SDLC Contract Job Trends in the Home Counties

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
South East > Home Counties

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Home Counties requiring SDLC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

All Process & Methodology Skills
Home Counties

SDLC 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 the Home Counties.

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.

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Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Home Counties citing SDLC.

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Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties

For the 6 months to 8 February 2026, contractor job vacancies citing SDLC also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Home Counties region with a requirement for SDLC.

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: