Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Luton requiring SDLC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 28 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SDLC | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton | 2.31% | 1.09% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.65% | 1.11% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £72 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £72 | - | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73.13 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £74.25 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £70.00 | £28.89 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +142.30% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Luton
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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 151 | 90 | 189 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton | 87.28% | 97.83% | 91.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 59 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £463 | £374 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £580 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.48% | +10.48% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £681 | £579 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £700 | £625 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £580 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +10.48% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 9 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £20.26 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £40.75 | £15.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.21 | £80.00 | £19.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.74% | +305.06% | -70.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.46 | £88.00 | £30.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £88.90 | £65.75 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £68.21 | £30.78 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +121.60% | +43.16% | -61.49% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing SDLC.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing SDLC.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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: