SDLC Contracts in England

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for SDLC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SDLC over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 97 74 78
Rank change year-on-year -23 +4 +4
Contract jobs citing SDLC 840 1,602 2,273
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.27% 3.20% 3.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.62% 3.55% 3.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 598 1,076 1,608
10th Percentile £387 £413 £406
25th Percentile £463 £500 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +12.20%
75th Percentile £724 £738 £688
90th Percentile £838 £825 £775
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £563
% change year-on-year -4.17% +6.67% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 48 47
10th Percentile £35.50 £44.35 £31.20
25th Percentile £46.69 £48.29 £36.70
Median hourly rate £48.00 £55.88 £54.78
Median % change year-on-year -14.09% +2.00% -0.40%
75th Percentile £55.31 £65.00 £67.80
90th Percentile £57.50 £66.88 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £48.00 £58.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -17.95% +6.36% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

SDLC is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,086 45,187 64,582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.56% 90.18% 90.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,040 31,727 45,864
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,256 1,594 1,765
10th Percentile £12.96 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.33 £36.77 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -1.19% +51.01% +1.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.69
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%

SDLC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SDLC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SDLC in England

SDLC
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SDLC in England.

Daily rate trend for SDLC in England

SDLC
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDLC in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SDLC in England

SDLC
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SDLC in England.

Hourly rate trend for SDLC in England

SDLC
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SDLC in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SDLC in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC within the England region over the 6 months to 3 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
London -16 549 £600 -7.69% 223
North of England +23 94 £475 -9.52% 102
South East -15 79 £590 +14.84% 83
North West +9 63 £450 -13.25% 60
South West +9 40 £625 +4.17% 58
Midlands -41 28 £573 +13.03% 89
Yorkshire +15 27 £500 -8.26% 32
West Midlands -32 24 £675 +25.46% 51
East of England -2 20 £550 +4.76% 37
North East +13 4 - - 10
East Midlands -2 4 £445 -1.11% 38
SDLC
UK

SDLC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (3.81%) Confluence
2 19 (2.26%) Apache Spark
3 13 (1.55%) Apache
4 12 (1.43%) IIS
4 12 (1.43%) SharePoint
5 9 (1.07%) BizTalk Server
6 7 (0.83%) CMS
7 6 (0.71%) Apache Solr
8 5 (0.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.60%) nginx
9 4 (0.48%) Drupal
9 4 (0.48%) SharePoint 2013
10 3 (0.36%) OpenEdge
10 3 (0.36%) WebLogic
10 3 (0.36%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
11 2 (0.24%) MQSeries
11 2 (0.24%) Mule
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 24 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.71%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.12%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 13 (1.55%) Endur
2 12 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.83%) SAP PM
5 6 (0.71%) Loan IQ
6 3 (0.36%) SAP Hybris
7 2 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle BPM
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.24%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.24%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.24%) SAP R/3
8 1 (0.12%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 194 (23.10%) Azure
2 150 (17.86%) AWS
3 72 (8.57%) Serverless
4 44 (5.24%) Azure DevOps
4 44 (5.24%) GCP
5 41 (4.88%) GitHub
6 34 (4.05%) Azure Data Factory
7 33 (3.93%) SaaS
8 31 (3.69%) Azure Functions
9 30 (3.57%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 27 (3.21%) Power Platform
11 26 (3.10%) Azure Monitor
12 25 (2.98%) PaaS
13 24 (2.86%) AWS Lambda
13 24 (2.86%) Entra ID
14 22 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
15 18 (2.14%) Azure Logic Apps
16 16 (1.90%) AWS CloudFormation
17 14 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
17 14 (1.67%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.07%) DNS
2 8 (0.95%) Firewall
2 8 (0.95%) Internet
2 8 (0.95%) SNA
2 8 (0.95%) VSAN
3 6 (0.71%) TCP/IP
3 6 (0.71%) WAN
4 5 (0.60%) SD-WAN
4 5 (0.60%) SSH
5 4 (0.48%) HTTPS
5 4 (0.48%) IPsec
5 4 (0.48%) SSL
6 3 (0.36%) ATM
6 3 (0.36%) BGP
6 3 (0.36%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (0.36%) IOS XR
6 3 (0.36%) Network Security
7 2 (0.24%) Broadband
7 2 (0.24%) Tactical Data Link
8 1 (0.12%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (9.88%) SQL Server
2 54 (6.43%) NoSQL
3 41 (4.88%) Relational Database
4 34 (4.05%) Data Lake
5 29 (3.45%) Big Data
6 25 (2.98%) MongoDB
7 23 (2.74%) MySQL
7 23 (2.74%) PostgreSQL
8 20 (2.38%) Azure SQL Database
8 20 (2.38%) Oracle Database
8 20 (2.38%) Power BI
9 19 (2.26%) Data Warehouse
10 14 (1.67%) KDB
11 8 (0.95%) Couchbase
12 7 (0.83%) Apache Cassandra
12 7 (0.83%) DB2
12 7 (0.83%) Delta Lake
12 7 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 7 (0.83%) Sybase ASE
12 7 (0.83%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 91 (10.83%) Git
2 87 (10.36%) JIRA
3 75 (8.93%) Jenkins
4 32 (3.81%) GitLab
5 31 (3.69%) Selenium
6 27 (3.21%) Cucumber
7 24 (2.86%) JUnit
8 17 (2.02%) Maven
9 16 (1.90%) Mockito
10 14 (1.67%) TeamCity
11 13 (1.55%) git-flow
11 13 (1.55%) SonarQube
12 12 (1.43%) JMeter
13 11 (1.31%) Cypress.io
14 9 (1.07%) TestRail
15 8 (0.95%) Subversion
16 7 (0.83%) Bitbucket
17 6 (0.71%) Artifactory
17 6 (0.71%) Team Foundation Server
18 5 (0.60%) MLflow
General
1 249 (29.64%) Social Skills
2 238 (28.33%) Finance
3 133 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (13.33%) Banking
5 42 (5.00%) Public Sector
6 36 (4.29%) Investment Banking
6 36 (4.29%) Marketing
7 33 (3.93%) Front Office
8 22 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (2.50%) Aerospace
10 19 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 18 (2.14%) Retail
12 13 (1.55%) Manufacturing
13 11 (1.31%) Telecoms
14 7 (0.83%) Corporate Banking
14 7 (0.83%) Retail Banking
14 7 (0.83%) Tech for Good
15 6 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.71%) Legal
Job Titles
1 241 (28.69%) Developer
2 134 (15.95%) Senior
3 96 (11.43%) Analyst
4 71 (8.45%) Architect
5 64 (7.62%) Software Engineer
6 59 (7.02%) Lead
7 58 (6.90%) Java Developer
8 53 (6.31%) Business Analyst
9 52 (6.19%) Senior Developer
10 51 (6.07%) Full Stack Developer
11 39 (4.64%) Project Manager
12 38 (4.52%) Solutions Architect
13 30 (3.57%) Data Engineer
14 28 (3.33%) Consultant
15 24 (2.86%) Python Developer
16 22 (2.62%) Cloud Architect
16 22 (2.62%) Senior Java Developer
17 21 (2.50%) Azure Developer
17 21 (2.50%) DevOps Engineer
17 21 (2.50%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (11.07%) React
2 83 (9.88%) .NET
3 45 (5.36%) REST
4 44 (5.24%) HTML
5 39 (4.64%) Spring
6 38 (4.52%) CSS
6 38 (4.52%) JSON
6 38 (4.52%) Web Services
7 36 (4.29%) AngularJS
7 36 (4.29%) Spring Boot
8 34 (4.05%) .NET Framework
9 30 (3.57%) Kafka
9 30 (3.57%) XML
10 24 (2.86%) RESTful
11 21 (2.50%) YAML
12 20 (2.38%) .NET Core
12 20 (2.38%) JPA
13 19 (2.26%) ASP.NET
13 19 (2.26%) Hibernate
13 19 (2.26%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 47 (5.60%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.29%) Management Information System
2 36 (4.29%) Mobile App
3 33 (3.93%) Enterprise Software
4 31 (3.69%) Cloud Native
5 30 (3.57%) Distributed Systems
6 23 (2.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 22 (2.62%) Algorithms
8 19 (2.26%) Derivative
8 19 (2.26%) IoT
9 17 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
10 16 (1.90%) Linux Command Line
11 15 (1.79%) Fixed Income
11 15 (1.79%) Public Cloud
12 13 (1.55%) Data Structures
12 13 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
13 12 (1.43%) Credit Derivative
13 12 (1.43%) Video\Live Streaming
14 10 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
14 10 (1.19%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 70 (8.33%) Linux
2 49 (5.83%) Windows
3 27 (3.21%) Unix
4 20 (2.38%) Android
5 10 (1.19%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.60%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.60%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.48%) CentOS
7 4 (0.48%) SafeRTOS
8 2 (0.24%) VMS
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 397 (47.26%) Agile
2 230 (27.38%) DevOps
3 207 (24.64%) CI/CD
4 169 (20.12%) Software Engineering
5 151 (17.98%) Problem-Solving
6 148 (17.62%) Scrum
7 94 (11.19%) Microservices
8 81 (9.64%) Test Automation
9 78 (9.29%) Project Management
10 76 (9.05%) Full Stack Development
11 75 (8.93%) Continuous Improvement
12 69 (8.21%) Stakeholder Management
13 66 (7.86%) Analytics
14 64 (7.62%) Computer Science
15 57 (6.79%) User Acceptance Testing
16 54 (6.43%) Change Management
17 53 (6.31%) Continuous Integration
17 53 (6.31%) Design Patterns
17 53 (6.31%) Migration
18 52 (6.19%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 198 (23.57%) Java
2 179 (21.31%) SQL
3 166 (19.76%) Python
4 110 (13.10%) C#
5 108 (12.86%) JavaScript
6 65 (7.74%) PowerShell
7 48 (5.71%) TypeScript
8 30 (3.57%) C
9 26 (3.10%) C++
10 25 (2.98%) T-SQL
11 24 (2.86%) Go
12 22 (2.62%) PL/SQL
13 20 (2.38%) Shell Script
14 16 (1.90%) Kotlin
15 15 (1.79%) Scala
16 13 (1.55%) Perl
17 11 (1.31%) Bash
18 10 (1.19%) PHP
19 9 (1.07%) VB
20 7 (0.83%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 131 (15.60%) Degree
2 102 (12.14%) Security Cleared
3 76 (9.05%) SC Cleared
4 45 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 38 (4.52%) DV Cleared
6 22 (2.62%) Master's Degree
7 18 (2.14%) AWS Certification
7 18 (2.14%) PMP
8 16 (1.90%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.31%) ISTQB
10 7 (0.83%) CISM
10 7 (0.83%) CISSP
11 5 (0.60%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.48%) CBAP
12 4 (0.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified Developer
13 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 3 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.36%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (9.40%) QA
2 26 (3.10%) NIST
3 17 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.55%) Data Quality
4 13 (1.55%) PCI DSS
5 12 (1.43%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.43%) PMO
6 8 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 7 (0.83%) EMIR
8 6 (0.71%) MiFID
8 6 (0.71%) SEPA
9 4 (0.48%) GDPR
9 4 (0.48%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.48%) IFRS
10 3 (0.36%) Basel III
10 3 (0.36%) HL7
11 2 (0.24%) COBIT
11 2 (0.24%) Dodd-Frank
11 2 (0.24%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.24%) SLA
System Software
1 47 (5.60%) Docker
2 32 (3.81%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.95%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.71%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 1 (0.12%) GridGain
7 1 (0.12%) HDFS
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 78 (9.29%) Kubernetes
2 74 (8.81%) Terraform
3 52 (6.19%) Ansible
4 24 (2.86%) Puppet
5 11 (1.31%) Grafana
6 9 (1.07%) vRealize
7 8 (0.95%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.48%) Kibana
8 4 (0.48%) vRealize Orchestrator
9 3 (0.36%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.36%) Netcool
9 3 (0.36%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.36%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.24%) Argo
10 2 (0.24%) logstash
10 2 (0.24%) SCOM
10 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.12%) Hadoop YARN
11 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
11 1 (0.12%) VxRail
Vendors
1 93 (11.07%) Microsoft
2 72 (8.57%) Oracle
3 38 (4.52%) SAP
4 30 (3.57%) ServiceNow
5 27 (3.21%) Databricks
6 22 (2.62%) Salesforce
7 20 (2.38%) VMware
8 16 (1.90%) Google
9 13 (1.55%) IBM
9 13 (1.55%) MuleSoft
10 11 (1.31%) Bloomberg
11 9 (1.07%) Refinitiv
12 8 (0.95%) Adobe
12 8 (0.95%) OpenLink
12 8 (0.95%) Red Hat
12 8 (0.95%) Solace
12 8 (0.95%) Sybase
13 6 (0.71%) Splunk
13 6 (0.71%) Teradata
13 6 (0.71%) TIBCO