The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Plymouth 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Plymouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
33
42
39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth
86.84%
65.63%
67.24%
Number of daily rates quoted
6
13
26
10th Percentile
£153
£57
£121
25th Percentile
£214
£141
£158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£413
£450
£400
Median % change year-on-year
-8.33%
+12.50%
-15.79%
75th Percentile
£503
£600
£484
90th Percentile
£531
£738
£618
Devon median daily rate
£425
£425
£473
% change year-on-year
-
-10.05%
+15.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
17
5
10th Percentile
£34.11
£10.42
-
25th Percentile
£55.31
£37.50
£55.00
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£50.00
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
+30.00%
-16.67%
+231.22%
75th Percentile
£70.00
£72.50
£70.00
90th Percentile
£75.25
£80.00
£79.00
Devon median hourly rate
£65.00
£30.00
£55.00
% change year-on-year
+116.67%
-45.45%
+161.90%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Plymouth.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Plymouth.
Software Engineering Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth
For the 6 months to 1 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 Plymouth region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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:
