Software Engineer Contracts in Docklands, London

Software Engineer
East London > Docklands, London

The median Software Engineer daily rate in Docklands, London is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 10 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Docklands, London 28.57% 4.55% -
As % of the Job Titles category 40.00% 5.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £875 £606 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £613 -
Median % change year-on-year +46.94% - -
75th Percentile £925 £619 -
90th Percentile - - -
East London median daily rate £900 £610 £613
% change year-on-year +47.54% -0.41% +5.60%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Docklands, London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Docklands, London. 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 Docklands, London with a recognized job title 5 20 26
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 71.43% 90.91% 89.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 18 24
10th Percentile £369 £420 £429
25th Percentile £453 £434 £590
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £500 £735
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% -31.97% +63.33%
75th Percentile £925 £618 £750
90th Percentile - £718 -
East London median daily rate £540 £537 £534
% change year-on-year +0.56% +0.56% -7.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £22.50 -
East London median hourly rate £30.30 £22.25 £27.47
% change year-on-year +36.18% -18.99% +27.49%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Docklands, London

Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Docklands, London.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Docklands, London

Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Docklands, London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Docklands, London.

Daily rate trend for Software Engineer in Docklands, London

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Docklands, London

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Software Engineer 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 Docklands, London region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 2 (100.00%) Front Office
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 2 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 2 (100.00%) FX Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Docklands, London 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 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Front Office
1 2 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) FX Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 2 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree