Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Argyll and Bute

Software Engineer
Scotland > Argyll and Bute

The median Software Engineer daily rate in Argyll and Bute is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Argyll and Bute 100.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £638 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £713 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £525 £500 £357
% change year-on-year +5.00% +40.15% -22.02%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Argyll and Bute

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Argyll and Bute. 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 Argyll and Bute with a recognized job title 1 8 2
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 72.73% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 1
10th Percentile - £178 -
25th Percentile £638 £191 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £194 £200
Median % change year-on-year +248.84% -3.25% -
75th Percentile £713 £331 -
90th Percentile - £400 -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £32.14
Scotland median hourly rate £21.20 £22.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year -3.64% -46.26% +92.57%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Argyll and Bute

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Argyll and Bute

Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Argyll and Bute

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Argyll and Bute region over the 6 months to 20 March 2026. 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
Helensburgh - 1 £675 - 1
Software Engineer
Scotland

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Argyll and Bute

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Argyll and Bute region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Argyll and Bute by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared