Perl
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Perl skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 168 | 125 | 181 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | +56 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Perl | 32 | 28 | 30 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.61% | 0.94% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.10% | 3.19% | 2.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 21 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £200 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £204 | £220 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £208 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.50% | +11.11% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £447 | £575 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £515 | £594 | £555 |
| England median daily rate | £451 | £550 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.00% | -2.22% | -6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £47.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £77.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.46% | +8.33% | -17.81% |
All Programming Languages
South East
Perl falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 1,033 | 878 | 1,171 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 19.56% | 29.34% | 20.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 740 | 568 | 796 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.30% | -5.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.33% | -6.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 31 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £30.25 | £41.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £46.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.54 | £59.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -2.47% | +7.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £64.13 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.20 | £65.62 | £74.25 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
Perl
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Perl relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Perl
Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Perl.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Perl in the South East over the 6 months to 16 March 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Perl.
Perl
Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Perl within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | -33 | 15 | £208 | -55.73% | 3 |
| Thames Valley | -39 | 15 | £208 | -55.73% | 7 |
| Surrey | -7 | 13 | £208 | -5.68% | 1 |
| Hampshire | -25 | 4 | £469 | -0.11% | 5 |
| West Sussex | -15 | 2 | £500 | -9.09% | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:
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