The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bath requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Bath.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
52
48
53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bath
92.86%
85.71%
81.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
41
36
48
10th Percentile
£265
£313
£161
25th Percentile
£413
£405
£248
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£431
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
+10.14%
-3.09%
75th Percentile
£675
£525
£475
90th Percentile
-
£588
£538
Somerset median daily rate
£575
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
+15.00%
-
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
0
Median hourly rate
-
£12.50
-
Somerset median hourly rate
£18.51
£25.00
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-25.96%
-50.00%
+0.50%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Bath
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bath.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bath
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Bath.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bath
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Bath.
Software Engineering Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bath
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned 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 Bath region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bath 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:
