Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Essex > Chelmsford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chelmsford requiring SDLC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SDLC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford | - | - | 8.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 8.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Essex median daily rate | - | - | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -44.44% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Chelmsford
SDLC 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 Chelmsford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford | 57.14% | 70.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £226 | £489 | £105 |
| 25th Percentile | £228 | £528 | £107 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £230 | £588 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -60.85% | +67.86% | +118.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £309 | £647 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £356 | £664 | £550 |
| Essex median daily rate | £425 | £315 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.92% | -30.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.35 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £20.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Essex median hourly rate | £18.87 | £20.00 | £43.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.65% | -54.45% | +75.62% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing SDLC.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing SDLC.
