Software Optimisation Contracts in England

Software Optimisation
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Software Optimisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Optimisation over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 549 630
Rank change year-on-year - +81 +149
Contract jobs citing Software Optimisation 0 4 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England - 0.011% 0.008%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.013% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £533
25th Percentile - - £544
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £575
Median % change year-on-year - - +180.49%
75th Percentile - - £625
90th Percentile - - £648
UK median daily rate - - £575
% change year-on-year - - +180.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £65.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £65.00 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Software Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 23,546 31,936 42,525
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.13% 85.56% 89.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,157 20,719 29,767
10th Percentile £300 £305 £325
25th Percentile £406 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £505 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.86% -4.55% +1.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,176 2,324 1,553
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.79 £11.87
25th Percentile £17.87 £16.06 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.02% +1.65% +44.23%
75th Percentile £55.00 £61.60 £64.63
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.14 £75.82
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +4.17% +38.46%

Software Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Optimisation in England

Software Optimisation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Software Optimisation in England

Software Optimisation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Software Optimisation in England