For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title
1,802
2,548
2,914
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.60%
94.58%
95.07%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,196
1,638
2,063
10th Percentile
£268
£269
£303
25th Percentile
£381
£382
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£474
£488
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-2.82%
-2.50%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£550
£580
£586
90th Percentile
£656
£675
£663
England median daily rate
£520
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-1.00%
-4.55%
+3.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted
110
289
127
10th Percentile
£13.00
£11.11
£14.61
25th Percentile
£14.38
£14.00
£18.50
Median hourly rate
£28.75
£31.50
£30.54
Median % change year-on-year
-8.73%
+3.14%
+31.51%
75th Percentile
£60.00
£47.50
£47.88
90th Percentile
£83.52
£71.02
£66.00
England median hourly rate
£29.07
£37.50
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-22.48%
-16.67%
+93.05%
Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Software Developer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the North West.
Software Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the North West over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
Software Developer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the North West.
Software Developer Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the North West region over the 6 months to 29 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Location
Rank Change on Same Period Last Year
Matching Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Software Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Software Developer contract job roles required 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 North West region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
Software Developer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
