The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucester requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
22
21
23
Rank change year-on-year
-1
+2
-3
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering
1
2
16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucester
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 Gloucester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
76
74
139
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester
83.52%
88.10%
94.56%
Number of daily rates quoted
65
55
109
10th Percentile
£222
£400
£275
25th Percentile
£400
£463
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£550
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
+10.00%
+8.11%
75th Percentile
£623
£631
£588
90th Percentile
£745
£706
£669
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£525
£550
£545
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
+0.92%
+6.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
6
3
10th Percentile
£21.04
£17.82
£40.60
25th Percentile
£21.89
£18.85
£54.63
Median hourly rate
£23.30
£21.00
£78.00
Median % change year-on-year
+10.95%
-73.08%
-
75th Percentile
£24.71
£26.81
-
90th Percentile
£25.56
£31.88
-
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
£67.50
£35.00
£70.00
% change year-on-year
+92.86%
-50.00%
+116.05%
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 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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:
