Developer Contracts in Southampton

Developer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Developer daily rate in Southampton is £175 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 18 11 4
Rank change year-on-year -7 -7 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 7 15 54
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton 4.14% 9.80% 16.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.96% 10.56% 17.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 12 28
10th Percentile - £301 £232
25th Percentile £163 £313 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -61.11% - +28.57%
75th Percentile £423 £478 £500
90th Percentile £492 £499 £527
Hampshire median daily rate £475 £523 £475
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72.50 - -
Median hourly rate £75.00 - £55.00
75th Percentile £77.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £77.50 £72.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +6.90% +31.82% +10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 141 142 309
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.43% 92.81% 96.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 99 209
10th Percentile £200 £240 £185
25th Percentile £350 £338 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £650 £593 £545
90th Percentile £713 £666 £721
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +11.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 10 10
10th Percentile £15.73 £16.00 £15.51
25th Percentile £62.50 £17.31 £16.29
Median hourly rate £70.00 £23.79 £17.57
Median % change year-on-year +194.24% +35.40% +27.32%
75th Percentile £80.00 £33.27 £22.56
90th Percentile - £45.03 £34.38
Hampshire median hourly rate £57.35 £52.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year +9.24% +138.64% -22.81%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Southampton

Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Daily rate trend for Developer in Southampton

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Southampton over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in Southampton

Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Hourly rate trend for Developer in Southampton

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

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, 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 Southampton region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 3 (42.86%) Shopify
2 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
3 1 (14.29%) .NET
3 1 (14.29%) Windows
3 1 (14.29%) Linux
3 1 (14.29%) UML
3 1 (14.29%) OO
3 1 (14.29%) Python
3 1 (14.29%) CRM
3 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 1 (14.29%) OOD
3 1 (14.29%) Assembly Language
3 1 (14.29%) VxWorks
3 1 (14.29%) MATLAB
3 1 (14.29%) Simulink
3 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
3 1 (14.29%) Agile
3 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) MagicDraw
3 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (14.29%) Requirements Management
3 1 (14.29%) JIRA
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Git
3 1 (14.29%) Test Automation
3 1 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) Confluence
3 1 (14.29%) IEC 61508

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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 (14.29%) Confluence
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Shopify
2 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
1 1 (14.29%) PowerApps
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Bitbucket
1 1 (14.29%) Git
1 1 (14.29%) GitLab
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
1 1 (14.29%) MagicDraw
1 1 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (14.29%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
1 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) .NET
1 1 (14.29%) Node.js
1 1 (14.29%) React
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Linux
1 1 (14.29%) VxWorks
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Agile
1 1 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (14.29%) CRM
1 1 (14.29%) DevOps
1 1 (14.29%) Full Stack Development
1 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
1 1 (14.29%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 1 (14.29%) OO
1 1 (14.29%) OOD
1 1 (14.29%) Requirements Management
1 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
1 1 (14.29%) Test Automation
1 1 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (14.29%) UML
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
2 1 (14.29%) Assembly Language
2 1 (14.29%) C
2 1 (14.29%) C++
2 1 (14.29%) MATLAB
2 1 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) IEC 61508
1 1 (14.29%) MISRA
1 1 (14.29%) MISRA C