Software Engineering Contracts in Merton

Software Engineering
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Merton requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 7 1
Rank change year-on-year - -6 +2
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering 0 1 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merton - 5.56% 33.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 8.33% 41.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £317
25th Percentile - - £342
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £519
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.75%
75th Percentile - - £713
90th Percentile - - -
South London median daily rate £725 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +31.82% - -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 7
10th Percentile - - £49.69
25th Percentile - £40.82 -
Median hourly rate - £43.84 £50.42
Median % change year-on-year - -13.05% +3.79%
75th Percentile - £46.86 £54.38
90th Percentile - - £58.54
South London median hourly rate - £82.50 £50.42
% change year-on-year - +63.63% +5.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Merton

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 Merton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13 12 29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton 56.52% 66.67% 80.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 11 20
10th Percentile £235 £250 £253
25th Percentile £288 £388 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +17.65% -5.56%
75th Percentile £447 £606 £488
90th Percentile £500 £638 £589
South London median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 8
10th Percentile £70.24 - £41.05
25th Percentile £72.40 £40.82 £49.96
Median hourly rate £78.40 £43.84 £50.42
Median % change year-on-year +78.83% -13.05% +6.29%
75th Percentile £82.00 £46.86 £53.67
90th Percentile £82.72 - £57.85
South London median hourly rate £15.84 £23.50 £36.94
% change year-on-year -32.60% -36.38% -21.09%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Merton

Software Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merton

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Merton.

Daily rate trend for Software Engineering in Merton

Software Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merton

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Merton.

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineering in Merton