Senior Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in New Malden

Senior Software Engineer
Merton > New Malden

As of 2 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in New Malden.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in New Malden 20.00% - 5.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 25.00% - 5.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Merton median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £57.84 - -
25th Percentile £62.76 - £40.82
Median hourly rate £66.00 - £43.84
75th Percentile £66.50 - £46.86
90th Percentile - - -
Merton median hourly rate £66.00 - £43.84

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
New Malden

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in New Malden. 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.

Contract vacancies in New Malden with a recognized job title 16 5 19
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £675 £91
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £750 £271
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% +177.26% -47.22%
75th Percentile - £825 £475
90th Percentile - - -
Merton median daily rate £338 £388 £233
% change year-on-year -12.90% +66.67% -48.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 14
10th Percentile £28.90 - £31.50
25th Percentile £54.41 £68.80 £40.82
Median hourly rate £66.00 £73.60 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.33% +33.82% +24.69%
75th Percentile £76.58 £78.40 £62.58
90th Percentile - - £71.00
Merton median hourly rate £66.00 £73.60 £55.00
% change year-on-year -10.33% +33.82% +24.69%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in New Malden

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in New Malden.

Senior Software Engineer job vacancy trend in New Malden

Senior Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in New Malden

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in New Malden.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in New Malden

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in New Malden

For the 6 months to 2 December 2025, Senior Software 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 New Malden region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Scrum
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Rust
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) Azure
4 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) DevSecOps
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (25.00%) Python
4 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Terraform
4 1 (25.00%) UML

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in New Malden 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Scrum
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (25.00%) DevSecOps
3 1 (25.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Rust
2 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft