Software Engineering
Hampshire > Basingstoke
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Basingstoke requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 20 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +20 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke | 0.88% | 5.04% | 2.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.07% | 5.69% | 3.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £565 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £588 | £463 | £515 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £475 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.84% | -10.38% | -11.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £488 | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £640 | £575 | £528 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.30% | +9.00% | -10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41.55 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £47.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £47.50 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | - | +4.17% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Basingstoke
Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Basingstoke.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 281 | 123 | 327 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke | 82.40% | 88.49% | 91.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 102 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £413 | £394 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £475 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £573 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.80% | -8.40% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £618 | £719 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £638 | £825 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -2.22% | +7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.18 | - | £17.82 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27.50 | £27.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.00 | £28.00 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.29% | -41.05% | +126.19% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £28.50 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £17.37 | - | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £20.71 | £40.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.23% | -27.27% | +26.07% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.
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Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Software Engineering.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Software Engineering.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke 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: