Code Optimisation Contract Job Trends in the South East

Code Optimisation
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Code Optimisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 217
Rank change year-on-year - - +53
Contract jobs citing Code Optimisation 0 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in the South East - - 0.073%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.082%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £485
25th Percentile - - £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
75th Percentile - - £619
90th Percentile - - £645
England median daily rate £475 £356 £563
% change year-on-year +33.43% -36.71% -10.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Code Optimisation 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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,322 3,528 4,898
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 87.95% 84.54% 89.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,098 2,148 3,238
10th Percentile £216 £260 £225
25th Percentile £388 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £520
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -1.76% +1.46%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £620
90th Percentile £651 £688 £700
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 361 172 252
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.25 £15.50
25th Percentile £16.17 £30.00 £23.81
Median hourly rate £20.71 £58.30 £52.30
Median % change year-on-year -64.48% +11.47% +40.86%
75th Percentile £33.05 £70.00 £66.06
90th Percentile £68.75 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £39.59 £44.50
% change year-on-year -36.47% -11.03% +27.14%

Code Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Code Optimisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Code Optimisation job vacancy trend in the South East

Code Optimisation
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Code Optimisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Code Optimisation

Code Optimisation
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Code Optimisation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Code Optimisation