Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £557 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 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 | 3,522 | 4,627 | 7,008 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.27% | 8.13% | 8.01% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.91% | 8.59% | 8.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,308 | 3,329 | 5,092 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £488 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £557 | £595 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.39% | +3.48% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £681 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £795 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £539 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.45% | +2.67% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 175 | 111 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.70 | £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% | +31.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.50 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.59 | £77.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £51.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | - | +47.86% |
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 | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 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 | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| 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% | +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 18 May 2024.
Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior.
Senior
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior over the 6 months to 18 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 18 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 | 3,074 | £560 | -6.67% | 4,293 |
| London | +1 | 1,820 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,973 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,357 | £515 | -4.45% | 2,846 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,337 | £575 | - | 2,133 |
| South East | +11 | 436 | £525 | +5.00% | 875 |
| North of England | +3 | 344 | £513 | -8.07% | 611 |
| North West | +8 | 252 | £520 | -0.95% | 358 |
| Scotland | +3 | 176 | £500 | - | 213 |
| South West | -3 | 149 | £500 | -16.67% | 321 |
| Midlands | +7 | 135 | £500 | -7.41% | 416 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 109 | £494 | -10.23% | 292 |
| East of England | -13 | 92 | £534 | -10.06% | 318 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 86 | £520 | -9.57% | 193 |
| Wales | +5 | 31 | £600 | +9.09% | 93 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 23 | £525 | - | 125 |
| North East | +3 | 19 | £600 | -7.69% | 67 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 4 | £435 | -28.95% | 53 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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