Agile Contracts in Hampshire

Agile Software Development
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire requiring Agile skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Agile 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 4 5 4
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 -2
Contract jobs citing Agile 171 274 305
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 22.92% 17.02% 21.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.48% 20.33% 24.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 160 207
10th Percentile £400 £394 £412
25th Percentile £464 £472 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £555 £562
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% -1.25% +12.40%
75th Percentile £618 £644 £638
90th Percentile £654 £700 £705
South East median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 18 24
10th Percentile £50.21 £60.00 £55.38
25th Percentile £55.19 £60.63 £58.13
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -7.14% +40.00%
75th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £75.00
90th Percentile - £81.34 -
South East median hourly rate £60.50 £58.30 £55.00
% change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

Agile 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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 671 1,348 1,247
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 89.95% 83.73% 88.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 484 715 797
10th Percentile £325 £388 £240
25th Percentile £450 £456 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £581 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% +10.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £618 £675 £625
90th Percentile £675 £738 £696
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 162 104
10th Percentile £20.10 £13.05 £18.25
25th Percentile £29.38 £25.52 £22.85
Median hourly rate £57.63 £57.35 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +8.21% +113.80%
75th Percentile £71.88 £62.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £74.63
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in Hampshire

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in Hampshire.

Daily rate trend for Agile in Hampshire

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in Hampshire

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in Hampshire

Agile
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Agile in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Agile in Hampshire

Agile
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Basingstoke +3 38 £588 -1.67% 80
Portsmouth +1 38 £520 +26.06% 64
Farnborough +14 21 £470 -4.23% 31
Southampton +4 15 £470 -21.67% 80
Winchester +2 9 £498 +99.00% 12
Andover +6 3 £675 +54.29% 4
Fareham -1 3 £455 +21.33%
Havant -7 3 £500 -16.67% 1
Hook +4 1 £500 -13.79% 2
Fleet - 1 £300 - 1
Agile
South East

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (18.71%) Confluence
2 4 (2.34%) Anypoint
2 4 (2.34%) Apache
2 4 (2.34%) CMS
2 4 (2.34%) Drupal
2 4 (2.34%) Mule
2 4 (2.34%) Mule ESB
2 4 (2.34%) WordPress
3 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.58%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.92%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.58%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.17%) SAP IBP
1 2 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.58%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.58%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 28 (16.37%) Azure
2 22 (12.87%) AWS
3 9 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (4.68%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (4.68%) OpenShift
4 8 (4.68%) SaaS
5 4 (2.34%) GitHub
6 3 (1.75%) iPaaS
7 2 (1.17%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (1.17%) GCP
7 2 (1.17%) IaaS
8 1 (0.58%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.58%) npm
8 1 (0.58%) Sumo Logic
Communications & Networking
1 13 (7.60%) Software-Defined Radio
2 10 (5.85%) LAN
3 9 (5.26%) SNMP
4 6 (3.51%) Junos
5 5 (2.92%) Cisco Firepower
5 5 (2.92%) Cisco IOS
5 5 (2.92%) Cisco ISE
6 4 (2.34%) 4G
6 4 (2.34%) 5G
6 4 (2.34%) Internet
6 4 (2.34%) LTE
7 3 (1.75%) 5G NR
7 3 (1.75%) HTTP
7 3 (1.75%) Radio Access Network
8 2 (1.17%) DNS
8 2 (1.17%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.58%) 3GPP
9 1 (0.58%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.02%) MySQL
2 8 (4.68%) SQL Server
3 7 (4.09%) MongoDB
3 7 (4.09%) Relational Database
4 5 (2.92%) Redis
5 4 (2.34%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.75%) Apache Cassandra
6 3 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (1.17%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (1.17%) Metadata
7 2 (1.17%) Oracle BI EE
7 2 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.17%) Tableau
8 1 (0.58%) ObjectStore
8 1 (0.58%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 46 (26.90%) JIRA
2 31 (18.13%) Git
3 19 (11.11%) Bitbucket
4 17 (9.94%) Jenkins
5 15 (8.77%) GoogleTest
5 15 (8.77%) Robot Framework
6 12 (7.02%) Eclipse
7 11 (6.43%) TestRail
8 7 (4.09%) GitLab
9 6 (3.51%) Visual Studio
10 5 (2.92%) SoapUI
10 5 (2.92%) Subversion
11 4 (2.34%) Bitbucket Server
12 3 (1.75%) MSI
13 2 (1.17%) Codeception
14 1 (0.58%) Cucumber
14 1 (0.58%) Postman
14 1 (0.58%) Selenium
14 1 (0.58%) WebDriver
General
1 34 (19.88%) Social Skills
2 25 (14.62%) Finance
3 10 (5.85%) Public Sector
4 7 (4.09%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (3.51%) Manufacturing
6 5 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (2.92%) Legal
7 4 (2.34%) Aerospace
7 4 (2.34%) Aviation
8 3 (1.75%) Retail
8 3 (1.75%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.17%) Automotive
9 2 (1.17%) Billing
9 2 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.58%) Marketing
10 1 (0.58%) Military
10 1 (0.58%) Police
Job Titles
1 28 (16.37%) Developer
2 20 (11.70%) Analyst
2 20 (11.70%) Architect
3 19 (11.11%) Test Engineer
4 14 (8.19%) Senior
4 14 (8.19%) Software Engineer
4 14 (8.19%) Test Analyst
5 11 (6.43%) Network Engineer
6 8 (4.68%) Software Test Engineer
7 7 (4.09%) Embedded Engineer
7 7 (4.09%) ERP Implementation Manager
7 7 (4.09%) ERP Manager
7 7 (4.09%) Implementation Manager
7 7 (4.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 7 (4.09%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (3.51%) Active Directory Architect
8 6 (3.51%) Applications Packager
8 6 (3.51%) Delphi Developer
8 6 (3.51%) DV Cleared Application Packager
8 6 (3.51%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (11.70%) CSS
2 17 (9.94%) HTML
3 15 (8.77%) Web Services
4 13 (7.60%) SOAP
5 9 (5.26%) RESTful
5 9 (5.26%) XML
6 8 (4.68%) React
7 7 (4.09%) REST
8 6 (3.51%) AngularJS
8 6 (3.51%) Kafka
8 6 (3.51%) Laravel
9 5 (2.92%) Node.js
9 5 (2.92%) Phalcon
10 4 (2.34%) Ajax
10 4 (2.34%) CodeIgniter
10 4 (2.34%) jQuery
10 4 (2.34%) JSON
10 4 (2.34%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (2.34%) RAML
10 4 (2.34%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 11 (6.43%) Product Ownership
2 9 (5.26%) Public Cloud
3 7 (4.09%) Algorithms
3 7 (4.09%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (3.51%) Client/Server
4 6 (3.51%) Device Driver
4 6 (3.51%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (3.51%) IoT
5 5 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.34%) Legacy Code
7 3 (1.75%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.75%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.75%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 3 (1.75%) Verilog
7 3 (1.75%) VHDL
8 2 (1.17%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.17%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (1.17%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.17%) Replication
9 1 (0.58%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 45 (26.32%) Linux
2 28 (16.37%) Windows
3 13 (7.60%) Windows Server
4 7 (4.09%) CentOS
4 7 (4.09%) Ubuntu
4 7 (4.09%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (3.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (2.34%) Unix
7 1 (0.58%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.58%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (21.64%) Scrum
2 33 (19.30%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (15.79%) Project Management
3 27 (15.79%) Test Automation
4 26 (15.20%) Software Engineering
5 24 (14.04%) CI/CD
6 21 (12.28%) DevOps
7 19 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (11.11%) Software Testing
8 18 (10.53%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 16 (9.36%) SDLC
10 15 (8.77%) SysML
10 15 (8.77%) UML
11 13 (7.60%) Application Packaging
11 13 (7.60%) Customer Requirements
11 13 (7.60%) PRINCE2
11 13 (7.60%) Test Management
12 12 (7.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 12 (7.02%) Preventative Maintenance
12 12 (7.02%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 30 (17.54%) Python
2 25 (14.62%) PowerShell
3 20 (11.70%) JavaScript
4 17 (9.94%) SQL
5 15 (8.77%) C++
6 13 (7.60%) Java
7 12 (7.02%) PHP
8 8 (4.68%) C#
9 7 (4.09%) PL/SQL
10 6 (3.51%) Delphi
10 6 (3.51%) Embedded C
10 6 (3.51%) TypeScript
10 6 (3.51%) VBScript
11 5 (2.92%) C
11 5 (2.92%) VB
12 4 (2.34%) Bash
12 4 (2.34%) DataWeave
13 3 (1.75%) SystemVerilog
13 3 (1.75%) Tcl
14 2 (1.17%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 97 (56.73%) Security Cleared
2 52 (30.41%) DV Cleared
3 43 (25.15%) SC Cleared
4 14 (8.19%) Degree
5 13 (7.60%) ISTQB
6 11 (6.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 9 (5.26%) PMP
8 3 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.17%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.17%) VCAP
9 2 (1.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.58%) CISSP
10 1 (0.58%) HND
10 1 (0.58%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.58%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.85%) SLA
2 9 (5.26%) QA
3 3 (1.75%) NIST
3 3 (1.75%) PMO
4 2 (1.17%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.58%) GDPR
5 1 (0.58%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 1 (0.58%) JSP 440
5 1 (0.58%) PMBOK
System Software
1 17 (9.94%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (7.60%) Firmware
3 9 (5.26%) vSphere
4 7 (4.09%) Active Directory
5 4 (2.34%) Docker
6 2 (1.17%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.58%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (11.11%) Ansible
2 18 (10.53%) Kubernetes
3 16 (9.36%) Terraform
4 7 (4.09%) Nessus
4 7 (4.09%) vCenter Server
5 5 (2.92%) FortiGate
6 4 (2.34%) CloudHub
7 3 (1.75%) WMI
8 2 (1.17%) vRealize
8 2 (1.17%) vRealize Orchestrator
9 1 (0.58%) Grafana
9 1 (0.58%) NSN NetAct
9 1 (0.58%) Packer
9 1 (0.58%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.58%) Rancher
Vendors
1 27 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 18 (10.53%) VMware
3 16 (9.36%) Atlassian
4 15 (8.77%) Google
5 10 (5.85%) Oracle
5 10 (5.85%) Zend
6 9 (5.26%) Cisco
7 8 (4.68%) Red Hat
8 6 (3.51%) Intel
8 6 (3.51%) Juniper
9 5 (2.92%) Adobe
9 5 (2.92%) Citrix
9 5 (2.92%) F5
10 4 (2.34%) MuleSoft
10 4 (2.34%) SAP
11 3 (1.75%) Xilinx
12 2 (1.17%) Ericsson
12 2 (1.17%) Fujitsu
12 2 (1.17%) Palantir
12 2 (1.17%) Salesforce