Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Darlington

Software Engineer
Durham > Darlington

As of 24 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Engineer daily rate in Darlington.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Darlington 3.57% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Durham median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Darlington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Darlington. 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 Darlington with a recognized job title 25 4 4
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.29% 80.00% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 3 2
10th Percentile - £348 -
25th Percentile £325 £435 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £580 £275
Median % change year-on-year -39.66% +110.91% -34.52%
75th Percentile £375 £628 £288
90th Percentile - £656 -
Durham median daily rate £350 £345 £388
% change year-on-year +1.45% -10.97% -3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £40.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 - £43.00
75th Percentile £36.88 - £46.00
90th Percentile £38.00 - -
Durham median hourly rate £70.00 - £10.42

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Darlington

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 Darlington.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Darlington

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Darlington

For the 6 months to 24 July 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 Darlington region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Darlington 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Django
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python