Software Developer Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Software Developer
England > East of England

The median Software Developer daily rate in the East of England is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 94 75
Rank change year-on-year 0 -19 +35
Contract Software Developer jobs 33 6 11
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 1.38% 0.42% 0.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 0.49% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 2 2
10th Percentile £505 £574 £458
25th Percentile - £595 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £635 £481
Median % change year-on-year -5.51% +31.95% -19.79%
75th Percentile - £670 £511
90th Percentile - £688 £519
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £43.30 -
England median hourly rate £55.00 £63.50 £61.43
% change year-on-year -13.39% +3.37% +1.10%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the East of England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
6 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the East of England matching a recognised job title 2,139 1,232 1,169
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 89.69% 86.21% 89.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 786 553 498
10th Percentile £190 £185 £220
25th Percentile £350 £358 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £575
90th Percentile £713 £688 £640
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 670 300 202
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.79 £15.14
25th Percentile £20.46 £16.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £30.05 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.69% -36.73% +10.08%
75th Percentile £71.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +63.02% -37.63% -12.11%

Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Software Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Software Developer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Software Developer Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in the East of England

Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Developer job vacancies in the East of England

Software Developer Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Software Developer jobs within the East of England region over the 6 months to 6 November 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Essex -2 17 £600 -14.29% 9
Suffolk - 9 - - 3
Cambridgeshire +6 7 - - 3
Software Developer
England

Software Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, Software Developer contract job ads cited 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 Software Developer job ads across the East of England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Software Engineering100.0%33
2Java78.8%26
3DevOps51.5%17
4Problem-Solving45.5%15
5Agile42.4%14
5CI/CD42.4%14
7GCP36.4%12
8Firewall33.3%11
8Identity Access Management33.3%11
8Identity Management33.3%11
8Load Balancing33.3%11
8Relational Database33.3%11
8VPN33.3%11
8Web Development33.3%11
15Open Source21.2%7
16Azure15.2%5
17Azure DevOps12.1%4
17Computer Science12.1%4
17Degree12.1%4
20C9.1%3
20C++9.1%3
20Clojure9.1%3
20Containerisation9.1%3
20Embedded Firmware9.1%3
20Firmware9.1%3
20Git9.1%3
20Integration Testing9.1%3
20Master's Degree9.1%3
20Migration9.1%3
20RS-2329.1%3

Software Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Developer/Software Engineer72.7%24
2Java Software Developer57.6%19
3Backend Developer51.5%17
3IAM Developer51.5%17
3Java Software Engineer51.5%17
6Voice Engineer21.2%7
7Security Engineer12.1%4
8Clojure Developer9.1%3
8Embedded Software Developer9.1%3
8Firmware Developer9.1%3
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