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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 76 80
Rank change year-on-year -18 +4 +3
Contract jobs citing SDLC 855 1,498 2,236
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.35% 3.09% 3.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.72% 3.43% 3.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 601 1,015 1,573
10th Percentile £388 £413 £406
25th Percentile £456 £500 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +4.35% +11.22%
75th Percentile £706 £730 £688
90th Percentile £838 £825 £763
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £554
% change year-on-year -4.17% +8.30% +9.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 40 46
10th Percentile £35.50 £44.96 £21.06
25th Percentile £47.56 £48.29 £35.00
Median hourly rate £48.00 £55.63 £52.30
Median % change year-on-year -13.71% +6.37% -7.44%
75th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £64.69
90th Percentile £62.95 £66.29 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £48.00 £57.38 £54.78
% change year-on-year -16.34% +4.74% -0.40%

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 31,438 43,665 64,044
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.37% 90.08% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,622 30,640 45,549
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,250 1,536 1,740
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.96 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £37.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% +48.60% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%

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 19 May 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 19 May 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 19 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
London -12 543 £600 -7.69% 263
North of England +29 99 £475 -9.52% 127
South East +3 91 £575 +11.65% 123
North West +18 71 £463 -10.84% 77
South West +6 42 £625 +4.17% 64
Midlands -30 36 £575 +15.00% 91
Yorkshire +9 25 £493 -10.45% 35
West Midlands -16 25 £656 +28.05% 59
East of England -9 16 £475 -9.52% 29
East Midlands +5 11 £468 +3.89% 32
North East +11 3 - - 16
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 35 (4.09%) Confluence
2 15 (1.75%) Apache Spark
3 12 (1.40%) Apache
4 10 (1.17%) BizTalk Server
4 10 (1.17%) IIS
4 10 (1.17%) SharePoint
5 8 (0.94%) Apache Solr
5 8 (0.94%) nginx
6 7 (0.82%) CMS
7 5 (0.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.47%) Drupal
8 4 (0.47%) SharePoint 2013
9 3 (0.35%) Gunicorn
9 3 (0.35%) OpenEdge
9 3 (0.35%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.35%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.23%) MQSeries
10 2 (0.23%) Mule
11 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (2.69%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.58%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.12%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 13 (1.52%) Endur
2 12 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.82%) SAP PM
5 4 (0.47%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.47%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.35%) SAP Hybris
7 2 (0.23%) FLEXCUBE
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle BPM
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.23%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP R/3
8 1 (0.12%) Actimize
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 196 (22.92%) Azure
2 153 (17.89%) AWS
3 73 (8.54%) Serverless
4 44 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
4 44 (5.15%) GCP
5 40 (4.68%) GitHub
6 35 (4.09%) Azure Data Factory
7 34 (3.98%) Azure Functions
8 33 (3.86%) SaaS
9 32 (3.74%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 28 (3.27%) Azure Monitor
10 28 (3.27%) PaaS
11 25 (2.92%) Entra ID
12 24 (2.81%) AWS Lambda
13 20 (2.34%) Power Platform
14 19 (2.22%) Azure Logic Apps
14 19 (2.22%) Microsoft 365
