Software Developer Contracts in Hampshire

Software Developer
South East > Hampshire

The median Software Developer daily rate in Hampshire is £413 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 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
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 65 93
Rank change year-on-year -27 +28 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer 9 37 38
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.56% 2.63% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 2.79% 1.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 28 13
10th Percentile - £399 -
25th Percentile £400 £406 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £438 £400
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +9.38% -20.87%
75th Percentile £467 £553 £536
90th Percentile £643 £606 £667
South East median daily rate £413 £450 £463
% change year-on-year -8.33% -2.70% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 2
10th Percentile - £46.00 £44.40
25th Percentile - £55.00 £46.17
Median hourly rate - £58.59 £50.60
Median % change year-on-year - +15.79% +24.94%
75th Percentile - £75.00 £53.54
90th Percentile - £81.00 £54.42
South East median hourly rate £56.95 £61.80 £50.60
% change year-on-year -7.84% +22.12% +0.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,451 1,324 1,998
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.07% 94.17% 94.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 824 865 1,207
10th Percentile £363 £232 £250
25th Percentile £450 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £675 £620 £600
90th Percentile £738 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £489
% change year-on-year - +2.16% +8.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 106 162
10th Percentile £13.40 £18.25 £13.50
25th Percentile £33.75 £22.51 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.35 £52.50 £21.75
Median % change year-on-year +9.24% +141.38% -23.68%
75th Percentile £62.50 £67.50 £44.74
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £62.15
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.40 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.86% +130.48% -16.00%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Hampshire

Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Hampshire.

Daily rate trend for Software Developer in Hampshire

Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software Developer in Hampshire

Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for Software Developer in Hampshire

Software Developer
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 29 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
Portsmouth -8 7 £406 -1.52% 2
Farnborough -1 2 £625 +8.70% 1
Software Developer
South East

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Software Developer 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 across the Hampshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Agile
1 7 (77.78%) Software Engineering
1 7 (77.78%) C#
2 5 (55.56%) C++
3 4 (44.44%) Windows
3 4 (44.44%) Linux
3 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (44.44%) CCTV
3 4 (44.44%) Refactoring
3 4 (44.44%) OCR
3 4 (44.44%) Public Sector
4 3 (33.33%) Blazor
4 3 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 3 (33.33%) UML
4 3 (33.33%) ISO 9001
4 3 (33.33%) .NET
5 2 (22.22%) ASP.NET
5 2 (22.22%) XML
5 2 (22.22%) JavaScript
5 2 (22.22%) SQL
5 2 (22.22%) Scrum
5 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) RESTful
5 2 (22.22%) MVC
5 2 (22.22%) ERD
5 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
5 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
5 2 (22.22%) Technical Architecture
5 2 (22.22%) .NET Framework

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) LabVIEW
1 1 (11.11%) Rational DOORS
General
1 4 (44.44%) Public Sector
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Aviation
2 1 (11.11%) Military
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) .NET
1 3 (33.33%) Blazor
2 2 (22.22%) .NET Framework
2 2 (22.22%) ASP.NET
2 2 (22.22%) ASP.NET MVC
2 2 (22.22%) JSON
2 2 (22.22%) RESTful
2 2 (22.22%) WCF
2 2 (22.22%) XML
3 1 (11.11%) .NET Core
3 1 (11.11%) Node.js
3 1 (11.11%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Linux
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Agile
1 7 (77.78%) Software Engineering
2 4 (44.44%) OCR
2 4 (44.44%) Refactoring
2 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (33.33%) UML
4 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Design Patterns
4 2 (22.22%) ERD
4 2 (22.22%) MVC
4 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
4 2 (22.22%) Scrum
4 2 (22.22%) SDLC
4 2 (22.22%) Sprint Planning
4 2 (22.22%) Technical Architecture
5 1 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
5 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
5 1 (11.11%) Safety Engineering
5 1 (11.11%) Software Assurance
5 1 (11.11%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) C#
2 5 (55.56%) C++
3 2 (22.22%) JavaScript
3 2 (22.22%) SQL
4 1 (11.11%) Ada
4 1 (11.11%) Java
4 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) ISO 9001
1 3 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (22.22%) QA
3 1 (11.11%) Def Stans
3 1 (11.11%) DO-178B
3 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) IBM
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) QinetiQ