Senior Software Engineer Contracts in Portsmouth

Senior Software Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in Portsmouth is £67 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 37 42 37
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 9 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth 3.09% 0.42% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.35% 0.44% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £67 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £543 £530 £680
% change year-on-year +2.36% -22.06% +92.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £54.85 £53.53
Median hourly rate £65.00 £58.91 £54.78
Median % change year-on-year +10.35% +7.53% +19.09%
75th Percentile £66.01 £62.96 £56.03
90th Percentile £67.02 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £65.00 £58.91 £54.78
% change year-on-year +10.35% +7.53% +19.09%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 269 225 261
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 95.34% 97.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 140 99
10th Percentile £400 £204 £165
25th Percentile £450 £374 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year +13.00% +8.11% -0.27%
75th Percentile £675 £570 £581
90th Percentile £848 £638 £638
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 18 60
10th Percentile £51.06 £39.44 £16.25
25th Percentile £53.40 £51.63 £20.00
Median hourly rate £59.44 £59.45 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.02% +46.80% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65.51 £67.02 £58.79
90th Percentile £76.86 £70.38 £67.80
Hampshire median hourly rate £57.35 £52.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +9.24% +144.19% -28.57%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Portsmouth

Senior Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Portsmouth.

Daily rate trend for Senior Software Engineer in Portsmouth

Senior Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Portsmouth.

Hourly rate trend for Senior Software Engineer in Portsmouth

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Senior Software Engineer 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 Portsmouth region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (77.78%) Java
3 5 (55.56%) Agile
4 2 (22.22%) SDLC
4 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Degree
4 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
4 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
4 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
4 2 (22.22%) Sitecore
5 1 (11.11%) Software Deployment
5 1 (11.11%) Software Delivery
5 1 (11.11%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (11.11%) Deployment Automation
5 1 (11.11%) Architectural Design
5 1 (11.11%) C++
5 1 (11.11%) Windows
5 1 (11.11%) Linux
5 1 (11.11%) UML
5 1 (11.11%) OO
5 1 (11.11%) MTS
5 1 (11.11%) OOD
5 1 (11.11%) WAN
5 1 (11.11%) SNMP
5 1 (11.11%) Electronics
5 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
5 1 (11.11%) Aerospace
5 1 (11.11%) LabVIEW

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 1 (11.11%) MTS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) SNMP
1 1 (11.11%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (11.11%) Aerospace
1 1 (11.11%) Electronics
1 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (55.56%) Agile
3 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
3 2 (22.22%) SDLC
3 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Architectural Design
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (11.11%) Deployment Automation
4 1 (11.11%) OO
4 1 (11.11%) OOD
4 1 (11.11%) Software Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Software Deployment
4 1 (11.11%) UML
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) Java
2 1 (11.11%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
1 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Chartered Engineer
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Sitecore