Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £557 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 3,499 | 4,861 | 7,150 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.11% | 8.23% | 8.06% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.74% | 8.70% | 8.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,300 | 3,485 | 5,199 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £488 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £557 | £590 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.59% | +2.61% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £788 | £769 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £548 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.94% | +4.29% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 177 | 123 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.81 | £17.72 | £20.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.50 | £33.09 | £25.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £49.00 | £37.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.05% | +31.53% | +13.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £66.00 | £52.46 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £68.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £48.75 | £45.00 | £44.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +0.72% | +45.81% |
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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | 3,027 | £560 | -6.67% | 4,570 |
| London | -1 | 1,782 | £600 | -4.00% | 2,082 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,370 | £515 | -5.94% | 2,736 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,318 | £575 | - | 2,187 |
| South East | +10 | 430 | £525 | +5.00% | 694 |
| North of England | +2 | 344 | £502 | -8.73% | 570 |
| North West | +9 | 247 | £513 | -4.65% | 345 |
| Scotland | 0 | 197 | £500 | -0.99% | 235 |
| South West | -1 | 150 | £500 | -16.67% | 377 |
| Midlands | +12 | 135 | £510 | -5.56% | 444 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 110 | £510 | -7.27% | 274 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 91 | £500 | -13.04% | 169 |
| East of England | -14 | 87 | £542 | -9.67% | 323 |
| Wales | +4 | 31 | £600 | +9.09% | 92 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 23 | £525 | -2.33% | 171 |
| North East | -1 | 19 | £600 | +4.35% | 67 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 4 | £435 | -28.95% | 54 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 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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