Software Engineering
South East > Home Counties
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Home Counties with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +12 | -15 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Home Counties | 12.50% | 4.17% | 9.56% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.50% | 4.76% | 10.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £564 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | £716 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | £800 |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +2.86% | +11.11% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Home Counties
Software Engineering 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 the Home Counties with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 8 | 21 | 129 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties | 100.00% | 87.50% | 94.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 15 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £473 | £418 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £489 | £450 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £725 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £589 | £1,100 | £775 |
| South East median daily rate | £501 | £506 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.14% | +1.25% | +11.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in the Home Counties.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Home Counties
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in the Home Counties.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Home Counties 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: