Software Safety Engineer Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Software Safety Engineer
South West > Somerset

As of 4 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Safety Engineer daily rate in Somerset.

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Safety Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 327 139 198
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 86.34% 90.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 96 123
10th Percentile £239 £256 £205
25th Percentile £353 £409 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £584
90th Percentile £667 £753 £605
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 5 33
10th Percentile £20.75 £14.87 £12.30
25th Percentile £50.00 £18.51 £15.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £21.01 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +173.68% -15.96% -50.74%
75th Percentile £58.75 £60.00 £40.00
90th Percentile - £67.50 £58.60
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -14.26%

Software Safety Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Software Safety Engineer job vacancy trend in Somerset

Software Safety Engineer
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 Software Safety Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 4 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 - 1 - -
Software Safety Engineer
South West

Software Safety Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 4 June 2026, Software Safety 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 Somerset region featuring Software Safety Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ada
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model

Software Safety Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Ada
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety