Systems Programmer Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

System Programmer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

As of 24 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median System Programmer daily rate in Leicestershire.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Programmer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 1.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East Midlands median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 149 87 134
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.51% 90.63% 93.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 59 102
10th Percentile £131 £225 £132
25th Percentile £360 £275 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £350
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +35.71% -11.39%
75th Percentile £550 £573 £575
90th Percentile £638 £651 £625
East Midlands median daily rate £447 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +5.24% +6.25% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 4
10th Percentile £15.13 £22.13 £14.98
25th Percentile £19.25 £23.44 £19.81
Median hourly rate £22.00 £26.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +5.00% +41.56%
75th Percentile £28.75 £28.44 £27.81
90th Percentile £30.25 £29.38 £28.38
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.57 £24.18 £17.71
% change year-on-year -19.07% +36.51% -5.53%

Systems Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Programmer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Systems Programmer job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Systems Programmer
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Programmer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 24 March 2026. 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
Leicester - 2 - -
Systems Programmer
East Midlands

Systems Programmer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, Systems Programmer 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 Leicestershire region featuring Systems Programmer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Intranet

Systems Programmer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Intranet