15 16 (1.87%) AWS CloudFormation
16 15 (1.75%) IaaS
16 15 (1.75%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.05%) DNS
1 9 (1.05%) Firewall
2 8 (0.94%) Internet
3 7 (0.82%) SSH
3 7 (0.82%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.70%) WAN
5 5 (0.58%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.47%) HTTPS
6 4 (0.47%) IPsec
6 4 (0.47%) SSL
7 3 (0.35%) ATM
7 3 (0.35%) BGP
7 3 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
7 3 (0.35%) IOS XR
7 3 (0.35%) Network Security
7 3 (0.35%) SNA
7 3 (0.35%) VSAN
8 2 (0.23%) AMQP
8 2 (0.23%) Broadband
8 2 (0.23%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (9.24%) SQL Server
2 53 (6.20%) NoSQL
3 43 (5.03%) Relational Database
4 31 (3.63%) Data Lake
5 27 (3.16%) Big Data
5 27 (3.16%) MySQL
6 26 (3.04%) MongoDB
6 26 (3.04%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (2.34%) Azure SQL Database
8 19 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
9 17 (1.99%) Oracle Database
10 14 (1.64%) KDB
10 14 (1.64%) Power BI
11 8 (0.94%) Couchbase
12 7 (0.82%) Delta Lake
12 7 (0.82%) Metadata
12 7 (0.82%) Sybase ASE
13 6 (0.70%) Apache Cassandra
13 6 (0.70%) DB2
14 5 (0.58%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 90 (10.53%) Git
2 88 (10.29%) JIRA
3 71 (8.30%) Jenkins
4 34 (3.98%) Selenium
5 30 (3.51%) GitLab
6 27 (3.16%) Cucumber
7 25 (2.92%) JUnit
8 15 (1.75%) git-flow
8 15 (1.75%) Maven
8 15 (1.75%) Mockito
8 15 (1.75%) TeamCity
9 13 (1.52%) SonarQube
10 12 (1.40%) Cypress.io
11 11 (1.29%) JMeter
12 9 (1.05%) Team Foundation Server
13 8 (0.94%) Artifactory
14 7 (0.82%) Bitbucket
14 7 (0.82%) Subversion
15 6 (0.70%) Visual Studio
15 6 (0.70%) WebDriver
General
1 251 (29.36%) Social Skills
2 245 (28.65%) Finance
3 140 (16.37%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (12.63%) Banking
5 50 (5.85%) Public Sector
6 37 (4.33%) Marketing
7 34 (3.98%) Investment Banking
8 31 (3.63%) Front Office
9 24 (2.81%) Aerospace
10 23 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (2.22%) Retail
13 18 (2.11%) Telecoms
14 13 (1.52%) Manufacturing
15 8 (0.94%) Automotive
16 7 (0.82%) Corporate Banking
16 7 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (0.82%) Retail Banking
16 7 (0.82%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 251 (29.36%) Developer
2 143 (16.73%) Senior
3 101 (11.81%) Analyst
4 79 (9.24%) Architect
5 68 (7.95%) Software Engineer
6 56 (6.55%) Business Analyst
6 56 (6.55%) Java Developer
7 52 (6.08%) Full Stack Developer
8 49 (5.73%) Senior Developer
9 48 (5.61%) Lead
10 46 (5.38%) Solutions Architect
11 37 (4.33%) Project Manager
12 29 (3.39%) DevOps Engineer
13 28 (3.27%) Data Engineer
13 28 (3.27%) Python Developer
14 27 (3.16%) Consultant
15 23 (2.69%) Azure Developer
16 21 (2.46%) Cloud Architect
16 21 (2.46%) Scrum Master
17 20 (2.34%) Senior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (10.88%) React
2 86 (10.06%) .NET
3 44 (5.15%) HTML
4 42 (4.91%) REST
5 41 (4.80%) Web Services
6 38 (4.44%) JSON
6 38 (4.44%) Spring
7 37 (4.33%) CSS
8 36 (4.21%) XML
9 35 (4.09%) AngularJS
10 34 (3.98%) Spring Boot
11 33 (3.86%) .NET Framework
12 28 (3.27%) Kafka
13 25 (2.92%) RESTful
14 22 (2.57%) .NET Core
14 22 (2.57%) JPA
15 20 (2.34%) Hibernate
16 19 (2.22%) ASP.NET
16 19 (2.22%) Node.js
16 19 (2.22%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 56 (6.55%) Product Ownership
2 37 (4.33%) Mobile App
3 36 (4.21%) Management Information System
4 35 (4.09%) Enterprise Software
5 32 (3.74%) Cloud Native
5 32 (3.74%) Distributed Systems
6 23 (2.69%) Algorithms
7 22 (2.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 20 (2.34%) IoT
9 18 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
9 18 (2.11%) Linux Command Line
10 17 (1.99%) Derivative
11 16 (1.87%) Public Cloud
12 15 (1.75%) Fixed Income
13 12 (1.40%) Credit Derivative
13 12 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (1.40%) Data Structures
13 12 (1.40%) Video\Live Streaming
