Software Developer Contract Job Trends in Basildon

Software Developer
Essex > Basildon

The median Software Developer daily rate in Basildon is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer 8 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Basildon 11.27% - 4.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.94% - 4.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £505 - -
25th Percentile £576 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £600 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £80.00
Essex median hourly rate - - £80.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basildon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basildon. 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 Basildon with a recognized job title 67 25 47
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.37% 100.00% 95.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 13 8
10th Percentile £353 £365 £265
25th Percentile £383 £400 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% +12.50% -22.18%
75th Percentile £593 £488 £413
90th Percentile £600 £488 £491
Essex median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 5 26
10th Percentile £14.63 £41.90 £29.09
25th Percentile £28.25 £50.00 £54.75
Median hourly rate £55.25 £71.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.18% -5.33% +83.65%
75th Percentile £73.00 £75.00 £80.00
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median hourly rate £17.73 £31.33 £59.50
% change year-on-year -43.42% -47.35% +36.37%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basildon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basildon.

Software Developer job vacancy trend in Basildon

Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Basildon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Basildon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Basildon

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Basildon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Basildon.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in Basildon

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon

For the 6 months to 18 August 2026, Software Developer 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 Basildon region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) Java
3 4 (50.00%) Agile
3 4 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 4 (50.00%) DevOps
3 4 (50.00%) Firewall
3 4 (50.00%) Identity Management
3 4 (50.00%) Load Balancing
3 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (50.00%) VPN
4 3 (37.50%) GCP
4 3 (37.50%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (37.50%) Relational Database
4 3 (37.50%) Web Development
5 2 (25.00%) JavaScript
5 2 (25.00%) React
6 1 (12.50%) CSS
6 1 (12.50%) HTML

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Firewall
1 4 (50.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) Relational Database
General
1 8 (100.00%) Banking
1 8 (100.00%) Finance
1 8 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) React
2 1 (12.50%) CSS
2 1 (12.50%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (50.00%) Agile
2 4 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 4 (50.00%) DevOps
2 4 (50.00%) Identity Management
2 4 (50.00%) Load Balancing
2 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (37.50%) Identity Access Management
3 3 (37.50%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Java
2 2 (25.00%) JavaScript