Software Engineering
West Yorkshire > Halifax
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Halifax requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Halifax | - | - | 22.58% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 25.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £675 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +38.10% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -6.82% | +4.76% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Halifax
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 Halifax.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Halifax | 63.64% | 100.00% | 87.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | - | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | £459 | £475 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | +1.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £525 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | - | £738 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.82 | - | £14.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £12.30 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +81.02% | -20.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.71 | - | £16.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £21.30 | £27.50 | £17.64 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.55% | +55.90% | -21.60% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Halifax
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Halifax.
Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in Halifax
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Halifax citing Software Engineering.
