Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Devon > Exeter
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Exeter requiring SDLC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SDLC over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | 12 | - | 24 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -1 |
Contract jobs citing SDLC | 5 | 0 | 1 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Exeter | 6.33% | - | 0.93% |
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.20% | - | 0.98% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
10th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | £305 | - | - |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £310 | - | - |
75th Percentile | £315 | - | - |
90th Percentile | £441 | - | - |
Devon median daily rate | £310 | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Exeter
SDLC 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 Exeter.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 61 | 98 | 102 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter | 77.22% | 91.59% | 94.44% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 68 | 88 |
10th Percentile | £305 | £143 | £350 |
25th Percentile | £310 | £325 | £463 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £487 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | -2.50% | - |
75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £674 |
90th Percentile | £588 | £675 | £725 |
Devon median daily rate | £350 | £475 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -26.32% | -5.00% | - |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 8 | 2 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £20.70 |
25th Percentile | - | £13.86 | £24.75 |
Median hourly rate | - | £26.40 | £31.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.21% | -25.00% |
75th Percentile | - | £30.25 | £38.25 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £42.30 |
Devon median hourly rate | £25.15 | £60.00 | £38.75 |
% change year-on-year | -58.08% | +54.84% | -7.74% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter
Job postings citing SDLC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Exeter
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SDLC in Exeter.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Exeter
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDLC in Exeter over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SDLC in Exeter.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter 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: