Senior Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Senior Software Engineer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in Leicester is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
5 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 1.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.28% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £450 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £475 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 78 74 133
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 93.67% 96.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 53 94
10th Percentile £126 £253 £263
25th Percentile £250 £304 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £449 £488
Median % change year-on-year +3.01% -7.90% +18.90%
75th Percentile £550 £525 £584
90th Percentile £625 £702 £702
Leicestershire median daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year - -5.56% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £12.58
25th Percentile - - £13.16
Median hourly rate £13.84 - £15.77
Median % change year-on-year - - -49.54%
75th Percentile - - £46.60
90th Percentile - - £60.50
Leicestershire median hourly rate £23.00 £24.00 £19.69
% change year-on-year -4.17% +21.89% +10.93%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Senior Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Leicester

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Senior 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 Leicester region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle APEX
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

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

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle APEX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
3 Senior Software Engineer jobs in Leicester