Software Engineering
Devon > Exeter
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Exeter requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 22 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -2 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Exeter | 7.59% | 4.55% | 7.38% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 9.52% | 5.00% | 7.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £463 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -25.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £600 |
| Devon median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | -25.82% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Exeter
Software Engineering 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 | 63 | 100 | 116 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter | 79.75% | 90.91% | 95.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 75 | 104 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £143 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £307 | £366 | £465 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £525 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | -8.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £653 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £685 | £723 |
| Devon median daily rate | £400 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.58% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -57.14% |
| Devon median hourly rate | £25.15 | £65.00 | £34.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.31% | +89.64% | -18.39% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Exeter.
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Daily Rate Trend in Exeter
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Software Engineering.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Software Engineering.
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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: