The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucester with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 9 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
20
23
20
Rank change year-on-year
+3
-3
-7
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering
2
15
9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucester
Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
65
134
127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester
87.84%
95.04%
84.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
52
101
82
10th Percentile
£400
£275
£151
25th Percentile
£459
£400
£218
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£563
£500
£463
Median % change year-on-year
+12.50%
+8.11%
+2.78%
75th Percentile
£628
£600
£550
90th Percentile
£706
£675
£654
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£550
£550
£513
% change year-on-year
-
+7.32%
+7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
4
0
10th Percentile
£17.69
£45.28
-
25th Percentile
£17.97
£66.31
-
Median hourly rate
£20.00
£78.00
-
Median % change year-on-year
-74.36%
-
-
75th Percentile
£21.00
£81.00
-
90th Percentile
-
£86.40
-
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
£40.00
£71.50
£32.40
% change year-on-year
-44.06%
+120.68%
-35.20%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Gloucester.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Gloucester.
Software Engineering Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Gloucester region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester 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:
