SDLC Contracts in England

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for SDLC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SDLC over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 74 79
Rank change year-on-year -25 +5 +1
Contract jobs citing SDLC 824 1,620 2,252
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.23% 3.20% 3.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.58% 3.55% 3.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 587 1,089 1,585
10th Percentile £387 £413 £406
25th Percentile £463 £500 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +12.20%
75th Percentile £728 £738 £688
90th Percentile £838 £825 £763
UK median daily rate £585 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -2.50% +4.35% +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 49 50
10th Percentile £35.50 £44.92 £35.00
25th Percentile £47.13 £50.00 £41.00
Median hourly rate £48.00 £60.00 £54.89
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +9.31% -0.20%
75th Percentile £53.75 £65.00 £67.80
90th Percentile £57.50 £69.83 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £48.00 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -23.20% +13.64% +2.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

SDLC is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,985 45,619 64,566
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.53% 90.25% 90.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,974 32,022 45,804
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £749
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,225 1,607 1,769
10th Percentile £12.86 £10.94 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.31 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.15
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -

SDLC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SDLC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SDLC in England

SDLC
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SDLC in England.

Daily rate trend for SDLC in England

SDLC
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDLC in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SDLC in England

SDLC
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SDLC in England.

Hourly rate trend for SDLC in England

SDLC
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SDLC in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SDLC in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London -13 540 £610 -6.15% 228
North of England +20 88 £475 -9.52% 106
South East -17 76 £590 +18.00% 86
North West +4 58 £450 -14.29% 65
South West +8 39 £625 +4.17% 49
Midlands -52 27 £675 +35.00% 61
Yorkshire +12 26 £493 -10.45% 30
West Midlands -23 26 £675 +25.46% 34
East of England 0 22 £413 -21.43% 30
North East +14 4 - - 12
East Midlands -12 1 £625 +47.06% 27
SDLC
UK

SDLC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (3.88%) Confluence
2 18 (2.18%) Apache Spark
3 12 (1.46%) Apache
3 12 (1.46%) IIS
4 10 (1.21%) SharePoint
5 9 (1.09%) BizTalk Server
6 6 (0.73%) Apache Solr
6 6 (0.73%) CMS
7 5 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.49%) nginx
9 3 (0.36%) Drupal
9 3 (0.36%) OpenEdge
9 3 (0.36%) SharePoint 2013
9 3 (0.36%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.36%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.24%) MQSeries
10 2 (0.24%) Mule
10 2 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (2.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.61%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 13 (1.58%) Endur
2 10 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.85%) SAP PM
4 6 (0.73%) Loan IQ
5 3 (0.36%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle BPM
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.24%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.24%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.24%) SAP R/3
7 1 (0.12%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 184 (22.33%) Azure
2 144 (17.48%) AWS
3 70 (8.50%) Serverless
4 44 (5.34%) Azure DevOps
5 41 (4.98%) GCP
6 38 (4.61%) GitHub
7 30 (3.64%) Azure Data Factory
8 29 (3.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 29 (3.52%) Azure Functions
8 29 (3.52%) SaaS
9 26 (3.16%) Power Platform
10 25 (3.03%) PaaS
11 24 (2.91%) AWS Lambda
11 24 (2.91%) Azure Monitor
12 23 (2.79%) Entra ID
13 18 (2.18%) Microsoft 365
14 17 (2.06%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (1.94%) AWS CloudFormation
16 14 (1.70%) IaaS
17 13 (1.58%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.09%) DNS
2 8 (0.97%) Firewall
2 8 (0.97%) Internet
2 8 (0.97%) SNA
2 8 (0.97%) VSAN
3 6 (0.73%) TCP/IP
3 6 (0.73%) WAN
4 5 (0.61%) SD-WAN
4 5 (0.61%) SSH
5 4 (0.49%) HTTPS
5 4 (0.49%) IPsec
5 4 (0.49%) SSL
6 3 (0.36%) ATM
6 3 (0.36%) BGP
6 3 (0.36%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (0.36%) IOS XR
6 3 (0.36%) Network Security
7 2 (0.24%) Broadband
7 2 (0.24%) Tactical Data Link
8 1 (0.12%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (9.59%) SQL Server
2 53 (6.43%) NoSQL
3 40 (4.85%) Relational Database
4 30 (3.64%) Data Lake
5 29 (3.52%) Big Data
6 25 (3.03%) MongoDB
7 23 (2.79%) MySQL
8 20 (2.43%) PostgreSQL
9 19 (2.31%) Azure SQL Database
9 19 (2.31%) Oracle Database
9 19 (2.31%) Power BI
10 17 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
11 13 (1.58%) KDB
12 8 (0.97%) Couchbase
13 7 (0.85%) Apache Cassandra
13 7 (0.85%) Metadata
13 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 7 (0.85%) Sybase ASE
13 7 (0.85%) Tableau
14 6 (0.73%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 87 (10.56%) Git
1 87 (10.56%) JIRA
2 75 (9.10%) Jenkins
3 32 (3.88%) GitLab
4 30 (3.64%) Selenium
5 26 (3.16%) Cucumber
6 23 (2.79%) JUnit
7 16 (1.94%) Mockito
7 16 (1.94%) TeamCity
8 15 (1.82%) Maven
9 13 (1.58%) git-flow
9 13 (1.58%) SonarQube
10 12 (1.46%) JMeter
11 10 (1.21%) Cypress.io
12 9 (1.09%) TestRail
13 8 (0.97%) Subversion
14 7 (0.85%) Bitbucket
15 6 (0.73%) Artifactory
15 6 (0.73%) Team Foundation Server
16 5 (0.61%) WebDriver
General
1 239 (29.00%) Social Skills
2 228 (27.67%) Finance
3 131 (15.90%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (12.86%) Banking
5 42 (5.10%) Public Sector
6 37 (4.49%) Marketing
7 36 (4.37%) Investment Banking
8 35 (4.25%) Front Office
9 22 (2.67%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (2.55%) Aerospace
11 19 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 18 (2.18%) Retail
13 13 (1.58%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.33%) Telecoms
15 8 (0.97%) Retail Banking
16 7 (0.85%) Games
16 7 (0.85%) Tech for Good
17 6 (0.73%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (0.73%) Law
Job Titles
1 240 (29.13%) Developer
2 135 (16.38%) Senior
3 97 (11.77%) Analyst
4 65 (7.89%) Software Engineer
5 63 (7.65%) Architect
6 60 (7.28%) Lead
7 59 (7.16%) Java Developer
8 53 (6.43%) Business Analyst
8 53 (6.43%) Senior Developer
9 50 (6.07%) Full Stack Developer
10 38 (4.61%) Project Manager
11 30 (3.64%) Solutions Architect
12 29 (3.52%) Consultant
13 27 (3.28%) Data Engineer
14 23 (2.79%) Python Developer
15 22 (2.67%) Cloud Architect
15 22 (2.67%) Scrum Master
15 22 (2.67%) Senior Java Developer
16 21 (2.55%) Azure Developer
17 20 (2.43%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (10.56%) React
2 77 (9.34%) .NET
3 45 (5.46%) HTML
4 44 (5.34%) REST
5 39 (4.73%) CSS
6 38 (4.61%) Spring
7 37 (4.49%) JSON
8 35 (4.25%) Spring Boot
9 34 (4.13%) .NET Framework
10 33 (4.00%) AngularJS
10 33 (4.00%) Web Services
11 30 (3.64%) Kafka
11 30 (3.64%) XML
12 22 (2.67%) RESTful
13 21 (2.55%) YAML
14 20 (2.43%) .NET Core
14 20 (2.43%) JPA
15 19 (2.31%) ASP.NET
15 19 (2.31%) Hibernate
16 17 (2.06%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 48 (5.83%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.37%) Mobile App
3 34 (4.13%) Management Information System
4 31 (3.76%) Cloud Native
4 31 (3.76%) Distributed Systems
5 27 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (2.79%) Algorithms
7 21 (2.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 19 (2.31%) Derivative
8 19 (2.31%) IoT
9 18 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
10 16 (1.94%) Fixed Income
10 16 (1.94%) Linux Command Line
11 13 (1.58%) Data Structures
11 13 (1.58%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (1.46%) Credit Derivative
12 12 (1.46%) Video\Live Streaming
13 11 (1.33%) Public Cloud
14 10 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
14 10 (1.21%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 70 (8.50%) Linux
2 50 (6.07%) Windows
3 27 (3.28%) Unix
4 15 (1.82%) Android
5 5 (0.61%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.61%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.61%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.49%) CentOS
6 4 (0.49%) SafeRTOS
7 2 (0.24%) VMS
7 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 386 (46.84%) Agile
2 230 (27.91%) DevOps
3 201 (24.39%) CI/CD
4 164 (19.90%) Software Engineering
5 148 (17.96%) Scrum
6 145 (17.60%) Problem-Solving
7 87 (10.56%) Microservices
8 75 (9.10%) Full Stack Development
9 74 (8.98%) Test Automation
10 73 (8.86%) Project Management
11 70 (8.50%) Continuous Improvement
12 68 (8.25%) Stakeholder Management
13 63 (7.65%) Analytics
14 60 (7.28%) Computer Science
15 59 (7.16%) User Acceptance Testing
16 54 (6.55%) TDD
17 53 (6.43%) Change Management
17 53 (6.43%) Continuous Integration
17 53 (6.43%) Design Patterns
18 52 (6.31%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 191 (23.18%) Java
2 179 (21.72%) SQL
3 163 (19.78%) Python
4 112 (13.59%) C#
5 108 (13.11%) JavaScript
6 64 (7.77%) PowerShell
7 47 (5.70%) TypeScript
8 27 (3.28%) C++
9 24 (2.91%) T-SQL
10 23 (2.79%) C
11 22 (2.67%) Go
11 22 (2.67%) PL/SQL
12 20 (2.43%) Shell Script
13 15 (1.82%) Kotlin
13 15 (1.82%) Scala
14 13 (1.58%) Perl
15 10 (1.21%) PHP
16 9 (1.09%) Bash
16 9 (1.09%) VB
17 7 (0.85%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 125 (15.17%) Degree
2 101 (12.26%) Security Cleared
3 75 (9.10%) SC Cleared
4 39 (4.73%) Computer Science Degree
5 38 (4.61%) DV Cleared
6 23 (2.79%) Master's Degree
7 18 (2.18%) AWS Certification
8 17 (2.06%) PMP
9 16 (1.94%) PMI Certification
10 9 (1.09%) CISM
10 9 (1.09%) CISSP
10 9 (1.09%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (0.49%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.49%) CBAP
11 4 (0.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified Developer
12 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 3 (0.36%) CSSLP
12 3 (0.36%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (9.22%) QA
2 27 (3.28%) NIST
3 17 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.58%) PCI DSS
5 12 (1.46%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.46%) PMO
6 11 (1.33%) Data Quality
7 8 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 7 (0.85%) EMIR
9 6 (0.73%) MiFID
9 6 (0.73%) SEPA
10 4 (0.49%) GDPR
10 4 (0.49%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.49%) IFRS
11 3 (0.36%) Basel III
11 3 (0.36%) COBIT
12 2 (0.24%) GAAP
12 2 (0.24%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 12207
12 2 (0.24%) SLA
System Software
1 45 (5.46%) Docker
2 31 (3.76%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.97%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.73%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 1 (0.12%) GridGain
7 1 (0.12%) HDFS
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 77 (9.34%) Kubernetes
2 74 (8.98%) Terraform
3 52 (6.31%) Ansible
4 24 (2.91%) Puppet
5 9 (1.09%) Grafana
5 9 (1.09%) vRealize
6 8 (0.97%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.49%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 3 (0.36%) Kibana
8 3 (0.36%) Netcool
8 3 (0.36%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.24%) Argo
9 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.24%) SCOM
9 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
10 1 (0.12%) Istio
10 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.12%) VxRail
Vendors
1 89 (10.80%) Microsoft
2 72 (8.74%) Oracle
3 39 (4.73%) SAP
4 30 (3.64%) ServiceNow
5 23 (2.79%) Databricks
6 21 (2.55%) Salesforce
7 20 (2.43%) VMware
8 14 (1.70%) Google
9 13 (1.58%) IBM
9 13 (1.58%) MuleSoft
10 11 (1.33%) Bloomberg
11 9 (1.09%) Refinitiv
12 8 (0.97%) Adobe
12 8 (0.97%) OpenLink
12 8 (0.97%) Red Hat
12 8 (0.97%) Solace
12 8 (0.97%) Sybase
13 7 (0.85%) Teradata
14 6 (0.73%) Splunk
15 5 (0.61%) Citrix