Software Safety Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Software Safety Engineer
UK > England

As of 16 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Safety Engineer daily rate in England.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 542 - 560
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Safety Engineer 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% - 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £725
75th Percentile - - £738
90th Percentile - - £745
UK median daily rate - - £725
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56.25
Median hourly rate - - £62.50
75th Percentile - - £68.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £62.50
% change year-on-year - - +15.74%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 28,580 26,974 34,934
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 92.91% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,273 16,797 23,997
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,755 871 1,356
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.63 £15.33
25th Percentile £18.20 £21.25 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.30 £36.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.94% -20.00% +38.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.30 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.03% -24.44% +50.00%

Software Safety Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Safety Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Software Safety Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Software Safety Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Safety Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Safety Engineer job vacancies in England

Software Safety Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Safety Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Safety Engineer job vacancies in England

Software Safety Engineer
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 Software Safety Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 December 2025. 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
East of England - 1 - -
Software Safety Engineer
UK

Software Safety Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Software Safety Engineer contract job roles required 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 job ads across the England region featuring Software Safety Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Software Safety Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens