Software Developer Contracts in Devon

Software Developer
South West > Devon

The median Software Developer daily rate in Devon is £749 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 29 34
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer 5 4 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 1.90% 2.09% 2.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.97% 2.35% 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 5
10th Percentile £748 - -
25th Percentile £748 - £570
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £749 £600 £589
Median % change year-on-year +24.83% +1.87% -10.08%
75th Percentile £749 - £590
90th Percentile £750 - -
South West median daily rate £488 £600 £531
% change year-on-year -18.75% +12.94% +6.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Devon

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 254 170 229
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.58% 89.01% 95.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 174 137 170
10th Percentile £150 £131 £162
25th Percentile £311 £300 £287
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £408
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +10.29% -21.39%
75th Percentile £509 £550 £590
90th Percentile £600 £668 £668
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 7 9
10th Percentile £10.42 £40.20 £15.17
25th Percentile £23.63 £55.00 £17.17
Median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £20.32
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +195.28% -8.16%
75th Percentile £68.13 £67.50 £39.16
90th Percentile £70.25 £76.00 £48.75
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £64.57 £47.25
% change year-on-year -14.82% +36.66% +11.18%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Devon

Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Devon.

Daily rate trend for Software Developer in Devon

Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Devon.

Hourly rate trend for Software Developer in Devon

Software Developer
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Devon region over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Plymouth - 5 £749 -
Software Developer
South West

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Software Developer contract job roles required 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 Devon region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) HTML
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Python
1 5 (100.00%) REST
1 5 (100.00%) Web Application Development
1 5 (100.00%) Flask
1 5 (100.00%) API Development
1 5 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 4 (80.00%) Prototyping
2 4 (80.00%) User Stories
2 4 (80.00%) CSS
3 2 (40.00%) Java
3 2 (40.00%) Web Development
3 2 (40.00%) Secure Coding
3 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (40.00%) Clean Code
4 1 (20.00%) Data Science
4 1 (20.00%) Community of Practice
4 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Product Management

Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) Flask
1 5 (100.00%) HTML
1 5 (100.00%) REST
2 4 (80.00%) CSS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) API Development
1 5 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 5 (100.00%) Web Application Development
2 4 (80.00%) Prototyping
2 4 (80.00%) User Stories
3 2 (40.00%) Clean Code
3 2 (40.00%) Secure Coding
3 2 (40.00%) Web Development
4 1 (20.00%) Community of Practice
4 1 (20.00%) Data Science
4 1 (20.00%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Python
2 2 (40.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared