Software Performance Engineer Contract Job Trends in London
Software Performance Engineer
England > London
The median Software Performance Engineer daily rate in London is £620, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 463 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Performance Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.005% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £620 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £620 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title | 18,978 | 12,390 | 14,996 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.84% | 92.57% | 94.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,316 | 8,250 | 9,741 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £335 | £345 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £545 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.92% | -0.91% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 430 | 213 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.70 | £17.00 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.93 | £22.00 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £26.50 | £38.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.72% | -30.26% | -6.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.81 | £48.00 | £59.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £67.11 | £80.23 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -40.82% | -7.61% |
Software Performance Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Performance Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Software Performance Engineer Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Performance Engineer job vacancies in London.
Software Performance Engineer Skill Set Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, Software Performance 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 London region featuring Software Performance Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Actionable Insight | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Ariba | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Containerisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Kubernetes | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Load Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Resilience Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Strategy | 100.0% | 1 |
Software Performance Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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