Senior
UK
The median Senior daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 June 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 6 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +1 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 3,630 | 4,527 | 7,012 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.36% | 8.10% | 7.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.01% | 8.56% | 8.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,340 | 3,275 | 5,129 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £488 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| 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 | 194 | 109 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.89 | £17.72 | £20.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.82 | £35.00 | £25.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.00 | £53.00 | £43.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.77% | +22.25% | +31.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £68.75 | £58.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.05 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £51.89 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.31% | - | +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 | 40,303 | 52,860 | 84,187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,003 | 36,915 | 59,359 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.14% |
| 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% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,874 | 1,471 | 1,974 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £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 6 June 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 6 June 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 6 June 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 | +4 | 3,159 | £550 | -8.33% | 3,639 |
| London | +1 | 1,874 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,508 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,401 | £513 | -4.65% | 2,282 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,384 | £575 | - | 1,844 |
| South East | +13 | 454 | £525 | +3.45% | 511 |
| North of England | +1 | 338 | £500 | -9.71% | 603 |
| North West | +7 | 241 | £506 | -3.67% | 384 |
| Scotland | +6 | 187 | £487 | -2.60% | 191 |
| South West | -3 | 153 | £500 | -16.67% | 321 |
| Midlands | +14 | 148 | £519 | -1.19% | 332 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 119 | £513 | -6.82% | 226 |
| East of England | -16 | 91 | £534 | -4.00% | 252 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 83 | £515 | -10.94% | 169 |
| Wales | +12 | 34 | £550 | +0.18% | 76 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 26 | £550 | +5.26% | 105 |
| North East | 0 | 15 | £500 | -22.33% | 52 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 7 | £435 | -27.50% | 51 |
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 June 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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