The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
28
40
60
Rank change year-on-year
+12
+20
+8
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering
2
9
13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
157
337
694
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes
94.01%
84.89%
95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
115
247
560
10th Percentile
£279
£280
£313
25th Percentile
£375
£400
£403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£475
£475
75th Percentile
£580
£575
£575
90th Percentile
£650
£660
£650
Buckinghamshire median daily rate
£475
£474
£481
% change year-on-year
+0.26%
-1.42%
+1.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
20
2
10th Percentile
£14.27
£15.85
£10.18
25th Percentile
£15.12
£17.64
£11.19
Median hourly rate
£15.50
£23.22
£13.75
Median % change year-on-year
-33.23%
+68.84%
+20.30%
75th Percentile
£19.19
£30.00
£16.69
90th Percentile
£33.80
£48.75
£17.93
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate
£15.12
£25.00
£13.75
% change year-on-year
-39.52%
+81.82%
+11.70%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Milton Keynes.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Milton Keynes.
Software Engineering Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Milton Keynes region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
