SDLC Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring SDLC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 29 26
Rank change year-on-year -9 -3 -4
Contract jobs citing SDLC 6 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 1.53% 0.59% 1.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 0.63% 2.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £465 - -
25th Percentile £488 £438 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% - -
75th Percentile £623 £463 -
90th Percentile £652 - -
South West median daily rate £410 £550 £600
% change year-on-year -25.45% -8.33% +11.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £48.00
South West median hourly rate £69.84 - £55.00
% change year-on-year - - +1.15%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

SDLC 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 Somerset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 298 159 166
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 76.21% 94.08% 73.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 137 100 94
10th Percentile £357 £225 £200
25th Percentile £413 £374 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £523 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +4.50% -
75th Percentile £638 £675 £600
90th Percentile £725 £775 £625
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 21 32
10th Percentile £25.10 £14.42 £12.50
25th Percentile £50.00 - -
Median hourly rate £57.50 £18.51 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +210.64% -25.96% -51.46%
75th Percentile £58.75 - £40.00
90th Percentile £61.25 £63.75 £59.93
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £28.55 £55.00
% change year-on-year +101.40% -48.09% -6.22%

SDLC
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

SDLC job vacancy trend in Somerset

SDLC
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing SDLC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing SDLC

SDLC
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDLC in Somerset over the 6 months to 23 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SDLC in Somerset

SDLC
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing SDLC.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing SDLC

SDLC
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 23 June 2026. 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
Live
Jobs
Bath 0 6 £550 +22.22% 1
SDLC
South West

SDLC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Aerospace
2 4 (66.67%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Ada Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Software Developer
2 2 (33.33%) SPARK Ada Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Coordinator
3 1 (16.67%) Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) SDLC Manager
3 1 (16.67%) SDLC Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Security Assurance Coordinator
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (50.00%) QMS
2 3 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 3 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (50.00%) Time Management
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Patch Management
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (16.67%) Static Application Security Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
4 1 (16.67%) Validation
4 1 (16.67%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) Ada
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Chartered Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) IEC 61508
1 1 (16.67%) JSP 440
1 1 (16.67%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 1 (16.67%) Functional Safety