The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Solihull 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 Solihull.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
29
103
49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Solihull
85.29%
82.40%
83.05%
Number of daily rates quoted
19
41
15
10th Percentile
£242
£258
£281
25th Percentile
£393
£313
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£460
£375
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+22.67%
-25.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£581
£388
£638
90th Percentile
£599
£475
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£500
£512
% change year-on-year
-
-2.34%
+5.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£15.00
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.00
£22.50
£17.72
% change year-on-year
-20.00%
+26.98%
+4.24%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Solihull.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Solihull
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Solihull.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Solihull.
Software Engineering Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull
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 Solihull region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull 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:
