Agile Contracts in the South East

Agile Software Development
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Agile skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Agile over the 6 months to 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 3 2
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Agile 837 1,108 1,758
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 14.67% 19.57% 22.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.73% 21.99% 25.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 561 797 1,224
10th Percentile £358 £400 £400
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +8.81%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £619
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 50 41
10th Percentile £26.03 - £35.00
25th Percentile £37.88 £42.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £58.70 £61.25 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +28.95% -17.39%
75th Percentile £66.52 £74.69 £63.25
90th Percentile £74.88 £75.00 £65.30
England median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £50.39
% change year-on-year -3.85% +29.01% +0.77%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Agile 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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,721 5,038 6,949
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 82.75% 88.98% 89.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,720 3,465 4,731
10th Percentile £255 £248 £238
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £501 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.80% +0.10% +8.11%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £600
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £548
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.46% +9.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 465 219 274
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.96 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.44 £15.13
Median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +144.19% -15.69%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.94 £75.00 £61.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +4.17% +44.00% +11.11%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in the South East

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Agile in the South East

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in the South East over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in the South East

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in the South East

Agile
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Agile in the South East over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Agile in the South East

Agile
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 June 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
Thames Valley -4 341 £550 - 164
Hampshire 0 304 £575 +2.31% 118
Berkshire -7 251 £575 +4.55% 65
Surrey -2 101 £525 -10.59% 47
Buckinghamshire -3 67 £500 -7.41% 60
West Sussex +10 59 £475 +14.73% 28
Oxfordshire +4 23 £450 -10.89% 40
Kent +4 17 £550 +15.79% 28
East Sussex +2 13 £435 -27.50% 33
Sussex -2 3 £350 -41.67% 1
Middlesex -4 3 - - 2
M4 Corridor - 1 £598 -
Agile
England

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 79 (9.44%) Confluence
2 38 (4.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (1.67%) SAS
4 13 (1.55%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 12 (1.43%) Apache
5 12 (1.43%) SharePoint
6 6 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.72%) Drupal
7 5 (0.60%) CICS
8 4 (0.48%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.36%) Appian
9 3 (0.36%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.24%) CMS
10 2 (0.24%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.24%) JBoss
11 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.12%) IIS
11 1 (0.12%) Jadu
11 1 (0.12%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 18 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (0.84%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.72%) SPSS
6 4 (0.48%) Sketch
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.12%) Simulink
7 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (1.79%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 10 (1.19%) SAP Hybris
3 8 (0.96%) Oracle EBS R12
4 5 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.48%) Primavera
5 4 (0.48%) SAP WM
6 3 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.24%) VisionPLUS
8 1 (0.12%) Maximo
8 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.12%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.12%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 152 (18.16%) Azure
2 66 (7.89%) Azure DevOps
3 43 (5.14%) AWS
4 38 (4.54%) Azure Monitor
5 34 (4.06%) Entra ID
6 28 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (3.35%) Power Platform
7 27 (3.23%) SaaS
8 20 (2.39%) Azure Storage
8 20 (2.39%) Serverless
9 18 (2.15%) GitHub
10 16 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
11 15 (1.79%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 14 (1.67%) Azure Functions
13 13 (1.55%) IaaS
14 12 (1.43%) OpenShift
14 12 (1.43%) SAP Commerce Cloud
15 9 (1.08%) PaaS
16 8 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
17 7 (0.84%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 42 (5.02%) DNS
2 37 (4.42%) DHCP
3 30 (3.58%) Firewall
4 19 (2.27%) SNMP
5 17 (2.03%) Software-Defined Radio
5 17 (2.03%) TCP/IP
6 15 (1.79%) LAN
7 14 (1.67%) Radio Access Network
8 11 (1.31%) BGP
8 11 (1.31%) SAN
9 9 (1.08%) VPN
10 8 (0.96%) MPLS
10 8 (0.96%) Network Security
11 7 (0.84%) WAN
12 6 (0.72%) Ethernet VPN
13 5 (0.60%) Software-Defined Networking
13 5 (0.60%) VSAN
14 4 (0.48%) Cisco IOS
14 4 (0.48%) HTTP
15 3 (0.36%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (5.85%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (4.06%) SQL Server
3 27 (3.23%) NoSQL
4 19 (2.27%) Relational Database
5 18 (2.15%) MongoDB
5 18 (2.15%) MySQL
6 17 (2.03%) Power BI
7 13 (1.55%) Tableau
8 11 (1.31%) Couchbase
9 8 (0.96%) Big Data
9 8 (0.96%) RDBMS
10 7 (0.84%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (0.72%) Apache Cassandra
11 6 (0.72%) Qlik Sense
12 5 (0.60%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.60%) DB2
12 5 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
13 4 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.48%) GIS
13 4 (0.48%) IDMS
Development Applications
1 123 (14.70%) JIRA
2 85 (10.16%) Git
3 44 (5.26%) Robot Framework
4 31 (3.70%) GitLab
5 29 (3.46%) TestRail
6 27 (3.23%) Bitbucket
7 24 (2.87%) Jenkins
8 19 (2.27%) Selenium
9 18 (2.15%) Eclipse
10 17 (2.03%) GoogleTest
11 16 (1.91%) Sonatype Nexus
12 15 (1.79%) MSI
13 8 (0.96%) JMeter
13 8 (0.96%) Oracle Forms
14 5 (0.60%) Cucumber
14 5 (0.60%) Maven
15 4 (0.48%) Artifactory
15 4 (0.48%) ClearCase
15 4 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
15 4 (0.48%) Subversion
General
1 191 (22.82%) Social Skills
2 114 (13.62%) Analytical Skills
3 97 (11.59%) Finance
4 54 (6.45%) Public Sector
5 34 (4.06%) Telecoms
6 22 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
6 22 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (2.39%) Automotive
7 20 (2.39%) Manufacturing
7 20 (2.39%) Marketing
8 19 (2.27%) Retail
9 16 (1.91%) Aerospace
9 16 (1.91%) Military
10 15 (1.79%) Legal
11 14 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.43%) Banking
13 11 (1.31%) Electronics
14 10 (1.19%) Billing
15 7 (0.84%) German Language
15 7 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 131 (15.65%) Developer
2 120 (14.34%) Architect
3 97 (11.59%) Analyst
4 90 (10.75%) Project Manager
5 88 (10.51%) Senior
6 50 (5.97%) Lead
7 45 (5.38%) Software Engineer
8 34 (4.06%) Test Analyst
9 29 (3.46%) Infrastructure Architect
10 28 (3.35%) Full Stack Developer
10 28 (3.35%) Network Architect
11 27 (3.23%) Business Analyst
11 27 (3.23%) Consultant
12 24 (2.87%) Senior Manager
13 22 (2.63%) Test Engineer
14 20 (2.39%) Active Directory Support
14 20 (2.39%) C++ Software Engineer
14 20 (2.39%) Senior Project Manager
14 20 (2.39%) Solutions Architect
15 18 (2.15%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.50%) CSS
1 46 (5.50%) HTML
2 35 (4.18%) .NET
3 31 (3.70%) REST
4 30 (3.58%) React
5 27 (3.23%) Kafka
6 23 (2.75%) AngularJS
7 21 (2.51%) ARM Templates
8 18 (2.15%) XML
9 15 (1.79%) RESTful
10 14 (1.67%) SOAP
10 14 (1.67%) Spring
11 13 (1.55%) JSON
11 13 (1.55%) Node.js
12 11 (1.31%) .NET Framework
12 11 (1.31%) ASP.NET
12 11 (1.31%) Spring Boot
12 11 (1.31%) Web Services
13 10 (1.19%) ASP.NET MVC
13 10 (1.19%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 60 (7.17%) Product Ownership
2 56 (6.69%) PKI
3 24 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.15%) Client/Server
5 14 (1.67%) Management Information System
5 14 (1.67%) Robotics
6 13 (1.55%) Cloud Native
7 12 (1.43%) Data Centre
7 12 (1.43%) Mobile App
8 11 (1.31%) Distributed Systems
8 11 (1.31%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.31%) Public Cloud
9 10 (1.19%) Linux Command Line
10 9 (1.08%) CCTV
10 9 (1.08%) Life Science
10 9 (1.08%) PMI
11 7 (0.84%) Data Structures
11 7 (0.84%) Virtual Team
12 6 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 128 (15.29%) Linux
2 124 (14.81%) Windows
3 69 (8.24%) Windows Server
4 36 (4.30%) Windows Server 2019
5 23 (2.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 20 (2.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 11 (1.31%) Debian
7 11 (1.31%) Unix
8 9 (1.08%) Ubuntu
8 9 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (0.96%) VMS
10 4 (0.48%) Android
10 4 (0.48%) Embedded Linux
10 4 (0.48%) zOS
11 1 (0.12%) VxWorks
11 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (21.62%) Scrum
2 179 (21.39%) DevOps
3 122 (14.58%) Test Automation
4 111 (13.26%) Project Management
5 97 (11.59%) Software Engineering
6 90 (10.75%) CI/CD
7 89 (10.63%) Problem-Solving
8 80 (9.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 78 (9.32%) ITIL
10 75 (8.96%) Stakeholder Management
11 73 (8.72%) Waterfall
12 65 (7.77%) Analytics
13 56 (6.69%) Project Delivery
14 51 (6.09%) Kanban
15 50 (5.97%) Prototyping
16 49 (5.85%) Scaled Agile Framework
17 48 (5.73%) Migration
18 47 (5.62%) SDLC
19 46 (5.50%) Infrastructure as Code
20 42 (5.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 132 (15.77%) Python
2 90 (10.75%) PowerShell
3 80 (9.56%) SQL
4 71 (8.48%) JavaScript
5 68 (8.12%) Java
6 61 (7.29%) C#
7 59 (7.05%) C++
8 40 (4.78%) VBScript
9 29 (3.46%) C
10 24 (2.87%) VB
11 23 (2.75%) Bicep
12 18 (2.15%) Bash
13 12 (1.43%) Go
14 11 (1.31%) PHP
14 11 (1.31%) R
14 11 (1.31%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.60%) COBOL
15 5 (0.60%) Kotlin
15 5 (0.60%) Ruby
16 4 (0.48%) CLIST
Qualifications
1 313 (37.40%) Security Cleared
2 153 (18.28%) DV Cleared
3 141 (16.85%) SC Cleared
4 102 (12.19%) Degree
5 34 (4.06%) ISTQB
6 23 (2.75%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 21 (2.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 21 (2.51%) PMI Certification
8 18 (2.15%) PMP
9 17 (2.03%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 16 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.08%) MCSA
11 9 (1.08%) MCSE
11 9 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (0.96%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 8 (0.96%) VCAP
13 5 (0.60%) CIPD
14 4 (0.48%) CSPO
14 4 (0.48%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (5.14%) QA
2 27 (3.23%) PMO
3 14 (1.67%) SLA
4 13 (1.55%) ISO 9001
5 8 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.84%) RMADS
7 6 (0.72%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.48%) HL7
8 4 (0.48%) PMBOK
9 3 (0.36%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 2 (0.24%) COBIT
10 2 (0.24%) GDPR
11 1 (0.12%) GxP
11 1 (0.12%) IEC 61508
11 1 (0.12%) MISRA
11 1 (0.12%) MISRA C
11 1 (0.12%) NIST
11 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 74 (8.84%) Active Directory
2 60 (7.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (3.23%) Docker
4 26 (3.11%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (2.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 18 (2.15%) vSphere
7 16 (1.91%) Firmware
8 11 (1.31%) VMware NSX
9 6 (0.72%) VirtualBox
10 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
11 1 (0.12%) HDFS
11 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.12%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 66 (7.89%) Kubernetes
2 40 (4.78%) Ansible
3 35 (4.18%) Terraform
4 24 (2.87%) SCCM
4 24 (2.87%) SCOM
5 22 (2.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 22 (2.63%) WSUS
6 20 (2.39%) Microsoft Intune
7 17 (2.03%) WMI
8 12 (1.43%) vRealize
9 9 (1.08%) Kibana
10 8 (0.96%) Grafana
10 8 (0.96%) Prometheus
11 7 (0.84%) Argo
11 7 (0.84%) Istio
12 6 (0.72%) Packer
13 5 (0.60%) vRealize Orchestrator
14 4 (0.48%) HP ALM
14 4 (0.48%) Rancher
15 3 (0.36%) MOM
Vendors
1 137 (16.37%) Microsoft
2 82 (9.80%) VMware
3 51 (6.09%) SAP
4 47 (5.62%) Oracle
5 22 (2.63%) Atlassian
6 21 (2.51%) Google
6 21 (2.51%) Juniper
7 17 (2.03%) Red Hat
8 15 (1.79%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.67%) Adobe
10 10 (1.19%) Cisco
11 9 (1.08%) Salesforce
12 8 (0.96%) IBM
13 6 (0.72%) HP
13 6 (0.72%) SolarWinds
14 5 (0.60%) Arqiva
14 5 (0.60%) Veritas
14 5 (0.60%) Virgin Media
15 4 (0.48%) Micro Focus
15 4 (0.48%) Palo Alto