Software Engineer/Developer
East of England > Essex
The median Software Engineer/Developer daily rate in Essex is £505, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 3 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | - | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +12 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | 1.97% | - | 3.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.11% | - | 3.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | - | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £505 | - | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £80.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | - | - | £80.00 |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title | 237 | 83 | 210 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.31% | 95.40% | 94.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 37 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £214 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £346 | £315 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £400 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -11.11% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £504 | £475 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £493 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 64 | 19 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.99 | £13.25 | £12.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.11 | £14.05 | £16.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.60 | £30.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.33% | -45.45% | +23.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £46.60 | £79.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.70 | £136.00 | £80.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £32.00 | £42.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.71% | -1.16% | -1.44% |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer/Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Developer/Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer/Software Engineer job vacancies in Essex.
Developer/Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer/Software Engineer job vacancies in Essex.
Developer/Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 3 June 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | - | 4 | £553 | - | 2 |
| Brentwood | - | 1 | £600 | - | |
| Developer/Software Engineer East of England |
|||||
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 3 June 2026, Developer/Software 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 Essex region featuring Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
|
|
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||