Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hook

Software Engineer
Hampshire > Hook

The median Software Engineer daily rate in Hook is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hook 30.77% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 36.36% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £563 £626 £538
% change year-on-year -10.14% +16.47% +1.42%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hook

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hook. 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 Hook with a recognized job title 11 4 8
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.62% 100.00% 66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 6
10th Percentile £378 £365 £343
25th Percentile £409 £447 £526
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £510 £580
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -12.07% +0.87%
75th Percentile £850 £548 £595
90th Percentile - £579 -
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +10.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £26.45
25th Percentile - - £27.13
Median hourly rate - - £29.50
75th Percentile - - £31.13
90th Percentile - - £31.35
Hampshire median hourly rate £38.25 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -23.50% -12.82% +4.27%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hook

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hook.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Hook

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hook

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Hook.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Hook

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hook

For the 6 months to 16 June 2026, Software Engineer contract job roles required 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 Hook region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (75.00%) GCP
2 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (75.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) React
2 3 (75.00%) Software Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) Azure
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Containerisation
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Docker
3 2 (50.00%) Front End Development
3 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (50.00%) Terraform
4 1 (25.00%) AI
4 1 (25.00%) API Development
4 1 (25.00%) Ariba
4 1 (25.00%) CMS
4 1 (25.00%) Content Management
4 1 (25.00%) DevOps
4 1 (25.00%) ERP
4 1 (25.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (25.00%) Microservices
4 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (25.00%) SaaS
4 1 (25.00%) SAP

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hook 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) GCP
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Native
2 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (25.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (75.00%) Software Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Containerisation
3 2 (50.00%) Front End Development
3 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
4 1 (25.00%) AI
4 1 (25.00%) API Development
4 1 (25.00%) Content Management
4 1 (25.00%) DevOps
4 1 (25.00%) ERP
4 1 (25.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (25.00%) Microservices
4 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (25.00%) TDD
4 1 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (75.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Ariba
1 1 (25.00%) SAP