Software Developer
South East > Hampshire
The median Software Developer daily rate in Hampshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 66 | 86 | 62 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | -24 | +29 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 3 | 9 | 37 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire | 0.40% | 0.56% | 2.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.62% | 2.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £399 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £400 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £413 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -5.71% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £467 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £643 | £606 |
| South East median daily rate | £575 | £413 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.39% | -8.33% | -2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £46.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | £58.59 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £81.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £55.00 | £56.95 | £61.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.43% | -7.84% | +22.12% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Hampshire with a recognized job title | 712 | 1,451 | 1,323 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.44% | 90.12% | 94.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 519 | 824 | 865 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £363 | £232 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £575 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.52% | +9.52% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £675 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £661 | £738 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 173 | 106 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.03 | £13.40 | £18.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.66 | £33.75 | £22.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.35 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.10% | +9.24% | +141.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.25 | £62.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £76.86 | £75.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £47.50 | £48.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -1.86% | +130.48% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Hampshire.
Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Hampshire.
Software Developer
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 Software Developer 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 |
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| Portsmouth | +14 | 3 | £525 | +29.23% | 6 |
| Software Developer South East |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Developer contract job roles required 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 Hampshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer Skill Set
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: