174 | £500 | - | 241 |
| South West | -1 | 153 | £500 | -16.67% | 342 |
| Midlands | +9 | 135 | £505 | -6.05% | 423 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 108 | £505 | -8.18% | 281 |
| East of England | -13 | 92 | £534 | -5.07% | 348 |
| Yorkshire | -13 | 80 | £500 | -13.04% | 189 |
| Wales | +7 | 32 | £600 | +9.09% | 89 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 24 | £550 | +4.76% | 138 |
| North East | -1 | 13 | £500 | -23.08% | 78 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 4 | £435 | -27.50% | 65 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 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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