14 11 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
15 10 (1.17%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 82 (9.59%) Linux
2 52 (6.08%) Windows
3 32 (3.74%) Unix
4 23 (2.69%) Android
5 13 (1.52%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.70%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.58%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.47%) CentOS
8 4 (0.47%) SafeRTOS
9 2 (0.23%) VMS
9 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 412 (48.19%) Agile
2 239 (27.95%) DevOps
3 207 (24.21%) CI/CD
4 176 (20.58%) Software Engineering
5 157 (18.36%) Problem-Solving
6 148 (17.31%) Scrum
7 98 (11.46%) Microservices
8 85 (9.94%) Test Automation
9 78 (9.12%) Continuous Improvement
10 76 (8.89%) Full Stack Development
11 74 (8.65%) Computer Science
12 69 (8.07%) Project Management
13 68 (7.95%) Stakeholder Management
14 63 (7.37%) Analytics
15 55 (6.43%) Change Management
15 55 (6.43%) Waterfall
16 54 (6.32%) Continuous Integration
16 54 (6.32%) Migration
16 54 (6.32%) Roadmaps
17 53 (6.20%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 206 (24.09%) Java
2 176 (20.58%) SQL
3 171 (20.00%) Python
4 113 (13.22%) JavaScript
5 107 (12.51%) C#
6 63 (7.37%) PowerShell
7 46 (5.38%) TypeScript
8 31 (3.63%) C
9 27 (3.16%) C++
9 27 (3.16%) Go
10 25 (2.92%) T-SQL
11 22 (2.57%) PL/SQL
12 19 (2.22%) Shell Script
13 17 (1.99%) Kotlin
14 14 (1.64%) Scala
15 13 (1.52%) Bash
15 13 (1.52%) Perl
16 10 (1.17%) ABAP
16 10 (1.17%) VB
17 8 (0.94%) PHP
Qualifications
1 137 (16.02%) Degree
2 98 (11.46%) Security Cleared
3 72 (8.42%) SC Cleared
4 47 (5.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 37 (4.33%) DV Cleared
6 24 (2.81%) Master's Degree
7 18 (2.11%) AWS Certification
7 18 (2.11%) PMP
8 16 (1.87%) PMI Certification
9 13 (1.52%) ISTQB
10 5 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (0.58%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.58%) CISM
10 5 (0.58%) CISSP
10 5 (0.58%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.47%) CBAP
12 3 (0.35%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 3 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.35%) HNC
12 3 (0.35%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (9.59%) QA
2 25 (2.92%) NIST
3 18 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (1.64%) Data Quality
5 12 (1.40%) PCI DSS
6 11 (1.29%) Accessibility
6 11 (1.29%) PMO
7 8 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 6 (0.70%) EMIR
8 6 (0.70%) SEPA
9 5 (0.58%) MiFID
10 4 (0.47%) GDPR
10 4 (0.47%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.47%) HL7
10 4 (0.47%) IFRS
11 3 (0.35%) Basel III
12 2 (0.23%) COBIT
12 2 (0.23%) GAAP
12 2 (0.23%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 56 (6.55%) Docker
2 34 (3.98%) Active Directory
3 8 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.35%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) GridGain
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 84 (9.82%) Kubernetes
2 70 (8.19%) Terraform
3 50 (5.85%) Ansible
4 23 (2.69%) Puppet
5 14 (1.64%) Grafana
6 6 (0.70%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.47%) Kibana
7 4 (0.47%) vRealize
7 4 (0.47%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 3 (0.35%) Argo
8 3 (0.35%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.35%) Netcool
8 3 (0.35%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.35%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.23%) Kustomize
9 2 (0.23%) logstash
9 2 (0.23%) Rancher
9 2 (0.23%) SCOM
9 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 93 (10.88%) Microsoft
2 69 (8.07%) Oracle
3 46 (5.38%) SAP
4 30 (3.51%) ServiceNow
5 27 (3.16%) Databricks
6 23 (2.69%) Salesforce
7 17 (1.99%) Google
8 16 (1.87%) MuleSoft
8 16 (1.87%) VMware
9 13 (1.52%) IBM
10 11 (1.29%) Bloomberg
11 9 (1.05%) Adobe
11 9 (1.05%) Refinitiv
12 8 (0.94%) OpenLink
12 8 (0.94%) Red Hat
13 7 (0.82%) Solace
13 7 (0.82%) Sybase
14 6 (0.70%) Splunk
14 6 (0.70%) Teradata
14 6 (0.70%) TIBCO