Software Engineering Contract Job Trends in Luton

Software Engineering
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Luton requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 25 33
Rank change year-on-year +3 +8 -
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering 11 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Luton 6.32% 2.27% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.28% 2.33% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £114 - -
25th Percentile £177 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £284 - -
75th Percentile £391 - -
90th Percentile £455 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £425 £650 £400
% change year-on-year -34.62% +62.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 0
10th Percentile £62.50 - -
25th Percentile £62.97 - -
Median hourly rate £68.21 £80.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% - -
75th Percentile £73.46 - -
90th Percentile £73.76 - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £68.21 £80.00 -
% change year-on-year -14.74% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Luton

Software Engineering 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 86 176
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton 86.78% 97.73% 90.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 56 123
10th Percentile £350 £500 £365
25th Percentile £425 £509 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £691 £568
90th Percentile £650 £700 £625
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £580 £525
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 9 23
10th Percentile £60.00 £20.26 -
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.75 £15.39
Median hourly rate £68.21 £80.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% +344.44% -72.73%
75th Percentile £73.46 £88.00 £21.75
90th Percentile £76.20 £88.90 £65.75
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £66.61 £30.78 £21.50
% change year-on-year +116.39% +43.16% -61.49%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Luton

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in Luton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Software Engineering.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram in Luton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Luton over the 6 months to 19 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Software Engineering in Luton

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Software Engineering.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Amazon Bedrock
1 1 (9.09%) Amazon SageMaker
1 1 (9.09%) AWS
1 1 (9.09%) Azure
1 1 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (9.09%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (36.36%) Aerospace
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Electronics
3 1 (9.09%) Games
3 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (81.82%) Software Engineer
2 6 (54.55%) Principal Engineer
2 6 (54.55%) Principal Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) .NET Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) C# Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Firmware Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Lead
3 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (27.27%) .NET
2 1 (9.09%) WinForms
2 1 (9.09%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (9.09%) Algorithms
2 1 (9.09%) FPGA
2 1 (9.09%) PCIe
2 1 (9.09%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (27.27%) Agile
1 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (27.27%) SDLC
1 3 (27.27%) Test Automation
2 2 (18.18%) AI
2 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
2 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (18.18%) DevOps
2 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
2 2 (18.18%) Regression Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Test Scripting
3 1 (9.09%) Data Governance
3 1 (9.09%) High Availability
3 1 (9.09%) Integration Testing
3 1 (9.09%) Kanban
3 1 (9.09%) Microservices
3 1 (9.09%) Physics
3 1 (9.09%) Software Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) Ada
2 3 (27.27%) C#
2 3 (27.27%) C++
2 3 (27.27%) Python
3 1 (9.09%) Java
3 1 (9.09%) MATLAB
3 1 (9.09%) SystemVerilog
3 1 (9.09%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (54.55%) SC Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) Degree
3 2 (18.18%) ISTQB
3 2 (18.18%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (9.09%) HNC
4 1 (9.09%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) DO-254
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Actel
1 1 (9.09%) Altera
1 1 (9.09%) Intel
1 1 (9.09%) Microsemi
1 1 (9.09%) Xilinx