Senior Software Developer Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Senior Software Developer
Devon > Exeter

As of 21 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Software Developer daily rate in Exeter.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 0.45% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Devon median daily rate £450 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 210 65 115
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.17% 90.28% 99.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 23 84
10th Percentile £231 £210 £147
25th Percentile £387 £305 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £350 £470
Median % change year-on-year +46.69% -25.45% -9.71%
75th Percentile £619 £520 £600
90th Percentile £697 £549 £670
Devon median daily rate £500 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +25.00% -11.11% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 10
10th Percentile - - £13.86
25th Percentile - £22.76 £16.30
Median hourly rate £15.00 £22.84 £28.76
Median % change year-on-year -34.33% -20.58% +59.76%
75th Percentile - £22.92 £30.25
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £18.92 £28.32 £55.00
% change year-on-year -33.21% -48.51% +4.76%

Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Software Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

Senior Software Developer job vacancy trend in Exeter

Senior Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in Exeter.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Software Developer job vacancies in Exeter

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, Senior Software Developer 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 Exeter region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) AWS CDK
1 1 (100.00%) AWS CloudFormation
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) QGIS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Serverless
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) AWS CloudFormation
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (100.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (100.00%) QGIS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) AWS CDK
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared