Programmer Contracts in the Thames Valley

Programmer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Programmer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £511 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 142 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programmer 6 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.23% 0.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.15% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile - £531 -
25th Percentile £506 £550 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £588 -
Median % change year-on-year -13.02% - -
75th Percentile £517 £597 -
90th Percentile - £599 -
South East median daily rate £511 £459 £500
% change year-on-year +11.45% -8.30% +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72.50 - -
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
75th Percentile £77.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £75.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,451 2,669 3,307
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 94.54% 95.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,412 1,849 2,251
10th Percentile £205 £304 £200
25th Percentile £363 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £493
% change year-on-year - +1.42% +9.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 185 77 98
10th Percentile £15.63 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.00 £13.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £48.40 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.02% +176.57% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.50 £66.21 £23.25
90th Percentile £85.49 £79.19 £55.71
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £47.79 £20.00
% change year-on-year -0.61% +138.95% -19.19%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in the Thames Valley

Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programmer in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Programmer in the Thames Valley

Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Programmer in the Thames Valley

Programmer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Buckinghamshire - 5 £511 -
Berkshire -12 1 - -
Programmer
South East

Programmer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Programmer 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 Thames Valley region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (83.33%) Linux
2 5 (83.33%) Debian
2 5 (83.33%) Red Hat
2 5 (83.33%) Ubuntu
3 3 (50.00%) Agile
3 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) Data Engineering
3 3 (50.00%) Prototyping
3 3 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
3 3 (50.00%) VMware
3 3 (50.00%) ITIL
3 3 (50.00%) Data Modelling
3 3 (50.00%) TCP/IP
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (50.00%) SAN
4 1 (16.67%) SAS
4 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
4 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (16.67%) R
4 1 (16.67%) CDISC

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (16.67%) SAS
1 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) SAN
1 3 (50.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Debian
1 5 (83.33%) Linux
1 5 (83.33%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (50.00%) Data Engineering
1 3 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (50.00%) ITIL
1 3 (50.00%) Prototyping
1 3 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (16.67%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) CDISC
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Red Hat
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) VMware